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Whitney
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Spreekt
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Certified teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience
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Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Grieks
Moedertaalspreker
Duits
Certified teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience
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Hi guys ! My name is Lefkey-Whitney. I come from Boston, USA, but you will find me settled in beautiful Greece now. I have majored in two different fields, English and Computer Programming.
😀 About me 😀
🎤 American accent 🎤
🙃 FRIENDLY approach 🙃
👩💻 Experienced both in CLASS and ONLINE 👩💻
🎮 ENGAGING classes 🎮
📑 CUSTOMIZED lesson plans 📑
🥇 Exam coach (FCE, ECCE, CPE, ECPE) 🥇
🏭 BUSINESS English expert 🏭
🚨 IELTS instructor 🚨
📢 Conversation EXPERT 📢
📈 Help increase GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY 📈
I have been teaching for the past 10 years, both online and in classes. I worked at a language school for 3 years and then decided to work on my own, offering private tutoring lessons to both kids and adults. Then I came across the online teaching platforms and grabbed the opportunity to teach and at the same time meet new people and new cultures.
In Greece most of my students are interested in obtaining some sort of certificate (level B1 - C2), which makes the lesson more test oriented. More specifically they need to improve all their skills: speaking, writing, listening and a lot of detail is given on different grammatical phenomena. Now things are different when talking about adults whose main goal is to have a good understanding of the language and be able to use it to the highest possible level. Here emphasis is placed on the speaking skill, their vocabulary advancement and spoken grammar phenomena. I try to optimize the lesson to each student's needs and chara...Certificaten
Michigan Proficiency - Michigan University - 2006
Certificate verified
Opleiding
2008 - 2012
Bachelor’s - Computer scienceEven though I didn't follow this career, I have found it useful since I am able to incorporate technology in my classroom
2017 - 2018
Overige - TESOL
2015 - 2016
Overige - Teaching students with special needsGot certificated as a special education teacher in order to individualize lesson plans to meet the needs of those with varying disabilities.
Werkervaring
2012 - 2016
English instructorResponsible for classes of all levels, starting from Pre-Junior (ages 4-5) up to C2 (ages 15+). Taught adults classes aiming to advance their speaking skills (interview preparation, everyday English, business English)
2016 - Huidige
Toddler tutorCreating activities in order for a bilingual three-year-old to acquire the English language through play.
2015 - 2016
ProofreaderProofreading tests written for ECPE, ECCE, CAE ,MET test books, found on 'TUTIV'.
2015 - 2016
Speakage - 'voice-over'Script reading for audio used in real-estate advertisements (played on Youtube, the English market) and collaborating with voice actors for the recordings of the listening parts for ECPE, ECCE tests found on online platforms
2012 - Huidige
IELTS / TOEFL tutorTutoring adults in order to prepare them for the IELTS (band 6+) and TOEFL (score 100+) examinations. Focusing on language acquisition in general and going through the different techniques required for each test.
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Beoordeling
97
Studenten
694
Lessen
99%
Aanwezigheid
96%
Beantwoord
Engels lessen
Proefles
36 lessen voltooid
USD 25.00+
Daily / Business English (Conversational)
A1 - C2Algemeen177 lessen voltooid
USD 40.00
Pakket met 13% korting
Accent Reduction
A1 - C2Algemeen6 lessen voltooid
USD 40.00
Pakket met 13% korting
Conversational English
A1 - C2Conversatie oefenen0 lessen voltooid
USD 35.00
Pakket met 9% korting
Beschikbaarheid
Mijn creaties
Vocabulary (7)
Quiz (8)
33 Beoordelingen
Paulo. Παύλος
7 Engels lessen
WOW.... such a great lesson. πολύ καλή δασκάλα
8 nov. 2024
Roberta Afzalova
1 Engels les
Whitney was really nice and supportive, she is a great listener, we discussed my background, learning goals and we shared our experiences, I felt inspired after finishing the lesson. Thank you!
18 okt. 2023
Nikita
1 Engels les
Lefkey is a good teacher, and it's easy to speak with her.
She also can understand and explain some complicated American memes, which not many people can :D
3 okt. 2022
Paulo. Παύλος
7 Engels lessen
Very good talking to you. Already scheduled more lessons.
4 nov. 2024
Vladimír
1 Engels les
Whitney is very communicative and energetic person, you'll love her :)
4 okt. 2023
Andrew
43 Engels lessen
Whitney is a very cheerful and cool teacher. We have a great lesson.
7 jul. 2022
Proefles
USD 25.00
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