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From South AfricaLiving in Johannesburg, South Africa (11:31 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 27, 2020InterestsReadingSports & FitnessTravel
My name is Mickey Cloete and I am a husband and father of two beautiful children. My son is autistic and he has taught me the value of patience and a fun learning environment when teaching new skills.
I have travelled extensively when I was younger and my aim is to do a lot more traveling in future with my family. For now we are exploring the less-travelled corners of our own beautiful South Africa. Wherever I do go though, you will always find me with a book in my hand as I love reading. My hobbies include responsible off-roading with conservation as aim, as well as automotive art.Me as a Teacher
Initially with a new student I would start off with general conversation in order to gauge your specific needs. Once we have determined those needs, with both your own and my input in the discussions I will progress to more structured lesson plans.
I am patient, helpful and friendly with a wicked sense of humour...
I am not overly sensitive to criticism from students, which makes it a lot easier for students to be comfortable in indicating their personal requirements for learning from me – in fact I aim to learn as much from my students as they learn from me.My lessons & teaching style
My aim is to get you to be confident in the use of your new language. It is much easier to absorb the finer structures of a language when you are comfortable in your own usage of the language.
The most effective way to learn a new language is to be immersed in that language and to actively participate in the use thereof, no matter your initial skill level. Therefor we will at first spend a lot of time in simple conversation on fun topics in the target language, with you as student doing most of the talking while I guide and facilitate your use of the language. As we progress I will introduce more formally structured lessons according to your individual need.My teaching material
- Homework Assignments
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- Image files
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Video files
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279
Students
3,463
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100%
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100%
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Afrikaans Lessons
Afrikaans
English
Trial Lesson
77 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversational practice
A1 - B1Conversation210 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Afrikaans conversational practice package
A1 - C1Conversation390 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
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187 Reviews
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Scott
1 Afrikaans lesson
First session with Mickey and I really enjoyed it. Very friendly and approachable during my trial session going over lots of different phrases and pronunciations. Looking forward to the next lessons!
Oct 6, 2025
Victoria
18 English lessons
Brilliant lesson! It was a very comfortable and interesting conversation!
Jul 23, 2025
Niki
39 English lessons
Mickey is a great teacher. Thanks to his wide vocabulary, my vocabulary is developing. You can talk to him about any topic, and the lessons are very fun. He is intelligent, educated, understanding, compassionate, and patient. I enjoy his lessons and I thank him for helping me improve my English.
Jun 9, 2025
Stefano
52 English lessons
He is a very good teacher.
Aug 5, 2025
SHU
4 English lessons
I am very comfortable talking with Mickey.Actually,I am a little bit nervous talking with someone I never met before.Mickey is very patient and I do calm down a lot.Thank you!I will try my best talking more in the next lesson.
Jul 1, 2025
Giampietro
2 English lessons
I found Mickey a really good teacher, prepared, funny and friendly
Feb 20, 2025
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