I offer one-on-one English and Spanish lessons for students of all levels, from beginners to advanced. I tailor my lessons to each student's needs, emphasizing practical language use.
My goal is to make the classes enjoyable and useful, and for us to focus together on what you really need. I work with my own materials, textbooks, and other resources, depending on what works best for you.
I like to encourage active student participation, with plenty of guided practice and constant reinforcement of areas that need more attention. I create a welcoming, comfortable, and safe environment where students can express themselves without pressure, without fear of making mistakes, and with the freedom to ask anything they need.
I don't follow a single method, because I believe it's important to take advantage of the variety of approaches that exist depending on the situation and the student. I try to make my classes dynamic and motivating, using audiovisual materials and interesting, current topics.
I like to work with real language: videos, songs, newspaper articles... Even when students travel, they sometimes bring me things they've heard or seen, like posters or phrases, and we use them together in class. I also work a lot on having students express their own ideas and construct their own sentences; from there we correct and analyze them together, because since they arise from a real communicative need, they remember them much better.
In general, I think that learning a language, like any skill, requires time, effort, and consistency. That's why I look for students who want to have regular classes, because that's when you really make progress. And that's what motivates me most: seeing them improve, gain confidence, and enjoy the process.