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Austin
English
Native
Chewa (Chichewa)
Swahili
Spanish
Amharic
Zulu

From United States

Living in Louisville, United States

Chichewa & English Teacher Note: I work full time outside of iTalki so have little flexibility. The busiest time of my day job is Jan-May, but reach out and I'll see if we can work something out. I love languages / linguistics. My languages: 1. Swahili (fluent) 2. Chichewa (fluent - I lived in Malawi for 3 years, and my wife is a native speaker so I get plenty of practice) 3. Spanish (proficient - I haven't used it a lot recently so have forgotten a good amount) 4. Amharic (proficient - I lived in Ethiopia for almost a year and learned this. Amharic is, in my opinion, the hardest language I've ever studied) 5. Russian (basics - I studied it in grad school but haven't used it since) 6. Zulu (currently learning) I have been teaching English for 10 years, inside and outside of the United States. I primarily have experience teaching refugees in the US (particularly one-on-one) and I spent 2 years teaching English to secondary school students in Malawi, a small land-locked nation in Southern Africa. I have a TEFL certification in English and an LPI (OPI) certification from the ACTFL in Chichewa. I think there is a place for native and non-native speakers in teaching. I can help a lot with the grammar and rules of Chichewa, since I had to learn them all myself. ENGLISH: I treat most lessons more like conversations. I take notes as we talk and share these with you in a Word Doc after the lesson so that you can learn what you have done well and what still needs improvement. I usually organize by grammatical...
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Trial Lesson
38 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Beginner's Chichewa for English Speakers
A1-C2
Language Essentials
236 lessons completed
USD 21.00+
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Patrick
16 Chewa (Chichewa) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Austin helped me understand context & some of the “why” behind what I am studying. Now studying on my own I will be able to learn better from his materials he gave me
Student Adrian Kiec
Adrian Kiec
50 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Another excellent lesson! Austin understands my level of English and knows which area I need to improve to achieve my goals.
Chris
4 Chewa (Chichewa) lessons
Good first/trial lesson. Clear lesson structure. Will book again. Cheers
Student Muhammedali AKTAS
Muhammedali AKTAS
30 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
He has a genuine personality and is always genial and patient. I have gained a good improvement especially in my speaking skills with him. İn particular, the feedback notes about my weaker sides were very useful for me. Thanks, Austin. I look forward to booking new lessons.
Student Clara Tump
Clara Tump
11 Chewa (Chichewa) lessons
I can recommend Austin 1000%. I had 11 Chichewa lessons with him, and I loved his lessons and the flexibility in accommodating to what I needed. I requested to learn from Chichewa conversations, thus we did this. At the end of a lesson he had always written down the words/grammar I missed in a google doc, super effective to learn from. He is also very reliable and responsive: always there, and multiple times he put additional effort in creating extra time slots for me when he had run out.
Student Juju じゅじゅ
Juju じゅじゅ
6 Chewa (Chichewa) lessons
文法だけではなく、私の母語の発音との違いや文化背景などを例に出してくれるので、初めて学ぶ言語でも理解しやすいです。