| Name | Maria Teodora D. |
|---|---|
| City | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Teaching | English |
| Native Language | Tagalog Filipino |
| Originally From | Philippines |
| Working With | Youth, Adults |
| Levels I Teach | Intermediate, Advanced |
| Lessons Take Place | Online |
| Hourly Rate | $6 |
I am Maria Teodora A. Dela Cruz and I have been teaching ESL, both online and offline to few nationalities for 18 years and counting. It is indeed my passion to teach for at the end of the day, after teaching, it is something that I consider as an achievement.
I studied and graduated with the degree of AB Mass Communication with good grades. I majored in Broadcasting and my minor is Journalism. I can say that I still use both learning in all the jobs that I handled since speaking is usually what I teach like in IELTS. And journalism for Writing skills of the students which also incorporates grammar.
I handled both online and offline classes for so long time. And for now, I am handling online classes. Both jobs are challenging as they have different approaches and strategies to handle.
It depends on the student's need whether student wants a book or a Free Talking class but definitely with Free Talking, there should be a certain topic to discuss about. I really apply 60-40 % technique. That is, 60% the student talks and 40 % I do. On the first day of class I really ask the student when should I need to give corrections: during or after the class. In that way, I would not interfere or interrupt nor offend the student. Then after each class, evaluation is given.
I am available Mon-Wed-Fri: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Tue-Thur: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
At my house via Skype.
