Cem Oztufekci

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Cem Oztufekci

Professional Teacher

Teaches

Turkish

Native

Speaks

English

Serbian

Certified teacher, and filmmaker with MA in Philosophy with 5 years of teaching Turkish experience.

Teaches

Turkish

Native

Speaks

English

Serbian

Certified teacher, and filmmaker with MA in Philosophy with 5 years of teaching Turkish experience.

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From TurkeyLiving in Other, Serbia (07:42 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Feb 8, 2018

Interest topicArtReadingFilms & TV SeriesWritingSports & Fitness

I'm a film director (BA) and Turkish teacher with MA in Philosophy. Every lesson I show one new grammar and we read tailored texts according to this level of grammar and then we chat. I've traveled to Syria, the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Armenia, Kosovo, Greece, Croatia, Dubai, Luxembourg, Lithuania etc.

Me as a Teacher

Turkish is my mother tongue and I was always good at Turkish Grammar and literature and helping my classmates. I studied BA in film directing in Istanbul and obtained my MA from a Philosophy and Social Thought program. I gave and still do independent short film-making workshops. I enjoy teaching and always get good feedback. I feel responsible for myself and for the people I'm facing. I taught basketball from ages 11 to 17 during high school and I coached the school basketball team.

My lessons & teaching style

I use several 'only Turkish language course books and workbooks together with several Turkish grammar explanation books in English and Turkish. Priority is speaking the language right by not getting bored with grammar. Grammar is solved by reading texts. After a trial lesson, I diagnose the level and offer a personal program. Every question you have will be clarified by me, also in the English language if necessary. I prefer to let the student speak and I guide them with subtlety.

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language - Istanbul University Language Center - 2022

Certificate verified

Education

2003 - 2009

Bachelor’s - Film-TVMarmara University Fine Arts Faculty

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Rating

Students

599

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response

5.0

Rating

Students

599

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response

Turkish Lessons

Trial Lesson

40 lessons completed

USD 5.50+

Conversation-Grammar-Texts-Listening-Culture- GENERAL

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

558 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Package with 6% off

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317 Reviews

Michalina

28 Turkish lessons

Teacher’s pick

It has been already more than 6 months since I started learning Turkish with Cem. It is really a big pleasure! I see how much my level of language improved thanks to his amazing methods. Cem is very knowledgeable, as well as able to explain complex topics in a simple and easy to understand manner. I really appreciate how thorough he is in preparing the class, adapting to my needs and always sharing great materials to learn Turkish. See you next week as always! Güle güle!

Jan 6, 2023

Tracy

113 Turkish lessons

Teacher’s pick

Cem has been my Turkish teacher for two years. We started at level A1 and have progressed to level B2. I’m very happy with Cem’s teaching methods. He has been reliable and committed to the process. Thanks for all your hard work and help.

Jan 5, 2021

Jason Partington

40 Turkish lessons

Teacher’s pick

Cem is always well prepared and provides useful materials to help get the most out of his lessons in intermediate Turkish. His English is excellent and he is able to explain vocabulary and grammatical concepts with ease. He clearly has extensive experience and is well trained. I have been using Cem regularly for a year now and highly recommend him.

Oct 17, 2019