From South AfricaLiving in Johannesburg, South Africa (01:46 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 27, 2020
Interest topicReadingSports & FitnessTravel
My name is Mickey Cloete and I am a husband and father of two beautiful children. My son is autistic and he has taught me the value of patience and a fun learning environment when teaching new skills.
I have travelled extensively when I was younger and my aim is to do a lot more traveling in future with my family. For now we are exploring the less-travelled corners of our own beautiful South Africa. Wherever I do go though, you will always find me with a book in my hand as I love reading. My hobbies include responsible off-roading with conservation as aim, as well as automotive art.
My creations
Me as a Teacher
Initially with a new student I would start off with general conversation in order to gauge your specific needs. Once we have determined those needs, with both your own and my input in the discussions I will progress to more structured lesson plans.
I am patient, helpful and friendly with a wicked sense of humour...
I am not overly sensitive to criticism from students, which makes it a lot easier for students to be comfortable in indicating their personal requirements for learning from me – in fact I aim to learn as much from my students as they learn from me.
My lessons & teaching style
My aim is to get you to be confident in the use of your new language. It is much easier to absorb the finer structures of a language when you are comfortable in your own usage of the language.
The most effective way to learn a new language is to be immersed in that language and to actively participate in the use thereof, no matter your initial skill level. Therefor we will at first spend a lot of time in simple conversation on fun topics in the target language, with you as student doing most of the talking while I guide and facilitate your use of the language. As we progress I will introduce more formally structured lessons according to your individual need.
My teaching material
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247
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5.0
Rating
247
Students
2834
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Afrikaans Lessons
Afrikaans
English
Trial Lesson
66 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Conversational practice
A1 - B1Conversation196 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Afrikaans conversational practice package
A1 - C1Conversation234 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
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My creations
Podcast (2)
172 Reviews
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Harper Zhang
1 English lesson
First lesson with Mickey-great experience. I hardly even noticed the time.
Sep 19, 2024
YOSHIKI
2 English lessons
He is an outstanding teacher.
And his teaching methods will improve your skills definitely.
He taught me at the end of the lesson that I don’t have to be too serious when I speak English, I just have to be relaxed and enjoy conversations.
I think it’s very important lesson I got from him and he actually made relaxed atmosphere during his lesson.
Aug 19, 2024
Agata
22 English lessons
Interesting conversation as always. These meetings motivate me to learn. Thank you Mickey!
Feb 29, 2024
Walter Lenger
114 English lessons
Ausgezeichnete Lehrkraft, einfühlsam, aufmerksam, kompetent und mit einem umfassenden Wissen.
Feb 12, 2024
Kayo_Natalia
125 English lessons
My son has been studying with Mickey for over two years, we are very satisfied. He is an excellent teacher.
Feb 11, 2024
Walter Lenger
114 English lessons
Eine ausgezeichnete Lehrkraft, professionell, kreativ, einfühlsam und mit einem weiten Spektrum von Wissen, Ideen und Fähigkeiten betreffend Kommunikation.