English teacher Zina Benchouikh

Zina Benchouikh

Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
French
Native
Speaks
Arabic (Maghrebi)
Native
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Native
Berber (Tamazight)
Native
Spanish
German
Italian
Czech
Persian (Farsi)
Certificed teacher with over 5 years of experience
From AlgeriaLiving in Algiers, Algeria (03:05 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Mar 8, 2025
InterestsFoodMusicFilms & TV SeriesReadingTravel
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
5.0
Rating
6
Students
24
Lessons
92%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

English Lessons

English
French
Trial Lesson
3 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
English conversation classes (B1 to C2)
B1 -  C2

Conversation

0 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off
English beginners classes (A1 to A2)
A1 -  A2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off
English intermediate classes (B1 to B2)
B1 -  B2

Language Essentials

0 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off

Availability

7 Reviews

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!
Jul 13, 2025
Érika
4 French lessons
Zina is very organized. Her lessons are fun and not boring. I highly recommend her if you need a structured lessons. She's also knowledgeable in TCF. 💯
May 11, 2026
Rose
11 French lessons
Le professeur est très organisée, gentille et honnête. Elle donne des devoirs, les corrige et m’aide à progresser. Elle parle bien anglais et explique clairement. C’était un plaisir d’apprendre avec elle!
Jul 16, 2025
Érika
4 French lessons
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.
May 12, 2026
Rose
11 French lessons
She’s one of the most amazing teacher anyone could ever have, I really enjoyed her lessons and have learned a lot! Very patient and trustworthy!
Aug 21, 2025
R***
11 French lessons
She’s an organised and dedicated individual. It was truly a pleasure learning from her. She regularly gave homework and always followed up, ensuring I was making progress. She’s kind, explains concepts clearly, and speaks English very well, which made learning even easier and more enjoyable.
Jul 16, 2025