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Hello there! My name's Ashhari, but you can also call me Ash. I live in Sri Lanka, but I am a native English speaker with a clear and pleasant (as I'm told!) British accent.
I also speak German, Turkish and Sinhala quite fluently as second languages, whilst my French suffices for day-to-day events. Here at Cafetalk, I can teach you English at any level and for any purpose, and German at a Beginner or early Intermediate level (A1, A2 and B1)! I teach adults and older teenagers (16 years and above).
I am a 'slow and steady' teacher with a passion for sharing my knowledge and skills. I believe in my students being free to make mistakes (and learn from them!), try new things and learn at a comfortable pace using simple methods. It's very important to me that you FEEL your knowledge growing and skills improving as you work with me.
Since I formally studied German and French, and taught myself Turkish, I believe my ability to think like a language student makes it easier for me to explain and teach languages effectively too. (I have a hard time of staying in touch with languages I have next to no opportunity to use where I live, so the frustrations of a language student run high in me too constantly! :-D :-D)
Having mingled and worked with people from all five major continents, you can be sure that our nationalities being different will cause no awkwardness! I would love to hear about your culture and I can talk readily about mine! And if you'd rather not talk about cultural things - no problem! I have a wide range of interests and am a 'jack of all trades' (okay, maybe 'many' and not 'all', haha! :-D) so we will always have things to talk about! Here are a few random photos of some of my hobbies!
Wondering what exactly I can teach you as concerns English and German respectively? Below are some details:
ENGLISH - I can help you with general difficulties, teach you the basics and help you grasp the higher literary aspects of the English language. We can work on pronunciation, sentence structure, using verbs and tenses correctly, formal language, informal expressions and the like in separate, dedicated lessons too, if you like. We can just chat freely, or we can have more structured lessons. We can focus on spoken English, or on written English - or both! I can also help you to develop the language skills relevant to a given area of use, e.g retail, hospitality, tourism or business.
GERMAN - I can teach you the basics of pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure etc.. I can offer guidance on both written and spoken German up to and including the B1 level. I can also help you with general difficulties that you may be having with the language.
If I sound like I could be the right person to help you with either of these two languages, please check my lessons and pick whichever fits you best! We can always customise the lesson to fit your needs perfectly as we get to know each other better :-)
I offer a 15 - 30 minute written test in order that I may understand your level of proficiency, but you don't have to take it if you don't want to.
I would be delighted to work with you, slowly helping you to speak and write in English or German so well that you begin to sound even better than I do! How wonderful it is when the student excels the teacher! Let that be our lofty goal, and let us both work diligently towards it! :-)
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Let's have a light-hearted - or even serious - chat! A friendly 'chinwag' for more advanced English learners, or people who just want to stay in touch with their English.
Are you unhappy with your basic English? Do you want to be able to say more, in a better way, in specific contexts? Express yourself like a native would by fine-tuning your English!
Let me correct your work and help you improve the standard of your writing! Any purpose or type of writing is welcome (e.g. test preparation, business, academic, or personal).
Alternatively, I can comprehensively subedit your scripts or ghostwrite for
This is an orientation session for first-time students. Let's check your English level, talk about your goals and decide which of my lessons is a good fit for you!
Are you unhappy with your basic English? Do you want to be able to say more, in a better way, in specific contexts? Express yourself like a native would by fine-tuning your English!
Today we talked about the war in Gaza. It was a difficult topic to talk about, but I chose it because I wanted to know opinions from another country. Thank you so much!
She has a lot of knowledge about various topics and her own thoughts. discussion with her in English always broaden my way of thinking. In addition to that, she carefully listens to what I try to say and suggests better expressions and words.
She has a profound skill of teaching. I've never met any tutor who carefully listens to what I said and passionately corrects them than she does. She always extends my lessons until the next student comes, which makes her busy a lot. Thanks to her lessons, not only my TOEFL score but has my speaking skills on various topics improved. I really appreciate her!
She is a really enthusiast teacher.
She always send me a lot of feedbacks after the lesson, and when I sent her a comment thanking her for her help, she also sent me quick corrections for that comment.
She is a very attractive and nice teacher, and I believe you could enjoy her lessons.
I would recommend her lesson to anyone who wants to improve their English skills.
I had only studied American English pronunciation so far, so I had never practiced British English. However, when I heard her in her self-introduction video, I was impressed by the beauty of her English. I wanted to speak with a beautiful British accent like hers, therefore, I decided to start practicing it.
Naturally, there are many differences between the American and British accents and, I'm constantly puzzled by them.
Therefore, I am now concentrating on mimicking her pronunciation.
This has helped me understand British English speakers who speak very fast, whom I had difficulty understanding.
I am always impressed by her knowledge of English. In addition, she is very polite in her communication. Moreover, the materials she provides are also very helpful.
She speaks very high quality English. Every single word she says is a good example for me to follow. In short, as a teacher, she is a genius at English. I reckon that she is a splendid teacher who has overturned the stereotype that it is better to learn English from an American or an English person. From my point of view, she definitely provides a higher level of teaching than many native English teachers who were born and raised in the US or UK.
My British English pronunciation is not good so far, however, I have a feeling that I will be able to get much better if I continue to take her lessons.
スリランカ出身の英会話講師であるAshhari の対応はとてもあたたかく丁寧でレッスンも熱心に指導して下さったのを覚えています。私とは縁のない位の上品さがあり(笑)高貴なLadyの授業を受けている様でした。又、美しい格調の高いイギリス英語を話されます。沢山の生徒を受け入れる大きくあたたかい気持ちでレッスンを提供して下さった事をとても感謝しています。全部英語で書き込みたかったのですが日本語が楽なので日本語で書いています。来年の今頃は英語でAshhariにメッセージをかけます様に!
Ashhari, how are you? Thank you so much for providing wonderful lessons in 2020. I feel that you belong to a really high class society, and I didn't take a lot of your lessons this year! I really appreciate your generous heart to guide us at Cafetalk! Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!
She’s always so eager to teach.
I think her informative and meticulous feedback is very useful for all students.
I’d like to recommend her lesson to students who want to know the fun of learning English.
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