From South AfricaLiving in George, South Africa (01:47 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 26, 2020
Interest topicMusicFoodSports & Fitness
I am 56 year old qualified teacher, born in South Africa. Teaching is my passion. I also love to take long runs and hikes. My husband and I do not have children of our own. We are married for 14 years now. We live in George, a town situated in the Garden Route. We follow a healthy lifestyle and have a positive out look on life.
Me as a Teacher
I have a HDE qualification, that is a 4 year diploma in teaching. I love teaching languages, especially to foreign tongue users. I taught English to Chinese, Xhosa, and Afrikaans students. Currently I am teaching 2 Turkish students to speak Afrikaans. I draw up my own lessons, focusing on communication. Afrikaans is a relative new language and is 1 of the 11 official languages in South Africa. I am excited to teach the whole world about my mother tongue.
My lessons & teaching style
I believe in step by step learning and teaching. My lesson starts with "Keywords" which will be used in the lesson. Then I recap the new vocabulary and start building sentences and questions. The student has ample time to practice reading and writing while working through the lesson. I do Revision after every 3 or 4 lessons done.
My teaching material
Text Documents
PDF file
Certificates
Vine Christian School - Teacher - 2020Letters of recommendation from students and former principals if needed.
Certificate verified
Letter of recommendation - Teacher - 2020
Certificate verified
Letter or recommendation - Tutor - 2020Letter from Turkish student.
Certificate verified
Education
1985 - 1989
Bachelor’s - Teaching (Senior Primary)Oudtshoorn Teaching Training College4 year diploma
Work Experience
2001 - 2003
TeacherJerry's Children's World - Changua, Taiwan, China
2014 - 2020
TeacherVine Christian School - George, South Africa
5.0
Rating
110
Students
1,724
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
5.0
Rating
110
Students
1724
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Afrikaans Lessons
Trial Lesson
55 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Afrikaans vir beginners - Afrikaans for beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials1,669 lessons completed
USD 10.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
97 Reviews
Victor Calleros
1 Afrikaans lesson
Teacher’s pick
Dankie vir dies les.
Sep 16, 2020
Tony Bate
48 Afrikaans lessons
Tanya is an excellent teacher who ensures that all lessons are interesting and well structured.
Aug 14, 2024
Tony Bate
48 Afrikaans lessons
Lessons are always enjoyable. Tanya has an excellent teaching style.
Jul 24, 2024
Tony Bate
48 Afrikaans lessons
First lesson back after a long lay-off, very enjoyable and a relaxed return to my studies. Thank you.
Jul 3, 2024
Benny To
56 Afrikaans lessons
It's been one year since I started learning Afrikaans with Tanya. Her teaching method is traditional but systematic, and most importantly effective. Full sets of notes with ample sentence making practice while vocabulary is introduced little by little. And Tanya is nice and helpful! Glad to have her on my Afrikaans journey.