Marta - Edinburgh tutor





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Information About Marta:


Personal Description:

I am a qualified, experienced and enthusiastic language teacher, offering private classes in Polish language at all levels via Skype.

 Professional approach
 Interesting materials
 Nice atmosphere



Teaching Experience:

Private Polish Language Tutor - 2007-present

I have taught Polish as a foreign language to adults and teenagers of various nationalities (British, Brazilian, Bulgarian, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish). I also prepared students to Polish GCSE examinations.


Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Department of Applied Linguistics, Swansea University - September 2018-February 2019

During this fixed-term assignment, I coordinated three undergraduate modules: Language of Everyday Life, Discourse Analysis, and Language in the Media (Year 1, 2 and 3, respectively). The post involved module design and delivery (lectures and seminars), assessment preparation and marking, as well as administration and pastoral duties.


Postgraduate Tutor, Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University - October 2011-September 2013

I taught Introduction to Human Communication and Media Communication seminars to undergraduate students, contributed to the design of these modules and undertook marking duties. During this assignment, I completed the Learning to Teach in Higher Education module (Distinction).


EAL Teacher, Fairfield High School, Bristol - December 2008-August 2010

I taught EAL (English as an Additional Language) across Years 7-11. I also acted as an interpreter for Polish students and their parents.


EAL Teacher, St Mary Redcliffe Primary School, Bristol - November 2007-August 2008
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I taught EAL across Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. I delivered out-of-classroom sessions in English for foreign students and supported them in the classroom across all national curriculum subjects.


Polish Language Tutor, Lifelong Learning Centre, Bristol University - October 2007 - September 2010

I taught Polish as a foreign language to multinational groups of adults and carried out assessment of students' progress.


Polish Language Tutor, Berlitz Language Centre, Bristol, June 2007- September 2009

I provided one-to-one and group tuition in Polish on 'total immersion' courses to adult professionals and teenagers of various nationality.



Tutoring Approach:

- focus on interactive activities
- student-centred approach
- adjusted to individual needs



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Qualifications:

  • PhD and MA in Language and Communication Research
  • MA in Language Teaching
  • Qualified Teacher Status for England
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Further Information:

Availability:  Weekdays (daytime)
Types of Tutoring:   Online
References Supplied?   Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:   English, French