Austin
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Austin
Insegnante professionista
Insegna
Inglese
Madrelingua
Chewa (chichewa)
Parla
Swahili
Spagnolo
Amarico
Lingua dei segni americana (ASL)
Insegna
Inglese
Madrelingua
Chewa (chichewa)
Parla
Swahili
Spagnolo
Amarico
Lingua dei segni americana (ASL)
Da Stati UnitiVive a Washington, Stati Uniti (05:39 UTC-04:00)
Informazioni su di me
Insegnante di italki dal 25 Aug 2020Argomento di interesseLetturaScrittura
Storia
NOTE: I'm currently available Mondays from 6-8am & 5-7pm EDT, but beginning in May 2024, I will be offering lessons 2:30-4:30pm EDT & 6-8pm EDT. (I work full time outside of iTalki so can't accommodate many other times).
• I majored in Philosophy and Theology in university and I love having abstract conversations about these topics.
• I play guitar and piano. Music is a big passion of mine, along with writing.
• Finally, of course, I love languages / linguistics. I speak Chichewa (due to living in Malawi for 3 years and the fact that my wife is a native speaker of this language), Swahili at an advanced level, and Spanish at an intermediate level. I'm currently learning Amharic.Che tipo di insegnante sono
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.Le mie lezioni e il mio metodo di insegnamento
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 structure you can find in the Chichewa lesson description. All of my Chichewa lessons have been reviewed by a native speaker to ensure accuracy.Il mio materiale didattico
- File PDF
- File audio
- Modelli ed esempi di test
- Flashcard
- Documenti di testo
- File immagine
- Articoli e notizie
- Grafici e tabelle
- Assegnazione compiti
Certificati
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.
Certificato caricato
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.
Certificato caricato
Istruzione
2011 - 2014
Laurea triennale - Philosophy / TheologyFocused on Ancient Philosophy and Global Theology, with an emphasis on syncretism in world religions.
Esperienza di lavoro
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.
5.0
Valutazione
84
Studenti
741
Lezioni
100%
Frequenza
100%
Risposta
Inglese Lezioni
Inglese
Chewa (chichewa)
Lezione di prova
25 lezioni completate
USD 15.00+
English Literature
C1 - C2Generale30 lezioni completate
USD 14.00+
Pacchetto con 14% di sconto
Disponibilità
In base al tuo fuso orario (UTC+00:00)
Le mie creazioni
Quiz (1)
69 Recensioni
Tutte
Inglese
Chewa (chichewa)
Laura Euller
6 lezione/i di Chewa (chichewa)
La scelta dell'insegnante
Austin was such a wonderful resource, helping me learn some chicewa phrases and get ready for a work trip to Malawi. I appreciated his thorough resources and teaching approach.
23 feb 2023
Muhammedali AKTAS
30 lezione/i di Inglese
La scelta dell'insegnante
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 mag 2021
Adrian Kiec
50 lezione/i di Inglese
La scelta dell'insegnante
Another excellent lesson! Austin understands my level of English and knows which area I need to improve to achieve my goals.
2 nov 2020
Patrick
2 lezione/i di Chewa (chichewa)
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 apr 2024
Patrick
2 lezione/i di Chewa (chichewa)
Austin is Great & had me learning quickly!
23 apr 2024
Laura Euller
6 lezione/i di Chewa (chichewa)
Austin is a great teacher, well prepared and went the extra mile to fit the lesson to my needs. Thanks Austin!
20 gen 2023
Lezione di prova
USD 15.00
Il pagamento finale sarà eseguito in dollari americani