Matt D
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Matt D
Professionele leerkracht
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
Frans
Portugees
English teacher and technical writer
Geeft les in
Engels
Moedertaalspreker
Spreekt
Spaans
Frans
Portugees
English teacher and technical writer
Uit Verenigde StatenWoont in Cali, Colombia (23:55 UTC-03:00)
Over mij
italki leerkracht sinds 24 Sep 2018Interest topicWritingArtIT
Hello! I’m Matt. I consider myself a teacher first, but I also work as a technical writer, writing about big software systems.
I'm a lucky person. Everyday I wake up and have fascinating conversations with people from all over the world. What's more, I get to teach the English language, something I love, and help these interesting people. At the end of the day, I get paid for it all and that's pretty nice too.
Besides teaching, I work as a freelance editor and writer in the IT field, writing programming tutorials and occasionally helping build documentation websites. But my passion is always with teaching and the humanities.Ik als leerkracht
Here are some reasons people like learning with me:
- Comfortable class environment. I'm easy to talk to.
- Fun, interesting, and deep conversation. I don't like boring classes!
- Clear explanations.
- Honest assessments. I respect every student, but tell the truth too.
- Error reports after class
- Respect for the student's goals.
Everyone starts learning a language with some kind of dream. It may be a life-changing event, like immigration, but it also may be something as simple as satisfying a curiosity. My role as a teacher is to give students a flashlight, showing them how to use English to do what they want to do, and do it in the best possible way.Mijn lessen en manier van lesgeven
I teach three classes: conversation, preparation, and writing/reading.
# Conversation
I prefer dynamic, open conversations. That doesn't mean I don't have any methodology. In fact my teaching toolkit is always expanding. Sometimes I even make material about the English language, which I share online for free. But in my class I prefer an unstructured, or loosely structured environment.
Now many people wonder, won't we run out of things to say? No never. Well almost never.
# Presentation/Interview Preparation
This class I do prepare. Notable student successes: 3 FAANG developers, NY investment banker, MIT full-ride, large software conference presentation.
# Reading/Writing
Please ask.Mijn lesmateriaal
- PDF-bestand
- Tekstdocumenten
- Diapresentatie/PPT
- Audiobestanden
- Afbeeldingsbestanden
- Videobestanden
- Flashcards
- Artikelen en nieuws
- Quizzen
- Voorbeelden van examenvragen
- Grafieken en diagrammen
- Huiswerkopdrachten
Certificaten
CELTA - Cambridge - 2018
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CELTA - Cambridge - 2018
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Opleiding
2008 - 2016
Bachelor’s - Economics
Werkervaring
2018 - Huidige
Teacher
2016 - Huidige
TutorPrivate tutor: Speaking, writing and IELTS. Academic and conversational English
5.0
Beoordeling
287
Studenten
2,391
Lessen
100%
Aanwezigheid
99%
Beantwoord
Engels lessen
Proefles
158 lessen voltooid
USD 9.00+
Editing: technical writing
A1 - C2Algemeen119 lessen voltooid
USD 60.00
Conversations with incorporated grammar, corrections, and pronunciation
A1 - C2Algemeen1,535 lessen voltooid
USD 10.00+
Pakket met 10% korting
Preparation for Presentations, Interviews, Conferences (or whatever else!)
A1 - C2Bedrijf68 lessen voltooid
USD 60.00
Read and discuss great texts
A1 - C2Algemeen61 lessen voltooid
USD 25.00
Pakket met 8% korting
Beschikbaarheid
Op basis van je tijdzone (UTC+00:00)
222 Beoordelingen
Zoo
9 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
Very good teacher. Cares about your own goals and needs. We had a really high quality conversation. The most important is, Matt is so professional that he pointed out some mistakes that I never realized before. Thanks a ton and see you later!
26 aug. 2020
Nikita
70 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
I guess 5 lessons is enough to make a short review.
I want to highlight two main pros of Matt compare to other teachers, especially for me:
1. He really tries to help you, doesn't forget what you said or what you ask him in previous lessons and uses this for discussion and learning process improvement.
2. Matt has sufficient knowledge in IT and similar topics terminology that is most interesting for me.
12 apr. 2019
GUSTAVO
25 Engels lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
Dear Matt I don't have a words to thank for your help during all this time. Thank you so much
14 mrt. 2019
Ting
11 Engels lessen
Enjoyable and fun conversation. I think I chose a right teacher 😃
23 aug. 2023
reda
31 Engels lessen
Nice talk repo man 😂
4 feb. 2021
reda
31 Engels lessen
thanks Matt for this a great conversation
28 jan. 2021
Proefles
USD 9.00
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