From South AfricaLiving in Nelson Mandela, South Africa (20:36 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 13, 2019
Hi! My name is Nelly :)
I'm South African and a native Xhosa speaker. I would love to meet you and help you achieve your goals. Xhosa is the beautiful "click click" language as some like to affectionately call it, or the home language of Tata Madiba (Nelson Mandela). It is also widely used for business purposes in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. I look forward to meeting you! Masithethe!
Me as a Teacher
I have completed my TEFL certificate, and I will use those skills to help my students in their Xhosa learning journey. I also work at a local backpackers on the Wild Coast and I can use that business background to assist professionals in learning business Xhosa.
My lessons & teaching style
I like a more relaxed style of teaching, and we will focus on pronunciation and vocabulary. Grammar will be practiced through conversation. I am friendly, patient and encouraging.
As I live in the heart of the amaXhosa people, you will also get local Xhosa news articles, videos, and documents as reading material! Straight from the source! Keeping you current and teaching you the Xhosa in use!
I look forward to meeting you, and walking this road together!
Certificates
168 hour TEFL Certificate - The TEFL academy - 2018Level 5 TEFL certificate
Certificate verified
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
Assistant teacherTranscape NPO - Mdumbi, South AfricaI have assisted teachers with classes. I also help the youth with homework and after school activities.
5.0
Rating
27
Students
38
Lessons
97%
Attendance rate
86%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
27
Students
38
Lessons
97%
Attendance rate
86%
Response rate
English Lessons
English
Xhosa
Trial Lesson
12 lessons completed
USD 6.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
14 Reviews
403900
2 Xhosa lessons
Teacher’s pick
Wonderful lesson! I already feel confident that I can say Hello and greet someone nicely! Ngosi!
Jun 28, 2019
655196
2 Xhosa lessons
Teacher’s pick
Molo! Igama lam ngu Miriam. A great first lesson with Nelly! I'm a total beginner in Xhosa and need some basic knowledge of this language for a project. Nelly was very patient and supportive. We learnt the click sounds today and some basic phrases. I'm looking forward to our next class and learning more about this beautiful language. Enkosi, Nelly!
Jun 27, 2019
1756c8
1 Xhosa lesson
Thank you for the lesson!
Dec 21, 2020
6aa1dd
1 Xhosa lesson
Teacher’s pick
Nelly is a good teacher, and very patient!
Jun 28, 2019
c30840
3 Xhosa lessons
It was a pleasure learning from Ms. Nelly. I would recommend learning this language with her to anybody just starting out.
Feb 5, 2021
25553a
1 Xhosa lesson
Nelly is very approachable and she adapted her teaching style to my preffered one (in terms of explaining things etc.). I'm looking forward to taking more lessons with her.