TEACHERSTeachers
Marina
Residence: Norway, Oslo since 1999.
Subjects: Norwegian, English, Russian and social studies course in Russian.
Languages: Russian (native), Norwegian, English, French.
Teaching experience: 20+ years.
Education:
- Diploma in Higher Linguistic Education from Moscow State Linguistic University (English, French, Russian).
- Diploma: Teacher Education (English, Norwegian and Natural Sciences), University of Oslo, Norway.
- Teaching Diploma in Social Studies from Kompetanse Norge.
- Diploma: Economist and Logistics Management from BI Handelshøyskole.
Marina teaches English, Norwegian and Russian as a foreign language to adults and schoolchildren. She has been specializing in distance teaching since 2016. She actively uses Internet resources and holds classes on Zoom or by physical meeting in Oslo. She has developed her own teaching style. She loves the variety, which is easy to achieve with electronic tools and materials. Marina shares teaching materials and her own experience with the students. She adapts her lessons to the specific learning requirements of her students and applies a broad range of activities and methods to keep learners motivated and stimulated. A variety of topics, teaching methods, an individual approach and a good mood in the classroom are the keys to effective learning.
Artemy
Residence: Norway, Oslo.
Subjects: Norwegian.
Languages: Norwegian (native), Russian (native), English, French, Spanish.
Courses offered: Norwegian for adults and Norwegian for youth.
Artemy has 7 years of teaching experience. He holds a degree from KHiO (Oslo National Academy of the Arts) with a specialization in “Norwegian Language, Pedagogy, and Theater.” This multidisciplinary and creative approach enables him to offer effective and engaging lesson plans, making language learning both inspiring and result-oriented.
Hanna
Residence: Norway, Oslo.
Subjects: Norwegian, Spanish.
Languages: Norwegian (native), English, Spanish, German.
Courses offered: Norwegian for adults.
Hanna is a native Norwegian teacher with 7 years of experience teaching Norwegian as a second language. She holds a degree in Norwegian as a second language from the University of Oslo, with specialization in literature and text analysis, communication and rhetorical analysis, as well as grammar. Additionally, she has expertise in reading and writing instruction, literature in a multicultural context, Norwegian language history, dialectology, and sociolinguistics.
Riley
Residence: Germany.
Subjects: English.
Languages: English (native), Russian, and German.
Courses offered: English for adults, English for children and youth.
Riley comes originally from the USA with 8 years of teaching experience. He holds a degree as a teacher in English from the University of Southern California.
Michele
Residence: Spain, Valencia since 2020.
Subjects: English.
Languages: English (native) and Spanish.
Teaching experience: 12 years.
Education: BA Honours Degree in Communication Studies, Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Michele teaches English as a foreign language for children and adults, including Business English.
She is a native English speaker who moved to Spain at the beginning of 2020. She has been teaching English online since 2012 and previously taught both in a classroom environment and in clients´ workplaces for a few years in England as well as abroad. During her time as an English teacher, she has built up an impressive collection of resources for use in her lessons. Whether you need to develop the four key skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing, build your vocabulary, or you need to improve your grammar or pronunciation, she is sure to have some interesting and challenging materials to work with. In addition to teaching English, she also worked for 16 years in corporate communications, editing business magazines and working in public relations so I can bring genuine business experience to the classes for those wishing to learn English for the workplace. She enjoys teaching all age groups and levels of English and her aim is always to try to bring some of her unique creativity and fun to the lessons so that the students enjoy themselves while learning the language. In her experience, students are always more motivated and learn better if they can relax and have fun.
Maxim
Languages: Russian (native), Norwegian (native), French (native), English.
Maxim has 3 years of experience as a private tutor in Norwegian and French. During this time, he has helped many students master these languages at various levels, from beginner to advanced, using an individualized approach and effective methods. Additionally, he led a “Språkkafé” (Language Café) for 2 years.
Currently, Maxim is a medical student at the University of Oslo, preparing to become a doctor. His discipline, analytical approach, and ability to learn not only benefit him in his studies but also make him an outstanding teacher who tailors his lessons to meet the individual needs of each student. With experience teaching both children and adults, he effectively motivates his students and helps them achieve their language-learning goals.
Sidsel
Residence: Norway.
Subjects: Norwegian.
Languages: Norwegian, English, Portuguese.
Sidsel has long experience teaching Norwegian to adults and children from different countries and different backgrounds. She enjoys the challenge of the adapting curriculum to the needs of individual students and working with them to find the answers to help them progress in their knowledge and use of the Norwegian language.
Andres
Residence: Spain.
Subjects: Spanish.
Languages: Spanish (native), English.
Andres has more than 10 years of experience teaching Spanish. During this time, he has successfully helped many Norwegian students master the language, prepare for exams, and achieve excellent learning outcomes. His teaching method is based on an individualized approach and the use of techniques that make learning Spanish simple, engaging, and interesting. With his ability to motivate students, he transforms language learning into an exciting journey.
In addition, Andres works with adults, helping them learn Spanish from scratch or improve their existing skills. He places great emphasis on the practical aspects of the language, enabling his students to feel confident in real-life situations.