From United KingdomLiving in Birmingham, United Kingdom (02:37 UTC+00:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 24, 2016
Hi! My name is Roman and I want to help you learn English and Spanish! I am half English and half Mexican, and I specialise in Accent Reduction and Interview Preparation. If you want to lose your accent, prepare for an upcoming job interview, or increase your fluency, then I am the teacher for you!
I am a graduate of the University of Bristol in the UK, where I studied Russian, Spanish, Czech and Linguistics, specialising in Phonetics and Phonology. I have been teaching English, Spanish and French for 6 years, in the UK, Russia and Spain. I currently work as an Intelligence Analyst for a global company, and use many languages everyday. All together, I know about 15 languages.
Me as a Teacher
My background in linguistics, particularly phonetics, allows me to specialise in pronunciation, and the many languages I speak will allow me to understand why you make certain mistakes, and so it will be easier for me to help you correct them. I also have experience in speech therapy, as my younger brother is deaf and verbally dyspraxic, and this helps tremendously with teaching pronunciation. I believe these abilities put me in an excellent position to help you sound like a native speaker.
My style is relaxed but attentive, and I aim to get you speaking as much as possible. You do not need to prepare anything for the lessons (unless you want to), I will always have questions for you!
My lessons & teaching style
I offer personalised lessons and can adapt my classes to your needs, whatever your level or language goals. I’m aware that everyone learns differently, and so I can vary my teaching approach to best suit you. I'm very friendly and chatty, so don't worry if you are shy! I specialise in:
- Accent reduction (British English, European, Mexican and Argentinian Spanish)
- Intonation correction
- Job interview preparation
- CV correction
- Focused conversation
- Introduction to Linguistics
My other interests include travel, music (I play the drums), skateboarding, literature, tattoos and sport, but really I just love to talk! So go on, book a lesson with me and let's learn languages together!
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
89
Students
512
Lessons
98%
Attendance rate
95%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
89
Students
512
Lessons
98%
Attendance rate
95%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
48 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation392 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
212 Reviews
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English
Spanish
e89069
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
The best accent teacher ever! lessons with Roman are always very practical, meticulous and precise. He doesn't give up easily until I pronounce something properly. Thanks for being patient! :)
Mar 25, 2019
b5f554
22 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I am enjoying so much having these lessons with Roman. I'm learning to produce some English sounds that I couldn't even dream making them before meeting him. Thank you very much and looking forward to our next lesson!
Dec 19, 2016
10fec7
1 English lesson
Very nice
Apr 9, 2019
7af4c6
11 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Roman is the perfect teacher! He puts his heart into the lessons and always gives useful information on the topic! it is a great pleasure to talk with him. Thanks a lot!
Aug 31, 2018
a62d56
2 English lessons
I enjoyed the lesson very much!
Apr 27, 2019
3758d4
1 English lesson
Настоящий профессионал. Было очень интересно и время пролетело незаметно.