I've been teaching since 2010. Before that I was an Arabic Linguist for the US Air Force. I focus on Conversation Strategy, and Language Structure. In my view, a language is a naturally occurring organism that grows in a tree-like, 'fractal' shape. By understanding this, I've been able to help many people "grow" their language, similar to it being a garden in their mind. I believe this process reflects the way we naturally learn language as children.
Ich als Lehrkraft
I was an Air Force linguist from 2005 to 2009. During my time at the DLI, I regularly tutored people. In 2010 I began teaching professionally in and around Chicago. In 2012 I became interested in the concepts of fractal geometry and began to relate it to language learning. Over the years, my students have included the FBI, Navy, hospitality, medical, and manufacturing companies.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I share a Google Sheet with you, and we are free to begin conversing right away by mixing and matching building blocks. Feel free to take a sample lesson with me, and you will be conversing in an entirely new language within a matter of minutes.
Mein Unterrichtsmaterial
Grafiken und Diagramme
Audiodateien
Ausbildung
2014 - 2017
Sonstiges - Modern Standard ArabicDefense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey63 week Modern Standard Arabic course with Iraqi, Levantine, and Egyptian dialects. Graduated top of class, with honors and 4.0 GPA.
Arbeitserfahrung
2014 - Aktuell
Lead Language TeacherMultilingual Connection - Chicago, USATrained adults, corporations, and government employees in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Developed curriculum. Trained teachers.
Mind blown! I asked to learn both conversational MSA and Syrian dialect side by side and Tony was very agreeable to do so! Got a mini cultural lesson discussing different dialects then we dove right in! His method makes it fun to learn/play with Arabic and set a good foundation.
5. Mai 2017
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26 Arabisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Tony Marsh is amazing and is well worth his rates, as he has me up and running with Arabic conversation much quicker than other teachers I've tried, including one-on-one in person lessons with a certified teacher.
3. Sep. 2016
415116
1 Arabisch Unterrichtsstunde
Fresh approach. Tony restored my belief that I could learn a foreign language. We jumped right in and I was able to start retaining some phrases right away. Highly recommend.
26. Feb. 2021
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7 Arabisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Amazing lesson! The Method is really helpful and Tony is so supportive!
30. Apr. 2017
566bec
1 Arabisch Unterrichtsstunde
Tony did a great job, we had a little chat at the start and then broke down into some strategy of where to go. He quickly covered some topics that I’ve struggled with/assumed to be too difficult or not worth learning in the past. I left the session feeling very encouraged and he gave me lots of great ideas of how to improve on what I have already.
شكرا جزيلا يا توني!
18. März 2021
db3925
1 Spanisch Unterrichtsstunde
Excellent session!
I am impressed with the method and its unlocking the potential of learning language for me!
Constructing sentences and instant dialogue practice makes the experience meaningful.
Thank you Tony!