Malia Yoshioka
5.0
Turkey•
6:50 AM (GMT+03:00)
English
101
1.268
English
101
1.268
Speaks
English
Native
,Turkish
A2
,Japanese
A1
,French
A1
,Spanish
A1
About Me
Aloha! My name is Malia and I'm a native English tutor from the United States. I was born and raised in the beautiful islands of Hawaii, but I've traveled all over the world (41 countries and counting) and I've encountered many languages during my travels, including Japanese, French, Spanish and Turkish.
I received my CELTA certificate to teach English to adults and I've taught in language schools, private schools and universities, as well as individual students and executives looking to improve their general or business English. In the business world, I have personal experience working in a variety of fields: retail sales and management, operations, human resources, accounting, legal, communications/PR and as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of a nonprofit.
I specialize in conversation classes to improve your fluency and expand your vocabulary. I believe that the best way to learn a language is through topics that are engaging and fun so we will often work from material relating to your interests or hobbies, emails or situations from your work, role plays you might encounter traveling, videos like TED Talks, or from topics in the news. If you've got a job interview or work presentation coming up, I'm happy to help you prepare and practice for it.
Although you will get some corrections while speaking during class, I find that it's usually best to focus on error correction at the end of a session, so that it doesn't hinder your fluency. My goal is to help you to become confident and comfortable using English in your everyday life.
I'm looking forward to meeting you! =)
Read MoreI received my CELTA certificate to teach English to adults and I've taught in language schools, private schools and universities, as well as individual students and executives looking to improve their general or business English. In the business world, I have personal experience working in a variety of fields: retail sales and management, operations, human resources, accounting, legal, communications/PR and as an Executive Assistant to the CEO of a nonprofit.
I specialize in conversation classes to improve your fluency and expand your vocabulary. I believe that the best way to learn a language is through topics that are engaging and fun so we will often work from material relating to your interests or hobbies, emails or situations from your work, role plays you might encounter traveling, videos like TED Talks, or from topics in the news. If you've got a job interview or work presentation coming up, I'm happy to help you prepare and practice for it.
Although you will get some corrections while speaking during class, I find that it's usually best to focus on error correction at the end of a session, so that it doesn't hinder your fluency. My goal is to help you to become confident and comfortable using English in your everyday life.
I'm looking forward to meeting you! =)
Trial Lesson
One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
Within a few hours 
5 years ago 
100.00%1.268 
21.1 lesson average
5.0 Schedule
Teaching Expertise
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
American English
Résumé
Education
2004 - 2007
A.S. Paralegal Studies
Kapiolani Community College - Honolulu, Hawaii (USA)
Graduated with honors; Phi Theta Kappa honor society member; recipient of Hawaii Paralegal Association Scholarship (2006)
Work Experience
2017
Native English Tutor
Berlitz - Istanbul, Turkiye
I've completed the Bertlitz IQP and give lessons to both groups and individual students in the Berlitz method.
2017 - 0
Native English Tutor
Dragoman Akademi - Istanbul, Turkiye
I deliver one to one lessons for clients wishing to improve their business English or general English skills.
2017 - 0
Native English Tutor
British Side - Istanbul, Turkiye
I teach group and private lessons to adults, including IELTS prep. I've also taught teenagers from intermediate to advanced levels.
Certifications
2017 - 2017
