About Me

I've spent as much time learning as I have teaching

I'm based in London and speak seven languages, currently learning my eighth, Italian. I've visited more than 40 countries, and that curiosity about how people communicate shapes every lesson I teach, whether my student is six years old or running a business.

Alisa smiling in a bookshop

How I teach

My lessons are built around real conversation rather than rote repetition. I've spent years designing lesson plans for students of every age and every ability, from a child's first words to an adult preparing for a client call.

I hold a Master's degree in Linguistics and a degree in English translation, alongside years of hands-on teaching experience, so the lessons are grounded in how language actually works, not just how it's supposed to.

I focus on practical English, the kind you actually use, conversational fluency, travel English, and the everyday situations that make the biggest real difference. I adjust my approach for every student rather than following one fixed method.

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Language opens doors

I've visited more than 40 countries, and every one of them has taught me something about how language actually works, not from a textbook, but from ordering food, asking for directions, and trying, and failing, and trying again, to make myself understood.

That's what I bring into every lesson. Learning a language isn't just grammar, it's a way into a culture and a different way of seeing the world, and I want every student to feel that sense of possibility, not just pass a test.

Alisa wearing traditional dress while travelling
Alisa at the Sydney Opera House
Alisa wearing a white hat, exploring a new city
Alisa in Jaipur, India