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Derek De Santis Visited 12 hours ago

Teaches: English

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

31, Male, From United States, Living in Barranquilla, Colombia

Local time: May 20, 2013 01:59   (SA Pacific Standard Time)

I'm a native speaker of American English, with an IDELT certification. I have extensive experience in Latin America, especially Brazil, and I'm currently teaching English in Barranquilla, Colombia.
I am looking for new Brazilian students of all levels and other students of intermediate level or above. View time schedule
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I was born and raised in the state of Colorado in the United States of America. I've travelled extensively throughout the States and I also lived in Memphis, Tennessee for a short time. I lived in Brazil for more than two years and I'm now living in Colombia.

I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in December of 2010 with two bachelor's degrees, one in physics and the other in Astronomy. Shortly after I graduated I moved to Rio de Janeiro where I earned my International Diploma in English Language Teaching (IDELT), which is an accredited TEFL certification, from Bridge Linguatec which is based in Denver, Colorado USA.

I have been teaching English as my primary profession since February 2011, first in Rio de Janeiro and then Salvador in Brazil. I have taught English to students of every level, from zero level beginners to the very advanced.

I speak Brazilian Portuguese and I am relearning Spanish since I have forgotten most of what I used to speak before I went to Brazil.

Work Experience

    • English Teacher/Document Translator
    • Conexão Idiomas
    • 2012 - present
    • Salvador Brazil
    I teach English to groups and individuals of all levels. I also translate documents from Portuguese to English.
    • English Teacher
    • Accent Idiomas
    • 2011 - 2012
    • Rio de Janeiro Brazil
    I taught English to students of all levels.

Education

    • University of Colorado
    • 2004 - 2010
    Bachelor's , Physics
    • University of Colorado
    • 2004 - 2010
    Bachelor's , Astronomy

Certificates

    • International Diploma in English Language Teaching (IDELT)
    • Bridge Linguatec
    • 2011
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Derek De Santis

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Completed sessions 178
Students 25
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Teacher since Feb 07, 2012
Last session May 17, 2013
     

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