Hello, my name is Renata Forgacs and I'm an experienced native Hungarian language tutor currently living in the United Kingdom. I have been teaching Hungarian online since 2010.
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23 Jan 2015
jiddy70
Fantastic. Renata makes you feel at home straight away and her encouragement and praise, really helps. The lesson plan was superb and all her help has been a fantastic help. Very Professional but equally really cares.
12 Mar 2014
vaharoni
Renata is the best Hungarian teacher I could have hoped for. I had about 2 weeks before an interview in the consulate, and I couldn't speak more than a few words. Her teaching style is fun, engaging, and effective. I could not have done it w/o her!
12 Mar 2014
vaharoni
The best Hungarian teacher I could have hoped for! I didn't know more than a few words in Hungarian, and only had 2 weeks to study. I passed my Hungarian citizenship interview thanks to her.
11 Mar 2014
vaharoni
The best Hungarian teacher I could have hoped for! I didn't know more than a few words in Hungarian, and only had 2 weeks to study. I passed my Hungarian citizenship interview thanks to her.
11 Mar 2014
vaharoni
The best Hungarian teacher I could have hoped for! I didn't know more than a few words in Hungarian, and only had 2 weeks to study. I passed my Hungarian citizenship interview thanks to her.
10 Mar 2014
vaharoni
The best Hungarian teacher I could have hoped for! I didn't know more than a few words in Hungarian, and only had 2 weeks to study. I passed my Hungarian citizenship interview thanks to her.
I am originally from Hungary but have been living in the UK for seven years. I work as a freelance translator so haven't lost touch with my native language at all and have a flexible schedule.
This space probably wouldn't be enough to tell you how much and why I love teaching. But just two out of the many lovely things that have recently happened to me were one of my learners asking me how to propose to his girlfriend in Hungarian and another learner commenting ' I'm learning Hungarian because it is the language of angels.' Who wouldn't love their job after this? (-:
Also, as Hungarian is such a difficult language to master I get tremendous satisfaction out of helping my clients' progress...
I have recently joined this site but I have been teaching Hungarian in person and on the Internet for years now. Please come and join me on this fun adventure - your first lesson is free!
Qualifications & Experience
I have a degree in Economics from the Budapest Business School, College of Foreign Trade. Currently I am studying for a postgraduate Diploma in Translation (DipTrans) in London.
Teaching Approach
As a translator and a bilingual person I understand the logic of both English and Hungarian languages which is a great help when it comes to helping you understand the structure of the language.
I'm not one of those teachers who tells you 'Learning a foreign language is easy and you will speak fluently in 6 weeks' because it is not true. Hungarian is a difficult language to learn but if you stick to it it will be very rewarding later and I will certainly provide you with the all the tools you need.
Each lesson with me normally has a part focusing on grammar, conversation and listening, but if you want to place emphasis on a particular thing that is also fine, of course. I believe lessons should be fun and should give you the opportunity to get to know Hungarian life and culture so although you will learn a lot, lessons will never be boring!