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Marco
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
From ChileLiving in Concepcion, Chile (14:05 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 14, 2013Work Experience
2008 - 2008
Spanish Grammar Teaching Assistant Lengua y Cultura ProgrammeI taught Spanish grammar to American students from the University of California in a language programme called Lengua y Cultura. I was also in charge of the cultural trips of the programme, in which students learn about the language and the culture of my country throught different tasks related to Latin American culture
2010 - 2010
Intern Translator Department of History, Universidad de ConcepciónI translated articles about the Roman Empire from French/English into Spanish.
2010 - 2011
Teacher of English/Translator International CenterI taught English to Chilean students from levels A1 to B2. The lessons included listening activities, oral production, grammar assistance, and reading comprehension.
2014 - 2014
Research Assistant Pontifical Catholic University of ValparaisoI worked as a research assisant at the Linguistics Department at Pontifical Catholic Unversity of Valparaíso. The research project was called "El manejo de la carga de la prueba en declaraciones públicas de empresas chilenas involucradas en escándalos". The focus of research was on the area of critical discourse analysis. I had to analyse texts for a qualitative research, read articles to contribute to the theoretical framework, and expose the results on the 2014 ALED Conference.
Education
2012 - 2014
Master's - Applied LinguisticsDuring my postgraduate education, I studied the different approaches to language teaching and became familiar with the current research in the area of linguistics, which has direct application for language lessons.
2006 - 2011
Bachelor's - English into SpanishDuring my programme, I studied English and French, languages in which I am proficient and fluent. Areas of study at my undergraduate programme included: Spanish Grammar, Spanish Writing, Spanish Literature, Phonetics, Englsh/French Literature, English/French Grammar, Translatology.
Certificates
Literary Translation Workshop Attendance Universidad de Concepción 2008I attended a literary translation workshop (French into Spanish) taught by French writer Bernard Friot. We discussed how culture influences a writing and the best ways to convey messages efficiently into another language.
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Rating
153
Students
2,324
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
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Spanish Lessons
Clases de conversación (Intermedio)
B1 - B2General1,087 lessons completed
USD 80.00
Spanish for Beginners / Español para principiantes
A1 - A2General976 lessons completed
USD 80.00
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552 Reviews
Cherri Munoz
47 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
The best teacher...EVER.
Thank you so much.
I look forward to using all I learned when I go to Chile in a few weeks.
Oct 13, 2018
Carlos Eduardo
61 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marco é um excelente professor. Conhece muito sobre aprendizagem e linguagem. Estimula o diálogo e valoriza o conhecimento que o aluno traz. É simpático e amigável o tempo todo. O conteúdo das aulas são ricos e diversificados.
May 20, 2018
Jacob Torres
57 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marco was a very good teacher. I used a trial session to get aquatinted with him, I enjoyed his teaching style and will be scheduling a full lesson soon. Thanks.
Feb 7, 2014
Michelle
166 Spanish lessons
The best! Marco works really hard to make his lessons relevant to what is going on in my life-he is awesome
Aug 17, 2022
Michelle
166 Spanish lessons
Best teacher ever!!!
Feb 2, 2022
Carmen
47 Spanish lessons
No puedo imaginar otro profesor mejor que Marco :) Gracias!!
Jan 13, 2022
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