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MARY IDAKWO

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4.9
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2:20 AM (GMT-07:00)
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Hausa
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24
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259
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Hausa
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Speaks

Hausa
Native
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English
C1

About Me

I am Mary Omojo Idakwo a Nigerian a graduate of Electrical Engineering and Post graduate diploma in Education, born and brought up in Kaduna, one of the states in the North West Nigeria. I am a native Hausa teacher and transcriber. I am passionate about teaching and transmission of knowledge, it’s my hobby. My strengths are patience and empathy. I have over 10 years’ experience in teaching languages and other subject.
I always make lessons lively and interesting so as to make you learn and enjoy yourself while learning. My teaching methodology is very easy depending on the class of students coming down to their level of understanding whether you are new to the hausa language and a total beginner. I am here to work with you. I encourage you to free to make mistakes in your learning journey as am high to patiently correct you.
My lesson are highly tailored and designed to develop and improve your hausa language skills towards verbal fluency, listening skills, pronunciation and accent training, pronunciation and accent training, telephone communication skills, specific sector terminology, presentation and negotiation skills in hausa language.
I am looking forward to meeting you.
Feel free to book a trial lesson today.
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My trial lessons

In my trial lesson is an opportunity for me to know the student , their learning goals and what they hope to achieve on from the subsequent lessons, we will have a lesson during the trail lessons for 20 minutes, an activity for 5minutes, conversations and questions for about 5minutes.
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Teacher Stats

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Schedule

March 14, 2025 - March 21, 2025

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03/14/2025
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03/15/2025
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03/16/2025
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03/17/2025
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03/18/2025
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03/19/2025
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03/20/2025
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Teaching Expertise

Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate

Résumé

schoolEducation

2014 - 2015
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE - KADUNA STATE
Focus on getting all the necessary knowledge to be an exceptional teacher
1999 - 2005
SECONDARY EDUCATION
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIRLS COLLEGE BWARI, ABUJA - FCT,ABUJA NIGERIA
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION
1993 - 1999
PRIMARY
ST SAVIOURS ANGLICAN SCHOOL KADUNA - KADUNA STATE
FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE

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2012 - 2013
COMMUNITY SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
KATSINA STATE PRISONS AND SOME SECONDARY SCHOOLS - KATSINA STATE NIGERIA
I taught female inmates in Katsina state different skills such as cake making,bead making,bag making etc. I taught the inmates in hausa language because they couldn't understand English. I gave sentsitization lecture to students in many school on dangers of drug abuse,teenage pregnancy and its effect on the society.I was recognized for this service and given an award as a best corper during my service year.
2005 - 2011
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
NIGER STATE ORPHANAGE/REMAND HOME - MINNA,NIGER STATE NIGERIA
Under Fellowship of Christian Students Evangelism Unit we were assigned to the Orphanage and Remand home of Niger State.We provided lessons for the kids and teenagers in English, while I helped in translating the lessons in hausa language so they can understand.
2015 - 0
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
DUNAMIS SUNDAY SCHOOL NASARAWA STATE - KARU,NASARAWA STATE NIGERIA
Focus is in teaching and impacting Teenagers with the right knowledge,so that they can be exceptional leaders tomorrow.

diploma_2Certifications

2006 - 2011
DEGREE RESUSLT
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MINNA NIGER STATE - MINNA,NIGER STATE NIGERIA
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

Ratings

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3
Fun
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5
Motivation Guru
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6
Excellent Materials
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5
Great Conversation
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9
Great for Beginners
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2
Great for Intermediate
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1
Great for Advanced
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1
Accent Reduction
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1
Tech Savvy
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5
Goes the Extra Mile
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1
Great for medical professionals
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3
Cultural Insights

4.9 Average

17 ratings, 24 students
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July 6, 2022 • Lessons: 19
Mary is a great teacher and helps me very much with my pronunciation and spelling. We have covered lots of helpful topics so I will be able to talk about lots of different things in Hausa. I would definitely recommend her lessons.
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November 29, 2021 • Lessons: 19
Mary is a wonderful Hausa teacher. She has taught me so much very quickly and she is also teaching me about Hausa culture, food and traditions which is great. I enjoy my lessons with her very much and would highly recommend her lessons!
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