Before taking up lessons with Melike, I was so shy about speaking Turkish. Though I had a broad base of vocabulary, my grammar was atrocious and I thought I’d never be able to start reading some of the books I bought in Turkey. And yet, with intense, but highly structured and enjoyable drilling of syntax and morphology, we have started incorporating speaking into the second half of our lessons, and I am already impressed with what topics we have covered: current affairs, sociopolitics, wildlife, and so on. Talking with Melike is a highly pleasant exercise in itself, as she combines a curious mind with a genuine care for what her students have to say. She also comes prepared with books and books’ worth of materials and was kind enough to adapt news items for me in order to practice some of the constructions we were reviewing. A superb teacher whose instruction will be highly regarded by any student - her supreme command of English allows for the utmost precision when relaying concepts!
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