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italki leerkracht sinds 28 Aug 2018
Hello! Ever since I took Latin in high school, I have been obsessed with languages. I like to talk about the best way to learn languages, and I love to talk about linguistics, which is the study of language. I love learning languages like Russian and Chinese because they each have a unique sound and character. I have also traveled to Costa Rica and Italy, and I would love to someday learn some of the Romance languages. Apart from language learning and travel, I also love to talk about technology and culture. I am amazed at how fast technology improves and interested to see how it affects our culture. I also love to talk about history and philosophy, and how ideas change over time.
I wanted to be a teacher because I felt like there was a need for better foreign language teachers. I think too many teachers instruct their students in an outdated way, and I want to change that. As of right now, my teaching experience falls into two categories. The first is my internship/practicum that I did in the spring of 2018 with my former Latin teacher. I worked under my teacher, and I helped students with understanding the basic mechanics of Latin. The second category is teaching Sunday School at my church, where I gained experience teaching children and teenagers. Finally, I took four years of Latin and one year of Russian in high school. Now I am working towards a degree in TESOL.
My teaching philosophy can be summarized with the following words: students learn by doing. As a Community T...
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Talks sincerely and makes you feel comfortable. He is supportive when I fail or do something right and this motivates me. Thanks a lot Jake!
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Awesome! We went though different topics and share experiences from our lives and countries. I totally recommend his lessons!
21 sep. 2018
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Jake is a really interesting guy! I like that he gives a feedback after the lessons
28 sep. 2019
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I've learned a lot of vocabulary today. Jake helps me to expand the meaning in easy way. We also talked about the weather, read articles and improve pronunciation.
2 okt. 2018
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Jake was awesome. We talk about a lot things and he correct me with my vocabulary. For sure I will book a lot class with him. Thanks Jake.
11 dec. 2019
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Jake is cool. He tells me a lot of funny stories about the Marvel company. Maybe I should practice more about my vocabulary. Thank you!