Terence

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Terence

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Teaches

English

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Zulu

Native

Tswana

Xhosa

Other

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From South AfricaLiving in Johannesburg, South Africa (09:44 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Sep 15, 2021

My history in teaching stems from my days back at University when I started helping my nephews and nieces with their homework and that is when i realised I have another calling which I ought to take sometime in the future and that time is now. In my previous company as well I was in charge of interns whose responsibiity was to conduct surveys as part of the projects we did. I am a Brand Ambassador currently at work and part of the roles include coaching new recruits and familiarise them with company procedures and the general culture . I enjoy reading and I have a culture of keeping a journal and writing down new words so as to improve my vocabulary and grammar, though I am a Native Speaker.

Me as a Teacher

My teaching style is student-oriented and aims to minimise Teacher Talk Time (TTT) and avoid a helicopter-style of leadership. One of my core beliefs even before this platform when teaching someone is to treat them as an individual and thus getting to the core of the issue they are facing and moving on from there. I am a good listener, and that is one fundamental aspect of being a good teacher. Teaching means putting myself in a student's shoes and how badly they want to learn English. Constructive Criticism and good error-correcting are good forms of giving someone feedback so they do not lose confidence in themselves.

My lessons & teaching style

I would describe my teaching style as both coaching and results-driven. By following a PPP style, I aim at lessening Teacher Talk Time. I would ask questions and through the aid of demonstrations and group activities, students should then find the answers. And because students vary in their ability to grasp information, I find it important to group the strongest with the weakest so they could help them improve. At the same time, lessons are not the same, so I plan to adapt my lessons according to my audience and their level of discipline. In each lesson, I would model an activity and then elicit their understanding through Instruction Checking Questions.

My teaching material

Flashcards
Test templates and examples
Image files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Presentation slides/PPT
Homework Assignments

4.9

Rating

Students

152

Lessons

99%

Attendance

99%

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4.9

Rating

Students

152

Lessons

99%

Attendance

99%

Response

English Lessons

Trial Lesson

23 lessons completed

USD 7.00+

Learn English the easy and fun way.

A1 - B2

Conversation Practice

114 lessons completed

USD 8.00+

General

A1 - A2

General

15 lessons completed

USD 9.00+

Availability

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15 Reviews

Alexey

4 English lessons

Excellent as usual!

Oct 28, 2022

Alexey

4 English lessons

The lesson was very good and interesting. The teacher is flexible and client friendly. I have already booked a new one!

Oct 26, 2022

Ziyad

5 English lessons

Good teacher

Jul 25, 2022

Jwaher Al-massany

1 English lesson

Perfect

Jun 11, 2022

Zhang

1 English lesson

Very nice talk.

May 27, 2022

Nadezhda

1 English lesson

Terence is very patient and interesting person, l enjoyed our lesson and conversation 👍

May 22, 2022

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