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From CanadaLiving in Montreal, Canada (06:52 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 10, 2016Me as a Teacher
I did my BA in history and political science and I received 2 teaching certificates (Oxford Seminars TESL and Cambridge's CELTA). I first had experience teaching young children in Hong Kong when I was 20 years old. It was an amazing opportunity to learn and travel, though I wasn't quite ready to devote myself to teaching full time. I finished my degree at McMaster university and worked random jobs before becoming a certified teacher in Montreal. I taught in 2 language schools. I started teaching online because my partner and I decided to move to France for a couple of years. Since then I've been working with italki and I absolutely love it. My lessons & teaching style
I use a combination of approaches which I learned in the CELTA training program. The program was amazing at teaching us how to engage our students, how to have them learn things on their own, and how to have fun while learning, making it seem less about "learning" English and more about interacting with others by examining different subjects.
I offer all sorts of lessons including listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary/expressions and business English, the majority of which are made personally by me. Regardless of the type of lesson, my students have lots of speaking time in class. There may be homework and exercises, but after checking if everything is correct, we focus on speaking.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Video files
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
- Articles and news
- PDF file
- Audio files
Certificates
CELTA - ILSC - International Language School of Canada - 2014I took an intensive one month course to teach English. Full time hours 9-5 included theory in the morning and practice in the afternoon. It was the best and most useful course I have ever taken.
Certificate verified
Oxford Seminars TESOL Certificate - Oxford Seminars - 2012A weekly course preparing teacher for teaching abroad. The focus was on activity-based lessons.
Certificate verified
Education
2001 - 2009
Bachelor’s - History and Political ScienceI did a double major in History and Political Science, wherein I had the opportunity to do an exchange abroad at the University of Amsterdam, Holland. My whole time in school was incredibly enlightening.
Work Experience
2002 - 2003
ELTA - English Language Teaching AssistantI taught children ages 9-12. My lessons were focused on games and activities rather than grammar. I also organized various out of class activities such as English fair, Halloween and Christmas events, as well as outings.
I was also involved in a university program called Big Mouth Corner where I would meet with university students for conversation.
Finally, I volunteered at a Salvation Army home for boys where I helped the teens with their English.
2014 - 2017
ESL teacherI taught students ages 16 and older. My classes ranged anywhere from 3-15 students. I focused on a curriculum and added my own activities to further secure students' knowledge of the target language. I also held conversation classes.
2015 - 2017
ESL teacherI taught private classes in the corporate sector. This usually involved business English as well as general English conversation. Moreover, I taught night classes to students who wished to continue improving their English. I prepared my own lessons based on students' needs.
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Rating
374
Students
3,556
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Polish Lessons
Polish
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Trial Lesson
209 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
General Polish conversation class
A1 - C2Conversation113 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
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71 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Her lessons are very interesting and I successfully got 7.5 IELTS with her help.
Sep 9, 2020
dbf09a
13 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marlene is very good in her classes organization! She gives writing feedbacks after each class which make much easier to learn and to fix new contents.
Dec 8, 2017
demo31
6 Polish lessons
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May 29, 2025
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110 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Amazing class! Fantastic teacher. Sounding like a broken record? What can I do. It's just like that. Supportive, dedicated, extremely friendly, Intelligent. Marlena really know her stuff when it comes to be a fantastic teacher. Thanks a lot for your encouragement e for your dedication on creating the material for our classes. I love your feedback, by the way. Long story short, You ROCK.
Jun 27, 2019
demo31
6 Polish lessons
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May 30, 2025
32c890
80 English lessons
Marlena is an outstanding teacher!! Simply like that! Thanks, Marlena!
May 27, 2021
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