Polish | Native |
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English | Near-Native |
Japanese | Daily conversation |
Hello! My name is Marcin Wodzak and I’m a CELTA certified English teacher from Poland.
I taught English at private schools and students’ homes before I decided to try online teaching which turned out to be very convenient. Since I started teaching online, I’ve had hundreds of lessons with people from Poland, Belarus, Hungary, Egypt, Indonesia and Japan.
I like teaching and always try to make sure my students enjoy our time together. I know from experience that having fun makes the process of learning much more effective which usually gives great results in a short amount of time.
In my teaching I focus mainly on conversations during which students learn proper grammar, correct pronunciation and new vocabulary. I tailor the lessons to the needs, level and time of every student so that I can meet their expectations and give them the best experience possible.
If you want to learn how to speak proper English, I will be glad to help you. But if you want to focus just on vocabulary connected to various situations of your choice or a specific job, that’s fine by me too since I’ve helped many people with that as well.
I never laugh at any mistakes of my students because I believe we learn the most by making mistakes and correcting them. During the lesson I always make notes of the students’ errors and later send those notes to them, so that they can have something to learn from. Whenever a student is shy or afraid of making a mistake, I always tell them:
“Speak as much as possible and make as many mistakes as possible, so that we can correct them together and increase your English level.”
As a non-native English speaker, I have a unique perspective when it comes to teaching. Because I was once a student, I have knowledge of struggles that students face in learning English which is why I can explain various problems in a simple way.
What's more, being Polish actually helps in explaining things to Japanese students since the two languages are quite similar when it comes to pronunciation. I can honestly say that this is the kind of experience you just can't get from a native English speaker.
***eshi.