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Zina Benchouikh
English
Native
French
Native
Arabic (Maghrebi)
Native
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Native
Berber (Tamazight)
Native
Spanish
German
Italian
Czech
Persian (Farsi)

From Algeria

Living in Algiers, Algeria

Certificed teacher with over 5 years of experience Hello! My name is Zina. I'm an Algerian polyglot and a certified Algerian language teacher with over 5 years of experience. In my video, you heard me speak in all 4 languages I can teach: English, French, Arabic and Algerian Arabic. I'm a language learner which is why I think I can relate to my students' needs and the different learning stages they might get stuck at. I love exploring new cultures and languages through literature, music as well as films. I'm looking forward to knowing more about your language learning journey and support you through it. I have taught English online for over 5 years and I'm currently teaching it at a high school level in a private school in Algiers, Algeria. As for French, it's been 2 years now since I've started teaching it online along with Arabic. I've taught learners coming from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds as well as different levels and age categories. I adapt really well and I make sure understand their needs in order to offer them personalized lessons which will help them progress one step at a time. I like to teach languages through stories because I believe that fun, meaningful and most importantly, interesting material helps grasp the different language skills much better. Comprehensible input and contexualizing the learning material is what I mostly focus on. For example: if we read a very short story about a group of friends traveling to France, we will learn travel-related words (vocab), the future tense (g...
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Image files
  • Flashcards
  • Text Documents
  • Quizzes
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Articles and news
  • Audio files
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Interests

Food
Music
Films & TV Series
Reading
Travel
Trial Lesson
6 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
English classes (A1 to C2)
B1-C2
Conversation
0 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
15% off
Based on your timezone (UTC)
5.0
16
Reviews
95%
Attendance
99%
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Patient·1
Structured lessons·3
Provides materials·3
For beginners·12
Nivedita T
7 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Zina is a very invested teacher, she is incredibly patient and is 100% present during class. I really like that she speaks to me almost entirely in French even when I'm struggling to do so myself, because it helps me immerse myself in the language as much as possible. She's very supportive, and I don't feel self conscious when speaking to her, that which helps me make mistakes and improve. She customizes the main based on your needs, and is quite flexible with her teaching style. I could go on and on but I have to study French haha If you're thinking of studying French with Zina, think no more - just go for it, it's a no brainer! All the best!
Rose
11 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
I sincerely believe that I’m so lucky to be able to connect with Ms Benchouikh and study with her. Even though it was a trial lesson, I have already learned so much! She is really professional and knowledgable! In our first lesson, we have reviewed my learning goals and she came up with exercises to help me improve my concerns. I love her so much, I’m looking forward to more sessions!
JSP Impérial
16 French lessons
Yet another great session with Zina, she approach our lesson very patiently and encourage me to do better. Her tips and techniques are really of value to me. I didnt feel discourage even when I freeze when speaking but she knows how to keep me going.. Merci encore, Zina tu est vraiment formidable!
Érika
4 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Highly recommended. She knows how to guide a student and I am very comfortable with her teaching method 💯 I love that she takes note of my errors so I can review it again afterwards.
Jay Cruz
8 French lessons
There is no perfect teacher but Zina is pretty close to that ideal. She is very well prepared, makes individual assessments and tailors the succeeding classes to that standard. Zina makes one comfortable by ensuring that you are involved in your learning process and that if you are making mistakes, it is simply part of learning while turning these mistakes into teachable moments. The teaching styles used are limited to 3/3 for reviews but I believe she exhibits them all. She is highly organized, time-efficient, asks questions, guides, facilitates and much more. Thank you Zina! ^_^
Student Atanas Piskachev
Atanas Piskachev
5 French lessons
As always a great pleasure to have a lesson with Zina! And the materials are always engaging.