My name is Rafah. I'm originally from Syria and Arabic is my native language. I have worked as an Arabic teacher for 12 years - 7 working with students face-to-face and five working with students on the internet. I have traveled extensively and interacted with people from many different cultures. After more than 2000 lessons given over the internet to people from many different countries, I can say with confidence that I have gained significant expertise working with people from all different nationalities and backgrounds. As an instructor, I am keen on making sure that students are comfortable and design customized lessons based on the level of the student. After an initial lesson, I am usually able to gain a sense of a student's needs and select appropriate teaching materials. If a student desires, I am also able to record the lessons and provide audio or video files they can use to study from afterwards. Some of the lessons I use materials that I have specially written and some of the lessons I rely on existing books. I also use popular Syrian television series' in my courses on Levantine dialect. I have found from previous experiences that this method is very effective - in addition to varied conversation practice on a variety of topics. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any question. I look forward seeing you soon in my classes!