Marina

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Good at teaching languages. Cater my classes to the customer's needs. Flexible for schedules. Experienced in teaching through Internet. Education: MA in Second Language Studies (USA) English Language Pedagogy (UK). Certificates: CELTA (Cambridge English Language Teacher for Adults), Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Language Teaching. I provide written translations and text editing too. Though I have sufficient experience in both it has always been my part-time job. I work with both English and Russian. Personal communication. Meeting new people. Developing flexibility to meet all customers' needs. Enjoy seeing my students' progress, their growing fluency in the language and success using it at work.

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Hired 12 times

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29 years in business

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Dan M.

Dec 11, 2017

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Details: 26 - 44 years old • Advanced • Professional or academic verbal comprehension • Intermediate • Intermediate • Professional or academic reading/writing • More than once a week • 60 minutes • Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Saturday • Friday • Morning (9am - noon) • Early morning (before 9am) • Late afternoon (3 - 6pm) • Early afternoon (noon - 3pm) • As soon as possible • Ready to hire the right teacher now • I travel to the ESL tutor • The ESL tutor travels to me

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ESL (English as a Second Language) Lessons

Sergey S.

May 14, 2017

Sergey S. My name is Sergey. My company hired Marina for online classes in conversation English. We are IT specialists and did not have much of a real-life conversation in English before classes with Marina. The classes were great, we had a lot of fun and improved a lot. We had no problem talking to customers in English at the technical exhibition afterwards.

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I enjoyed working with you, guys, too.

Granush A.

May 14, 2017

Granush A. Hi, my name is Granush. I speak Armenian, German, Russian and English. I learnt English with Marina for almost a year. I was already fluent but wanted to reach near-native proficiency. Marina’s classes were really efficient and very well-organized. I liked them a lot. Marina is a motivating teacher. She always gave me a lot of speaking practice. We also worked on academic reading and writing and discussed academic articles. I am totally happy with the results of my work with Marina.

Marina's reply

Hi Granush, thank you for your review. I wish you all the best in your future career. Marina

JoAnne S.

May 6, 2017

I've been having Russian lessons with Marina for several months now. She's a great teacher, very positive and can explain difficult things in a simple, easy to understand way. Our lessons are always interesting and I've learned a lot from her. She's very patient when you forget words and encourages you a lot. I've tried many Russian teachers but she is by far the best one I've ever had!

ROMAN E.

May 5, 2017

I'm 45 years old. I'm Russian scientist. 3 year ago I began to study English with level zero. Marina was my first teacher. We had passed levels A1 and A2 via Skype. After one year studying English remotely with Marina I went to learn General English at International House London on B2.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My price varies from $25 to $50 per hour depending on the amount of work needed. All the prices are negotiable and I give discounts for long-term projects.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I offer a free 30 minute-trial lesson. Then we talk and I try to figure out what learning strategies a student is most comfortable with. If at the end of this conversation I am not sure about the student's level of proficiency in the language I may ask her/him to do a little placement test for me.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
MA in Second Language Studies, USA Language Pedagogy training, UK BA in pre-school teaching.

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