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Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Italian
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ColombiaLiving in Other, Colombia (22:19 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 25, 2016Me as a Teacher
My philosophy is: “Let’s go to work (together) side by side to achieve your language goals and reach fluency”. Let me give you support, accompaniment and motivation to walk this road.
My students say that I’m very patient, organized, encouraging, funny and easy to talk to. I always try to focus on my students' language weaknesses, needs and preferences.
The atmosphere in my lessons is relaxed and professional. You’ll gain confidence from our lessons, which will allow you to communicate
I have accumulated over 10,000 hours teaching Spanish (ELE) in many environments. I have worked one-on-one in private lessons, with groups at a university, and online with various language-learning platforms. My lessons & teaching style
My lessons involve the crucial areas of language learning: speaking, listening, writing, reading, and modern and useful vocabulary. I like to share insights on cultures of different parts of the Spanish-speaking world, in reference to Latin America and Spain.
I offer Spanish from Latin America and Spain in structured grammar lessons using professional and interesting materials. Conversational practices build confidence and fluency. Spanish for medical personnel, lawyers and business people is highlighted.
Conversation-based lessons start using a topic, an article, or a video to respond to. We can include related grammar, vocabulary and specific language skills.
I'm a ELE material designer.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Graphs and charts
Certificates
Strategies Pronunciation Seminar II - Editorial Difusión - 2021Strategies and tools for teaching Spanish to native English and German speakers.
Seminar given by Wendy Rivera, specialist in phonetics and pronunciation. (Spain)
Certificate verified
Spanish Pronunciation and Phonetics Seminar - Editorial Difusión - 2020Pronunciation and Phonetic about specific cases in different communities of Spanish students.
Strategies of Teaching Spanish phonetics.
Certificate verified
New Digital Skills for Spanish teacher - Universidad de Salamanca - 2020New strategy desing using digital tools in Spanish classroom, in order to improve the communication in Spanish.
Certificate verified
Preparadora (Coach) Examen SIELE - Instituto Cervantes / Universidad de Buenos Aires - 2019Professional instructor for complete the language SIELE Test and get the certificate.
SIELE GLOBAL is an international Spanish certificate.
Certificate verified
Course Origin and Varieties of Spanish Language - Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) - 2019Course Origin and Varieties of Spanish Language, and Spanish as a Language Heritage
Certificate verified
Certificate New Teaching Methodologies ELE - Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) - 2019Certificate in New Teaching and Learning Methodologies in Spanish as a Foreing Language (ELE). It provides updates and new tools for teaching in classroom and online classes.
Metodologías, enfoques y procesos de aprendizaje ELE
Certificate verified
Certificación Examinadora DELE Nivel B1 - B2 / Certificate Examinar DELE Level B1 - B2 - Instituto Cervantes (España) - 2018Acreditación con código internacional para realizar los exámenes DELE niveles B1 y B2 y certificar el nivel de suficiencia de los estudiantes de español.
Certificate verified
Creación de espacios y materiales de español para enseñanza en línea - Instituto Cervantes - 2017Diseños de materiales para enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera, en plataformas online.
Certificate verified
Programa de Desarrollo Profesional para la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Extranjera: Hacia la innovación de las competencias del profesorado de ELE - Universidad de la Rioja (España) - 2017
Certificate verified
Diplomado en didáctica del español como lengua extranjera - Universidad del Valle - 2015Certificación DELE
Certificate verified
Programa de desarrollo profesional para profesores de español - Universidad de la Rioja (España) - 2015
Certificate verified
Education
2014 - 2015
Bachelor’s - Diplomado en Didáctica del Español como Lengua ExtranjeraCertificación DELE
Work Experience
2012 - Current
Spanish TeacherPrivate tutoring in person.
Curses for small groups of bussines people in person.
Private tutoring online for specific purposes.
(This is my current job. I started to teach in 2000 in USA)
2013 - 2013
Spanish teacher onlineSpanish tutoring online one on one. All levels beginners to advanced students.
2009 - 2012
Spanish TeacherPrivate tutoring in person for people from Germany, UK, Belgium and Italy.
2010 Tutoring online
2000 - 2003
Spanish TeacherSpanish teaching for groups and individual classes in person.
1998 - 2000
Profesora de GuiónTeacher for a Workshop writing stories for radio script
2000 - 2012
JournalistCultural journalism for Spanish newspapers and magazines from Colombia and Miami.
2016 - Current
Spanish Teacher ELE for international studentsSpanish teacher for foreigners in classroom.
2015 - 2018
Spanish teacher online
4.9
Rating
298
Students
3,524
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
191 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
FLUENCY, conversation, PRONUNCIATION & Hispanic Culture - Readings
A1 - C2Conversation861 lessons completed
USD 19.50+
Package with 3% off
STRUCTURED SPANISH GRAMMAR LESSONS - 4 skills - All levels
A1 - C2Language Essentials815 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Package with 3% off
Modern & Easy Spanish for Everyday Situations, All Levels - EMPHASIS ON LISTENING COMPREHENSION
A1 - C2Language Essentials715 lessons completed
USD 13.50+
Package with 4% off
Availability
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745 Reviews
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20 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Elena is a wonderful teacher! She has really helped me fix a lot of errors I had cemented over years of not having anyone help correct me. She is very kind when giving feedback and encourages questions and doubts you may have. She takes notes on your strengths and areas for improvements and tailors lessons to what you want to learn. She is a university professor in Spanish and you get to have a 1-on-1 lesson. What a steal! Highly recommend her as a teacher!!!
Apr 12, 2020
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57 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Elena is great, she has by far been the best spanish teacher I've had. If you are looking to become fluent in your speech and not just study grammar, Elena is the best. Over the last few sessions we have gone over exam style questions and content for the Dele A2 exam I will be taking.
Nov 24, 2016
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49 Spanish lessons
Nice conversation and practiced indirect and direct objects.
May 16, 2021
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44 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great class with Elena. She is an excellent teacher. My lessons involve the crucial areas of language learning - speaking, listening, writing, reading and vocabulary. Elena shares insights on cultures of different parts of the Spanish speaking world. She's also super encouraging and super sweet. I feel like I'm learning a lot and also speaking more, thanks to her.
Dec 4, 2019
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49 Spanish lessons
An interesting class discussing important topics!
May 23, 2021
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2 Spanish lessons
Good first lesson
May 16, 2021
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