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¿Por o para? Spanish conversation course - dare to speak!
From 46.31 C$ /h
In this series of lessons we focus on conversations. Often the most difficult step is from theoretical knowledge to practice. Do you suddenly start to hesitate in a conversation whether you should use 'perfecto' or 'imperfecto' when you want to talk about that trip last summer? Was it 'por' or 'para' as a preposition?
Depending on your interests, we start the lesson by reading a customized text or discussing a photo. That text or photo will then serve as a starting point for the conversation.
Depending on your interests, we start the lesson by reading a customized text or discussing a photo. That text or photo will then serve as a starting point for the conversation.
Location
At student's location :
- Around Barcelona, Spain
Online from Belgium
About Me
I am Maxim, born and raised in Ostend, Belgium. After my studies at Ghent University, I completed a PhD in Literature (Spanish/Latin).
After working at the University of Chicago for one year, I moved to Barcelona in 2019, where I currently live with my Argentine wife and one-year-old daughter Montse.
Teaching Spanish is a passion I have been sharing with students for years through tutoring. I often notice a great need to put acquired theoretical knowledge into practice through conversation, and that is exactly what I want to offer here. Naturally, we can also delve deeper into grammar or specific vocabulary, if desired. Specific themes are chosen based on the student's profile.
In addition, I am passionate about Latin from post-classical periods (e.g., the Renaissance). I enjoy reading Latin texts with students with an open mind, texts that are closer to the everyday world. The focus is initially on linear reading; grammatical or cultural aspects may be explored in greater depth afterwards.
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My name is Maxim, and I was born and raised in Oostende, Belgium. After my studies at Ghent University, I completed a PhD in Literature (Spanish/Latin).
After working for a year at the University of Chicago, I moved to Barcelona in 2019, where I currently live with my Argentinian wife and my daughter Montse.
Teaching Spanish is a passion I've shared with my students for years through tutoring. I often notice a great need to practice theoretical knowledge through conversation, and that's exactly what I want to offer here. Of course, you can also delve deeper into grammar or vocabulary if you wish. Specific topics are chosen based on the student's profile.
I'm also passionate about Latin from the post-classical periods (e.g., the Renaissance). I love sharing texts with students that are closely related to our lives today. The initial focus is on a linear reading of the texts; later, we can discuss grammatical or cultural aspects in more detail.
After working at the University of Chicago for one year, I moved to Barcelona in 2019, where I currently live with my Argentine wife and one-year-old daughter Montse.
Teaching Spanish is a passion I have been sharing with students for years through tutoring. I often notice a great need to put acquired theoretical knowledge into practice through conversation, and that is exactly what I want to offer here. Naturally, we can also delve deeper into grammar or specific vocabulary, if desired. Specific themes are chosen based on the student's profile.
In addition, I am passionate about Latin from post-classical periods (e.g., the Renaissance). I enjoy reading Latin texts with students with an open mind, texts that are closer to the everyday world. The focus is initially on linear reading; grammatical or cultural aspects may be explored in greater depth afterwards.
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My name is Maxim, and I was born and raised in Oostende, Belgium. After my studies at Ghent University, I completed a PhD in Literature (Spanish/Latin).
After working for a year at the University of Chicago, I moved to Barcelona in 2019, where I currently live with my Argentinian wife and my daughter Montse.
Teaching Spanish is a passion I've shared with my students for years through tutoring. I often notice a great need to practice theoretical knowledge through conversation, and that's exactly what I want to offer here. Of course, you can also delve deeper into grammar or vocabulary if you wish. Specific topics are chosen based on the student's profile.
I'm also passionate about Latin from the post-classical periods (e.g., the Renaissance). I love sharing texts with students that are closely related to our lives today. The initial focus is on a linear reading of the texts; later, we can discuss grammatical or cultural aspects in more detail.
Education
Master in Language and Literature (Ghent University)
Advanced Master in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (KU Leuven)
Doctor of Literature (Ghent University)
Advanced Master in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (KU Leuven)
Doctor of Literature (Ghent University)
Experience / Qualifications
University Lecturer in Spanish (Ghent University): language proficiency and literature
Tutor in the Ghent region (Estudio): primarily for university of applied sciences marketing and economics students
Tutor in the Ghent region (Estudio): primarily for university of applied sciences marketing and economics students
Age
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
60 minutes
The class is taught in
Dutch
Spanish
English
Latin
Reviews
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -04:00)
New York
Online via webcam
At student's home
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
00-04
04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
Be surprised by a varied offer. In this series of tutoring lessons I give tips to be able to read Latin texts fluently. Using a number of selected texts from post-classical periods (mainly the Renaissance), both prose and poetry, we approach Latin as a modern language. This means that we read linearly and do not try to solve the sentence structures as a puzzle. The intended goal is to read Latin in a fluent and pleasant way, as well as to become acquainted with Latin texts and cultures from later periods.
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