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Miss Phila IELTS +
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Zulu
Native
Speaks
Ndebele
Native
Sotho
Xhosa
Portuguese
Shona
Specialties
MedicalKidsIELTS 📌| Theses| Speaking 🙂| Zulu| Packages = % OFF | Applied Sciences Masters| 6years EXPERIENCE.
Teaches
English
Native
Zulu
Native
Speaks
Ndebele
Native
Sotho
Xhosa
Portuguese
Shona
Specialties
MedicalKidsIELTS 📌| Theses| Speaking 🙂| Zulu| Packages = % OFF | Applied Sciences Masters| 6years EXPERIENCE.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From South AfricaLiving in Cape Town, South Africa (13:41 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Feb 8, 2021InterestsScienceWritingLegal ServicesMedical & HealthcareEnvironment & Nature
✨ Struggling with exams, Zulu, English comversations, Kids' homework/vocabulary or research? I’ve got you!
As a NeuroPsychology graduate and Applied Sciences Master’s candidate, I blend academic rigor with 6+ years of teaching (PGCE + 6 certificates).
My superpower? Turning complex topics into wins - whether it’s:
✅ IELTS/TOEFL: Boost your band score *fast*
✅ Daily Conversation Skills: Helping learners speak naturally. ✨
✅ Zulu: Master clicks, grammar, and fluency
✅ Dissertations: From research to polished writing
✅ Kids/Teens: Homework help that *sticks*
📍 Pro tip: Book a *package* (individual/group) for discounts! Let’s crush your goals together.
🎯 Cheers to your success! 🥂
Me as a Teacher
"To learn another language is to awaken another version of the self."
Teaching has opened my eyes to the rich diversity of cultural perspectives that shape how we live, think, and engage with the world. Through this journey, I’ve come to appreciate just how much our languages carry the weight of our identities.
I’ve tutored English, Linguistics, and Biology at university level, and I bring that academic depth into every session.
As an educator, I aim to honor each student as a whole person - not just a learner. My approach in the classroom is one that fosters self-discovery alongside skill-building, encouraging students to explore language as a gateway to knowing themselves more fully. My lessons & teaching style
My teaching approach is steady and adaptable-rooted in consistency, yet always responsive to the unique dynamics of each group I teach.
I weave elements of fun and engagement into the classroom atmosphere, making lessons lively in both tone and delivery.
My goal is to help students connect with the content in a way that feels natural and age-appropriate, using relatable examples and playful methods to anchor understanding.
I value the student as a whole person, not just a learner. I aim to meet them where they are—intellectually, emotionally, and socially.
I encourage learners to stretch beyond their comfort zones, both during lessons and in their everyday environments.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
TEFL [Teach ENGLISH as a Foreign Language] - Teach TEFL - 2024What is a TEFL course?
TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. A TEFL course teaches you all the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to teach English to individuals with other native languages.
The course includes the tools to teach English in a classroom and online. You will learn a variety of teaching methods and techniques, how to plan a lesson, present a lesson to a class, and how to teach different age groups.
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120h+ TEFL Certificate - Teach TEFL - 2024A TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate is an internationally recognized professional credential that certifies that its holder is qualified to teach English as a foreign language. A TEFL certificate enables individuals to teach English to non-native speakers abroad or online.
To teach English as a foreign language in a foreign country (that is, a non-native English-speaking country), a TEFL certification is typically required, since schools and language institutes want to
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120h+ TEFL Certificate - Teacher Record - 2023- TEFL-TeacherRecord is the official TEFL provider based in China.
- With an understanding of the overall trend and detailed requirements of the English education field, our courses focus on inspiring our graduates to teach English with an explorative attitude and open-minded class strategies.
- Teacher Record offers a free, accredited TEFL course for all ESL teachers. With an understanding of the overall trend and detailed requirements of the English education field.
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IELTS Listening + Speaking Sections Skills Mastery - University of California, Irvine - 2022In this module, we will review the IELTS listening module, take a quiz, read an article, and answer discussion questions. You will learn how to complete different task types that you will encounter in your IELTS listening section of the test. You will learn how to manage your time and complete sections 1-4 successfully. You will also learn how you can apply various strategies and tips to complete this part of the task in t required amount of time.
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Teaching English Fundamental Principles. - Coursera - 2022This specialization is the first of two specializations that make up the TESOL Certificate from Arizona State University. In this specialization, you learn about the basic foundational principles of language acquisition and the basic techniques founded upon those principles. It will describe second or foreign language theories and basic studies in second language acquisition and their pedagogical implications. It elaborates upon design for lesson plans.
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Online Tutor Training - LIM Lessons - 2022It's a modern-day certificate builder for your eLearning courses.
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IELTS Writing Section Skills Mastery. - University of California, Irvine. - 2022During our first module, we will review the first IELTS Academic Writing Task (AT), take a quiz, read an article, and answer discussion questions. In part one, you will learn how to write an essay about graphics that show different changes that occurred at different times or between different items in the given graph. You will learn how to analyze the graphs and compare and contrast important trends. In part two, you will learn how to write an essay about diagrams that show tsteps of the process
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TEFL Certification - TEFL Professional Development Institute - 2020This is the certification that granted me access to expertise that I required in the journey of Teaching English as a Foreign Language. I scored a 89% on the examination scores. It has assisted me understand the field of teaching and English - as a language, a great deal. It has sharpened my knowledge of what it means to be a teacher and what my role encompasses in the classroom setting. I understand how to now - tackle a variety of levels, and response styles from students.
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NeuroPsychology HONOURS Degree - University of KwaZulu Natal - 2019Programme Structure
The Honours programme comprises six semester courses and a research project.
Compulsory courses
Philosophical & Theoretical Issues in Psychology
Research Methods in Psychology
Statistics for Psychological Research
Elective courses:
Developmental Psychology
Psychology and Law
Neuropsychology
Social Psychology of inequality
The Critical Psychology of Gender
Affective Neuroscience
Prevention Science
Counselling Theory and Practice
Neuropsychological Rehabilitat
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National Senior Certificate - Glenhaven Secondary School - 2012This certificate serves as proof that I am a native speaker of the language isiZulu. I scored more than 90% for my final exam marks. I would like to send it through, so that I can be granted official permission to teach this language as a professional teacher, a s well English since I have obtained a TEFL certificate with the score of 89%. I have always spoken both these languages as my first languages, and I am proposing that this be considered on this platform.
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Education
2019 - 2020
Bachelor’s - POST-Graduate Degree : Clinical + Neuro-PsychologyThe course of study takes a critical focus, examining description, classification, etiological theories + intervention strategies for a range of psychological problems. The course examined definitions of pathology and abnormality, specifically in relation to theories of normal and abnormal personality development, + critically explore dominant taxonomies of mental and psychiatric illnesses - most notably the DSM system of classification. Sharpened my skills in English tutoring. I am more aware.
2014 - 2016
Bachelor’s - Human Sciences - Bachelor's degree in Applied Psychology.Here I managed to explore different topics - in depth. These were pertaining to my major, which is Neuropsychology, Applied psychology research methods. It helped me with a ton of knowledge dealing with human behavior. I use all these to comprehend myself and others. It assists me in class, to monitor students' responses and what styles of teaching they best respond to. It is vital that one understands the individual student holistically.
Work Experience
2016 - 2019
Tutor : Linguistics + Biology.I am very familiar with the use of online learning platforms. I have taught students at a university level, and I would attend to their queries and tutorials - off/line. I deem myself as open-minded. inquisitive + patience. These qualities allow myself to relate to students. Teaching different age groups, ethnicities and cultures has given me the gift of seeing the world for its variety, embracing it and has acted as a catalyst for learning from it.
2020 - 2020
Substitute teacher/tutor : English + Zulu.I was employed as a substitute teacher for grades 6 + 7. I taught Primary Biology, English and Zulu. It's a journey that forced upon me - the exploration encouraged of the love I have for kids, their fragile minds. This was after my Honor's degree (post-graduate) year - thus one could argue that I was well equipped for the position, knowledge from my research writing (proposal + paper) = inclusive of human behavior, granted me a great depth concerning the subject. My major = Neuropsychology.
2021 - 2021
English ESL TeacherI have been freshly employed on this platform, + I believe it is on that (+ continues) to groom me with intellectual ways, ones that shape me into becoming the best version of an online tutor. They use communication tools that sharpen my knowledge on such vital parts of the online teaching experience.
2018 - 2021
TUTOR : Sciences, English, IELTS, Research, EssayThis is an ESL company that I am greatly indebted to. They teach me skills that are deemed of empirical importance in this work space. It is an online tutoring company, therefore - they are where my online journey can be said to have blossomed.
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489
Students
2,106
Lessons
98%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Zulu
Trial Lesson
156 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
GROUP CLASS : A2 - C1 = Conversation, Vocabulary expansion, Accent Reduction + Reading Skills.
B1 - C2Language Essentials205 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 6% off
CONVERSATION SKILLS = Vocabulary expansion [day-to-day PHRASES]. Grammar rules. COMPREHENSION.
B1 - C2Conversation572 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
Package with 5% off
KIDS : A2 - C2. TEENAGERS. STUDENTS. HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE. [READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, AND LISTENING].
A2 - C2Kids66 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 4% off
IELTS+, Interview PREPARATION, + BUSINESS English : / FCE / Cambridge / Duolingo
A2 - C2Conversation29 lessons completed
USD 12.70+
Package with 4% off
THESIS/ WRITING SKILLS /ASSIGNMENTS/PROOFREADING /PARAPHRASING /MARKING [HOMEWORK] / EDITING : For STUDENTS. [Lesson = OPTIONAL. Can be via emails/WORD/Docx]
B1 - C2Conversation23 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 2% off
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326 Reviews
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Anastasia
13 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
In my opinion, Miss Phila is one of the best teachers on Italki. She is so professional and qualified I can't even describe. I feel highly comfortable and calm with here during the lessons and the best thing is that she always tries to challenge me which ultimately leads to an increase in English level.
Deeply love this teacher and highly recommend her!
Dec 13, 2024
Mahi
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I can confidently say, that this was one of the best trial lessons I’ve ever experienced on ITalkie. Phila is very organized, she has multiple tasks to work with and within about 50 minutes we covered Grammar, Speaking and Reading exercises, which is very impressive. Thanks a lot 👏🏻💓
Jan 14, 2023
Slade Donald
1 Zulu lesson
It was great, Miss Phila makes you feel really comfortable, and is very encouraging. Also excellent at explaining and teaching.
Mar 25, 2026
Hannahlize
15 Zulu lessons
Teacher’s pick
I just had the most delightful Zulu language lesson with Phila! Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable, but she also has a knack for making each lesson productive, fascinating, and enjoyable.
What I love most about Phila's teaching style is that she goes beyond just teaching the language. She takes the time to share the history and culture behind certain words, which has helped me gain a deeper appreciation for the language and its roots.
Phila comes to each lesson fully prepared, and she even provides additional materials after class to make learning Isizulu a breeze! In just a short time, I feel like I've made significant progress and now have a solid understanding of the core rules and concepts of the language.
I'm so grateful for such an amazing lesson and for Phila's dedication to helping me learn Zulu. I can't wait for our next lesson, and I'm excited to continue this language journey with her! :)
Feb 24, 2023
Andre Tonkin
1 Zulu lesson
Just had my first lesson. Miss Phila made me feel very comfortable with the basic sounds and I am looking forward to the next lesson.
Mar 26, 2026
DlaminiLaura
1 Zulu lesson
Had a great first lesson! Will be booking more lessons to improve my isiZulu :)
Mar 16, 2026
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