Преподаватели языковой школы ILS

As a ESL English teacher I realised that as long as you are prepared for lessons and are willing to accept that things might not go to plan, teaching can be an extremely rewarding and an unforgettable experience. After each class I find myself leaving the students with a massive smile on my face and knowing that this is the type of work that I love doing. I found that teaching English to non-native students don't have to be about some big complex theory on how different our language systems are. Simple games and activities always work the best. Start off with an Ice Breaker and after the students have played it a few times, you can switch it up to make it more challenging and fun. Once you’ve found a few failsafe games, your job will become easier and you can elaborate on them with different language structures, rather than going into full winded explanations. I love working with all age group as it’s the best excuse to release your inner child; when used frequently, it’s harder to lock it away again. Life becomes more colourful; the classroom is your stage. Students especially young adults learn the best when they’re having fun, so if the teacher is having fun, it adds to the excitement. By incorporating some target language into the games for optimum memorization and language production. Silliness is not only encouraged, it’s expected.

Since I was a little kid, I have always had a burning desire to communicate with people with different backgrounds. That’s why I took up a variety of language courses (including Latin) during my time in school and university. Learning has always been enjoyable for me. Yet, teaching brings me even more pleasure. In the classroom I feel as if I was opening a door to another world for my students and I find it extremely rewarding when they learn something new. At the end of the day, that is the point of our daily life as social creatures: empathy.

I'm from South Africa, and I came to Russia in 2000. I am a fun and experienced English teacher who loves working with students of all ages and levels. I have my 180-hour TESOL/TEFL certificate as well as 3 modules Cambridge TKT certificates as well as Child Psychology – The Importance of Play, Teaching ESL using Games and Activities, Working with Students with Special Educational Needs, Fundamentals of Storytelling in Education for Teachers and Trainers. Furthermore, I am qualified to help you reach your English-language goals. I've taught 1on1, group, online and special needs classes, so I have a lot of experience to offer. My hobbies are music, photography and learning new things.

My teaching engagement at ILS came after years of working with students of various age in Serbia and Venezuela. The affinity I have for linguistics led me to master a number of foreign languages, as well as to acquire two master degrees in the field. The TESOL course in teaching and the international experience I got further motivated me to pass the knowledge I obtained to others. What helps me reach my teaching goals is the excellent rapport I have with children, my effective discipline skills and high expectations from both myself and my students.

Я очень увлеченный и трудолюбивый преподаватель английского языка-носитель языка с опытом преподавания 4 года и глубокими способностями обучать студентов. Я смогла включить различные методы обучения, которые затем совпадают с потребностями студентов. Я хотела бы использовать свои энергичные методы преподавания и педагогические способности, чтобы поощрять творчество и мышление таким образом, чтобы повысить успеваемость учащихся.

I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 2010 and I have a Master's in (TESOL) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and my thesis speaks to the area of psycholinguistics in applied linguistics which is the field of study concerned with the psychological aspects of language acquisition and language studies. I also have a Bachelor Degree in English Language and Literature. I specialize in teaching ESP, General English, Academic English, Business English, IELTS, TOEFL and Cambridge Language Exam preparation and I worked for the British Council as one of the IELTS Speaking Assessment Examiners in the IEFT. First, I started my teaching career as a University instructor, teaching English for specific purposes for students in the faculty of Civil Engineering, the faculty of Education, and the faculty of Sciences, physics department and then I worked for large organizations such as New Horizons, Mericler, and Cambridge International Academy. In addition, I was the Academic director of Oxford House College and Cambridge International Academy from 2015 to 2020. Teaching for me is not a job but a career and my University teachers were the primary source of inspiration to choose teaching as my future career. They introduced me to the world of literature and education, and the joy of learning. Therefore, I strongly believe in being a facilitator in the classroom and watching students take control of their own learning through promoting students’ autonomy by using techniques that foster independence and I love watching the development of students’ critical thinking, writing and speaking skills.

Looking back at my personal history, I have always admired certain teachers. The ones who put true effort into their teaching and gave extra not just for personal gain (feelings of accomplishment) but for the gain of the students. Teaching is a privilege when you are able to see the progression of your students though sometimes hard to see at the beginning by the end the leaps and bounds, they have made is very obvious. In turn this brings some personal satisfaction and a positive feeling of pride in the knowledge that you have made a difference with the reward being the newfound capabilities that the children then possess. Teaching though hard at best of times is worth the discovery of this little treasure.

Teaching languages has been both a job and an enjoyable activity in my life since I started working as an English teacher in Argentina at the age of 21. I believe languages are not just to be learned, but to be shared for the purpose of cultural enrichment, exchange and understanding. To me, both as a teacher as well as a sociologist, constant practice as well as exposition to the languages and collective exchange are the way to learn any language, regardless of the students' ages. Certificates CPE, DELF B2, Teaching Suitability Certificate of the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, CELPE Bras.

Меня зовут Леа Мболеква По образованию - я лингвист, говорю на английском, русском, немного на африкаанс и еще на 4 официальных языках Южной Африки. В сфере преподавания у меня более 2 лет опыта, так как я проработала более года в Южной Африке в детском саду и более 3 месяцев учителем в Москве.