Sally Olleik

Let me make it easy for you to choose your tutor!
I keep things simple and centered on you. In our first lesson, I want to know where you're starting, what you're aiming for, and how you like to learn, because no two students need the same thing. From there, I put together a plan that fits you, whether that's everyday conversation, academic English or Arabic, medical vocabulary, or getting ready for an exam. My medical background has honestly shaped how I teach: I'm used to taking complicated things apart and explaining them clearly, step by step, so they actually stick. You won't just memorize rules with me, you'll understand why they work. Lessons are hands-on, with lots of real conversation and practice, and I'll give you honest, kind feedback as we go. I check in on your progress, adjust when something isn't clicking, and keep things encouraging so your confidence grows a little every session. My goal is simple: that you leave each lesson able to use what you learned in real life—at school, at work, or just in conversation. This always makes me ahead of other teachers due to my patience and adjustability as a medical student.
I have specific methods to make sure that my lessons are effective, productive, rich and enjoyable. Spaced recall at expanding intervals strengthens long-term retention, interleaving forces learners to discriminate between structures and transfer knowledge to new contexts, and contingent scaffolding, withdrawn as competence grows, moves students from other-regulated to self-regulated performance.