Karimmi Fedoruk

My lessons are designed to be relaxed, practical, friendly and adapted to the individual needs and level of each student. My main goal is to make learning Portuguese feel natural and enjoyable, while helping students gradually become more confident using the language.

As a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, I can teach authentic everyday Portuguese and help students understand not only vocabulary and grammar, but also how Portuguese is actually used in real-life situations. I believe that communication is an important part of language learning, so I encourage students to speak and participate from the beginning, even if they only know a few words.

For beginners, I like to start with useful and practical topics such as greetings, introductions, family, numbers, colors, food, shopping, daily routines, hobbies and simple conversations. As the student progresses, we can gradually introduce more vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, pronunciation and longer conversations. I adapt the difficulty according to the student's level instead of following exactly the same approach with everyone.

For children, I use age-appropriate activities and try to keep lessons interactive and varied. Depending on the child's age and goals, this can include simple conversations, vocabulary games, reading short texts, pronunciation exercises, everyday situations, pictures, questions and small activities. For children from Brazilian or Portuguese-speaking families living abroad, I can also help maintain and develop their Portuguese in a natural way, especially when they do not have many opportunities to use the language in their daily lives.

I can also help students who already speak some Portuguese but want to improve their pronunciation, vocabulary, conversation skills or confidence. Lessons can be adapted to specific goals, such as preparing for school, helping with homework, communicating with Brazilian family members, travelling to Brazil or simply becoming more comfortable speaking Portuguese.

I am patient, attentive and flexible, and I believe that every student learns differently. I speak Portuguese natively and English fluently, which allows me to explain grammar, vocabulary and difficult concepts clearly in English when necessary, especially for complete beginners.

Rather than making students memorize large amounts of information, I prefer to create a comfortable environment where they can practice, make mistakes and learn from them. My aim is for students to leave each lesson feeling that they have learned something useful and are a little more confident in Portuguese than they were before.