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Austin
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De Estados UnidosVive en Addis Ababa, Etiopía (16:22 UTC+03:00)
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Profesor de italki desde 25 de Aug de 2020Tema de interésLecturaEscrituraHistoria
NOTE: Currently moving countries from Ethiopia back to the U.S. so my scheduled openings are not consistent. They should be a bit more consistent starting in late June.
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. French (currently learning)Mostrar traducción
Yo como profesor
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.Mis clases y método de enseñanza
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 organize them by grammatical topic, pronunciation issues, and new vocabulary learned. I do not give corrections during the lesson unless the student requests it. I tailor each lesson to the individual student and we will learn at your pace and comfort level.
CHICHEWA: I use a different, much more structured lesson style (with PowerPoints) you can find in the Chichewa lesson description. All of my Chichewa lessons have been reviewed by a native speaker to ensure accuracy.Mi material didáctico
- Archivo PDF
- Archivos de audio
- Ejemplos de preguntas de examen
- Fichas didácticas
- Documentos de texto
- Archivos de imagen
- Artículos y noticias
- Gráficos y diagramas
- Deberes
Certificados
160 Hour TEFL - TEFL Full Circle - 2021A 160-hour Course which reviewed various teaching methodologies, their strengths and drawbacks, as well as specific grammatical and phonetic qualities of English.
Certificado verificado
LPI Certificate in Chichewa - Superior - Peace Corps Malawi - 2019An extended oral interview which contained random and unexpected bits of small talk, along with a difficult scenario question surrounding an abstract topic. My scenario was to describe in detail how gender roles differed in the United States and Malawi, whether this was good or bad, and how the country should go about resolving negative aspects related to these gender norms. I scored a Superior, the highest possible score on the Peace Corps version of the ACTFL ranking system.
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Formación
2015 - 2021
Máster - Master of Divinity
2011 - 2014
Licenciatura/Grado - Philosophy / TheologyFocused on Ancient Philosophy and Global Theology, with an emphasis on syncretism in world religions.
2021 - 2023
Máster - International Public Affairs
Experiencia laboral
2016 - 2017
ESL Assistant TeacherAssisted the primary ESL Teacher for Advanced students in lesson planning and facilitating lessons, as well as working with clients to get to appointments throughout the city and guiding them through the process of interacting with local officials.
2017 - 2019
Secondary School English TeacherTaught Secondary/High School Students English for 2 years. During this time, I also became fluent in the national language (Chichewa/Chinyanja) and developed a 200 page manual describing English Grammar written in Chichewa.
2019 - 2020
PCVLAssisted the Programming Team in training new teachers and preparing volunteers to become English Educators for the next two years. Additionally, assisted in cultural awareness and sensitivity workshops.
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Chewa (chichewa)
Clase de prueba
34 clases completadas
USD 19.00+
Conversation Practice
B1 - C2Práctica de conversación497 clases completadas
USD 19.00+
Paquete con 6% de descuento
English Grammar
B1 - C2General97 clases completadas
USD 19.00+
Paquete con 6% de descuento
Writing Help and Review
B1 - C2General7 clases completadas
USD 19.00+
Paquete con 6% de descuento
English Literature
C1 - C2General74 clases completadas
USD 15.00+
Paquete con 7% de descuento
American English Pronunciation Workshop
B1 - C2General16 clases completadas
USD 19.00+
Paquete con 6% de descuento
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Patrick
16 clases de Chewa (chichewa)
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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
23 de abr. de 2024
Adrian Kiec
50 clases de Inglés
Selección del profesor
Another excellent lesson! Austin understands my level of English and knows which area I need to improve to achieve my goals.
2 de nov. de 2020
Chris
4 clases de Chewa (chichewa)
Good first/trial lesson. Clear lesson structure. Will book again. Cheers
12 de mar. de 2025
Muhammedali AKTAS
30 clases de Inglés
Selección del profesor
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.
12 de may. de 2021
Clara Tump
11 clases de Chewa (chichewa)
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.
27 de mar. de 2025
Juju じゅじゅ
6 clases de Chewa (chichewa)
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。
5 de ene. de 2025
Clase de prueba
USD 19.00
El pago final se realizará en USD