Lana
Visited 2 months ago
Lana
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Russian
Native
English
Spanish
Speaks
Swedish
German
Chinese (Mandarin)
Teaches
Russian
Native
English
Spanish
Speaks
Swedish
German
Chinese (Mandarin)
From Russian FederationLiving in Alacant, Spain (21:45 UTC+02:00)
About Me
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As an experienced language teacher, coach, expat and traveler, I specialize in language coaching and training for professionals, expats and travelers. I like to help motivated adults use languages comfortably in real-world situations. Using a personalized blend of contemporary language teaching techniques and my extensive intercultural experience, I will be happy to help you develop your foreign language skills so that you can effectively communicate in English, Russian, Spanish or Swedish.Me as a Teacher
My passion for languages and cultures has brought me to travel to 28 countries and live in 5 (Russia, USA, Spain, China and Sweden). I am a professional fully qualified language teacher with more than 10 years of experience who holds a bachelor's degree in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics and a master's in Teaching English and Spanish as Foreign/Second Languages. I have worked online and offline, in private language schools and companies.
My main goal as a teacher is to create and maintain a friendly non-judgemental atmosphere in which language barriers, fears and embarrassment start to disappear and the feeling of being comfortable speaking a foreign language begins to be a habit.My lessons & teaching style
My lessons focus on developing communication skills in the target language as I strongly believe that any language is, first and foremost, a communication tool.
If you are a beginner in a language, I will probably suggest using a coursebook for our lessons as at this level building a good solid foundation is important.
If you already have some basics then using a coursebook is optional.
Either way, I believe no learner is the same so in our first online session, you are very welcome to share your expectations about how you see our lessons and what language outcomes you are looking to achieve.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
IELTS - British Council - 2008
Certificate uploaded
Education
2002 - 2007
Bachelor’s - Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
2017 - 2019
Master's - Teaching Spanish and English as foreign languages
Work Experience
2014 - 2014
Language Teacher- Teaching individual and group English classes to children and adults
- Preparation for FCE certificate
2009 - 2010
Language Teacher- Teaching one-to-one and group classes to children, teenagers and adults
- Preparation for language exams
2016 - 2017
Foreign Language TeacherTeaching English to children and adults, planning and carrying out educational activities, assisting at marketing events.
Teaching approaches and methods used: communicative, total physical response, task-based
2010 - 2011
Volunteer teacher assistantPlanning and implementing break and free time activities at a primary school; helping out the teachers at lessons; catching up with the pupils between lessons in the school library; carrying out handcrafts workshops.
2012 - Current
Language TeacherTeaching English, Spanish, Russian and Swedish in private language schools and online to learners worldwide; planning and carrying out English language speaking clubs
- Teaching approaches and methods: communicative, task-based, grammar-translation, total physical response, multiple intelligences
- Group and one-on-one classes
- General, business, intensive, exam preparation (IELTS, FCE, CAE) courses
- Preparing own class materials, worksheets, handouts
5.0
Rating
118
Students
719
Lessons
100%
Attendance
99%
Response
Russian Lessons
Russian
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
78 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Conversational Russian (all levels)
A1 - C2Conversation Practice151 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
Iwona
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
It was very interenting ! I'm really motivated to learn english :)))
Aug 22, 2018
Ksenia
15 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lana is very nice and professional teacher. We practice and talk a lot during the lessons. She explains grammatic very good without overloading and everything stays clear.
I already took 5 lessons and plan to continue education with Lana. Thank you!
Лана прекрасный преподователь. Мы много практикуемся на испанском во время урока. Она отлично объясняет грамматику, не перегружая, и все становится ясным.
У нас прошло 5 уроков и планирую продолжить обучение с Ланой. Спасибо!
Aug 22, 2018
Roman
1 Swedish lesson
Teacher’s pick
Wow, what can I say! Lana is a super talented teacher with a wealth of experience. She clearly knows how to get the best out of her students. I hadn't spoken Swedish for a few years but I felt very comfortable with Lana. She was very friendly, chatty and asked me appropriate questions for my level. She has a very interesting life! One day I hope to speak languages like she can, her accent, especially in Spanish, is flawless! Thank you very much Lana :)
Aug 21, 2018
Natalya
1 Swedish lesson
nice, thank you!
Feb 24, 2021
Akari in Europe⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1 English lesson
Lana is amazing, friendly, and professional!
I am very happy & satisfied with today's session.
It was very useful & informative!
Thank you so much!
Feb 22, 2021
Dana
13 Swedish lessons
Got great understanding of the work plan and set clear expectations for the future lessons
Jan 29, 2021
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