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Alain SYLLA
Professional Teacher
Teaches
French
Native
Haitian Creole
Native
English
Speaks
Portuguese
Spanish
Italian
Other
Certified as a foreign language teacher (English, French and Haitian Creole) for about 9 years now.
Teaches
French
Native
Haitian Creole
Native
English
Speaks
Portuguese
Spanish
Italian
Other
Certified as a foreign language teacher (English, French and Haitian Creole) for about 9 years now.
From HaitiLiving in Curitiba, Brazil (21:29 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 4, 2020Interest topicWritingTravelReadingArtHistory
Hello! My name is Alain SYLLA. I am 34 years old. I am a language teacher and a photographer. I am doing a Master's degree in Education. I am passionate about teaching, reading, traveling, and photographing.
Hola! Soy Alain SYLLA. Soy profesor de lenguas y fotógrafo. Estoy cursando un Master en Educación. Estoy apasionado de la enseñanza, lectura, viaje y de la fotografía.
Salut! Je suis Alain Sylla. Je suis professeur de langues et photographe. Je fais un Master en Education. Je suis passionné de l’enseignement, la lecture, de voyage et de la photographie.Me as a Teacher
I have a Bachelor’s Degree in teaching English and Spanish as Foreign Languages. As a trained and experienced teacher, I have developed some qualities that benefit my students. For example, I have understood that patience is the best tool that I can use to help my students fulfill their needs to learn foreign languages.
Tengo una licenciatura en la enseñanza de inglés y español como idiomas extranjeros. Como un profesor formado y experimentado, desarrollé algunas cualidades que benefician a mis estudiantes. Por ejemplo, entendí que la paciencia es la mejor herramienta que puedo utilizar para ayudar a mis estudiantes para satisfacer sus necesidades de aprender idiomas extranjeros.My lessons & teaching style
I can help my students depending on their capacities/abilities. That’s why I have to know their interests so that we can build a line to follow. With the communicative approach, I do my best to plan every lesson with my students of any level. Because they learn better and enjoy their learning when they participate in the process.
Puedo ayudar a mis estudiantes dependiendo de sus capacidades/habilidades. Por eso debo saber cuáles son sus intereses para construir una línea a seguir. Con el enfoque comunicativo, hago mi mejor esfuerzo para planear cada lección con mis estudiantes de cualquier nivel. Porque aprenden mejor y disfrutan de su aprendizaje cuando participan en el proceso.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2014 - 2022
English Teacher Lycée National de Pétion-Ville•Develop and implement lesson plans for English High School Courses
• Responsible for ensuring high school students are prepared for required annual language assessments
•Demonstrate classroom management of approximately 80 students
2014 - 2022
Spanish Teacher Lycée National de Pétion-Ville•Develop and implement lesson plans for English Spanish High School courses
•Responsible for ensuring high school students are prepared for required annual language assessments
•Demonstrate classroom management of approximately 80 students
2018 - 2020
Haitian Creole & French Teacher Centre Culturel Brésil-Haïti•Developed curriculum and teaching materials for Haitian Creole (A1 to C2)
•The book "Kou kreyòl ak Kilti Ayisyen" is developed to teach Haitian Creole as a Foreign Language. The creation of this book came at a moment when the number of Haitian Creole Students increases every day; therefore, it was necessary to find a way to make learning and teaching easier. All the lessons and activities are designed to help the students develop/improve their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
2011 - 2014
Interpreter/Translator (English-Haitian Creole) Eglise Saint Jude• Worked as a translator and interpreter (English-Creole; Creole-English) at Saint Jude Church and Nehemiah’s Vision Ministry Mobile clinic. In charge of interpretation for patients and doctors; and translation of prescriptions.
2013 - 2022
Translator (French-Creole Haitian-Portuguese) Centre Culturel Brésil-Haïti• Provided document administrative translation services to publish on the different social media platforms of the institution
Education
2020 - 2021
Bachelor's - ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2011 - 2014
Bachelor's - Portuguese as a Foreign Language
2013 - 2013
Bachelor's - Translation "Portuguese to French/Haitian Creole"
2010 - 2014
Bachelor's - Teaching English & Spanish as Foreign Languages
Certificates
Interpreter/Translator's Work Certificate Paroisse Saint Jude 2013
Certificate uploaded
Haitian Creole Teacher's Work Certificate Centre Culturel Brésil-Haïti 2020
Certificate uploaded
Translator's Work Certificate Centre Culturel Brésil-Haïti 2013
Certificate uploaded
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Rating
297
Students
2,489
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
French Lessons
French
Haitian Creole
English
Trial Lesson
139 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Conversation pratique du Français-French conversational practice
A2 - C2Conversation Practice303 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 1% off
Français Général (A1-C2)
A1 - C2General788 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 1% off
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Quiz (22)
Didier Lambert
42 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Every lesson with Alain is amazing. He's a very intelligent and well-read man possessing not only knowledge of the languages that he speaks but also within the field of philosophy, politics, history and a plethora of other subjects. Every conversation with him finds a balance between being engaging and entertaining while of course remaining educational enough to improve my French to a level of conversational fluency. He has helped a lot with my acquisition of this language and our lessons are a highlight of my week.
May 30, 2023
Elizabeth
91 Haitian Creole lessons
Teacher’s pick
Alain Sylla is not only a wonderful teacher, but he also edited translations that I worked on from English to Haitian Creole. He was very detail-oriented in this, and has a lot of experience as an editor. He understands both American and Haitian cultures, a trait essential in editing translations. He has the capacity to do a great deal more. He is also able to create lessons and edit lesson plans that I worked on in Haitian Creole. I can't recommend him highly enough! He is an absolute pleasure to work with, and is always reliable, and always secures a good connection.
Jan 23, 2023
Mason Quint
179 Haitian Creole lessons
Teacher’s pick
I've done I think 150+ lessons with Alain. I've tried to work with multiple teachers on italki, and it didn't work out, I can say he's not only the best teacher on Italki, but probably the best teacher I've worked with in general.
He has a great lesson structure, with tons of material. Also, he's just fun to talk to in general even outside of that structure.
GOAT
Dec 25, 2022
Joshua
17 French lessons
Every conversation is a pleasure with Alain.
Oct 12, 2023
Alex
6 Haitian Creole lessons
Alain is a gifted educator with an impressive set of learning materials he and colleagues published. I look forward to studying more with him
Sep 14, 2023
Kimberly Mack-Leveil
2 Haitian Creole lessons
Alain is amazing!
Aug 30, 2023
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