Ignacio

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Ignacio

Community Tutor

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Spanish

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Speaks

English

French

Portuguese

Other

Conversational Spanish Tutor with 10 yrs experience (for advanced beginners/pre-intermediate & up)

Teaches

Spanish

Native

Speaks

English

French

Portuguese

Other

Conversational Spanish Tutor with 10 yrs experience (for advanced beginners/pre-intermediate & up)

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From SpainLiving in Badajoz, Spain (19:47 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jan 19, 2022

Hello! My name is Ignacio and I am keen to help you improve your Spanish. After a career spanning over 25 years in a global setting as an officer of the United Nations managing international aid, I have retired early to enjoy other things I like, and as such, now I have plenty of time to tutor students further their conversational skills and broaden their vocabulary. I studied in the US, France and Japan and worked overseas in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. I realize that my background is very useful in connecting / communicating with my students. I am equally fluent in French, English and Portuguese, while I remain a learner in many other languages, wherever I have lived!

Me as a Teacher

I have been tutoring conversational Spanish for the past 10 years, first as a hobby with friends, presently as a part-time activity to help students deepen their knowledge of the language beyond grammar and textbooks. Presently, I tutor in conversational Spanish online. I like to make my classes fun to ensure you are enjoying yourself as I find that students retain more information and learn more this way. My students include those who want to improve their spoken Spanish, pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago, retirees & expats about to move to Spain... * I teach levels A2 (advanced beginners or pre-intermediate) & above. I welcome your feedback in the Reviews section to continue improving.

My lessons & teaching style

My conversational classes are intended to help students improve their oral skills, both practical conversation as well as pronunciation. My methodology is simple and effective: 1- Understand the student's needs and define learning goals. 2- Propose a teaching approach based on students' preferences and combining various resources (for ex. Q&A, audio, video, role play, text, etc). 3- Maintain a structure with purpose, we don't talk randomly.

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Spanish Lessons

Trial Lesson

321 lessons completed

USD 10.50+

¡Vamos a hablar! Let's speak! Conversation practice in SPANISH: vocabulary, pronunciation

A2 - C2

Conversation Practice

2,177 lessons completed

USD 10.50+

Package with 4% off

Reading class in SPANISH: comprehension, pronunciation, vocabulary

A2 - C2

General

119 lessons completed

USD 10.50+

Package with 4% off

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249 Reviews

Victor Temprano

1 Spanish lesson

Just an intro lesson, but really good so far. Looking forward to more!

Jun 7, 2023

Ben

43 Spanish lessons

Disfruté muchísimo esta clase con Ignacio. Me ha enseñado un montón de voculabulario nuevo y expresiones útiles. Gracias, hasta la próxima!

Jun 3, 2023

becky.smith1995

2 Spanish lessons

Loved my trial lesson with Ignacio and looking forward to more conversations!

May 31, 2023

Jason

3 Spanish lessons

My lessons with Ignacio always fly by. They are so much fun.

May 28, 2023

Sana Mirza

1 Spanish lesson

He was very friendly and motivating.

May 26, 2023

Cole

3 Spanish lessons

Muchísimas gracias Ignacio! Me ayuda mucho hablar contigo y aprecio tu entusiasmo.

May 20, 2023

Trial Lesson

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