English teacher in focus English Teacher: Alexandre Duarte Teaches and translates: Portuguese, Spanish and English Lives: São Paulo, Brazil Loves: Basketball, live music, BBQ “We went to Disney Land and never came back” When São Paulo-born Alexandre Duarte was 10 years old he and his family went on a trip to southern California. “It was the 1980’s. …
Dutch teacher in focus Teacher: Conny van Sluijs Teaches and translates: Dutch, English, Spanish, Hungarian Lives: Close to The Hague, Netherlands Loves: Swimming, playing the piano, visiting cities, languages and people Dutch teacher Conny van Sluijs speaks four very different languages, an ability she attributes in part to a very unusual experience she had as a toddler. “When …
Born and raised in a wonderful town of South Italy, I developed a strong interest in the foreign languages – particularly in English and French – when I was just seven years old. During my school and academic career, I came across charismatic and outstanding native and non-native teachers who kept me enthusiastic about languages. I was blessed to get …
Jakarta born and bred, Bahasa Indonesia teacher Iqbal was originally an English teacher at local schools, having completed a Masters degree in English education. But a chance encounter made him see how rewarding it could be to teach his native language to foreigners. Trainer: Mochamad Iqbal Muchtar From: Jakarta, Indonesia Speaks: Bahasa, English, Malay, Arabic …
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