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Tamara Business
Professional TeacherTeaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
German
French
Chinese (Mandarin)
Other
Specialties
BusinessCertified Business English Teacher with over 10 Years Experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
German
French
Chinese (Mandarin)
Other
Specialties
BusinessCertified Business English Teacher with over 10 Years Experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United StatesLiving in Buenos Aires, Argentina (12:35 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 8, 2014InterestsTravelArtWritingBusiness & FinanceMusic
Hello! I'm Tamara from the United States. Currently I am living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At university I majored in foreign languages and learned six of them: Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Russian and Danish. I couldn't get enough of them! I love language learning and language teaching.
When I'm not teaching, I like reading and watching videos about finance, macroeconomics and investing. I also enjoy painting, gardening and writing poetry.
I have traveled in most of the countries of Western Europe, New Zealand, Israel, Turkey, parts of Central and South America and China, where I lived.
I teach only adults—no children or teenagers.Me as a Teacher
I have my feet in two worlds, the world of education and the world of business. I have two Master's degrees, one in Education-Teaching English as a Foreign Language and the other in Business Administration. I have taught English at two universities, a French school, many corporations and online. I have also worked in banking and finance. I particularly like online teaching since it is one-to-one and I get to know my students well. My specialties are conversation, presentations and job interviews. My students are intermediate level or advanced. I do not teach children or teenagers. My lessons & teaching style
Above all, I like my classes to be meaningful, instructive and fun. I provide my students material to read or listen to before the class begins so that the student feels prepared. I also like to encourage spontaneous communication about the student´s life, experience or work. If I notice any errors, I correct them immediately in the chat section which I post to the italki message page. For grammar errors, I usually give students exercises to do at home. We then correct them in class. For job interviews, I give students a list of questions to answer and review their resumes and other relevant material. When a student does a presentation, I allow him/her to record it in class.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Master's in Business Administration - Indiana University School of Business - 1985Finance
Certificate verified
MBA - Indiana University - 1985Two years of study of business and finance.
Certificate verified
Master's degree - Indiana University - 1979I have no certificates, only a Master's degree in Education.
Certificate verified
Education
1977 - 1979
Master's - Education - TESOL
1987 - 1987
Other - Chinese
1983 - 1985
Master's - MBA Finance
Work Experience
2013 - 2014
InstructorTeaching ESL to students in companies in Buenos Aires in the banking, finance, employment, manufacturing and insurance industries.
2014 - 2020
Professional TeacherTeaching English and Business English online to students around the world.
1983 - 1985
InstructorTaught ESL to university students.
1981 - 1983
InstructorDeveloped ESL curriculum. Taught ESL to university students.
1979 - 1981
TeacherTaught ESL to middle school and high school students at a French public school.
1977 - 1979
Associate InstructorTaught ESL and German to university students.
1985 - 1986
Credit AnalystWrote memos to senior management advising them on the creditworthiness of the bank's clients.
1986 - 1991
Relationship ManagerResearched new business prospects and marketed bank products to new and existing clients. Periodically reviewed the accounts of clients for creditworthiness.
1999 - 2005
CEO, CFOManaged my own business which sold craft supplies
2004 - 2012
ManagementManaged a 1.1 million dollar investment portfolio.
5.0
Rating
1,049
Students
8,900
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
541 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Conversation, Vocabulary, Pronunciation, with Grammar as Necessary: Videos, Ted talks to discuss in class, Phrasal Verbs, recorded pronunciation exercises!
B1 - C2Conversation5,748 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 7% off
English for Presentations
B2 - C2Business7 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Job Interview Preparation
B2 - C2Business1 lessons completed
USD 20.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
1,160 Reviews
Louise
89 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Highly recommended!
Tamara is simply fantastic. She has a natural gift for teaching and can explain what appear to be the most complex things in memorable and easy-to-digest gems. Before, I was even not able to converse with English speakers, while, after learning with Tamara, guess what, I passed PWC’s interviews, got plenty of offers, and I’m giving lectures in English!!!
Classes with Tamara have been so worthwhile!!!
Feb 15, 2022
Leonid
66 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was a great lesson as usual. We talked about options, futures, and the current situation on the stock market. Before each lesson, Tamara asks what I would like to learn and prepares material on this topic. I highly recommend the Business English package if you want to not only improve your English, but also understand how the financial system works.
Sep 6, 2020
Mathilde Leyendecker
5 English lessons
Tamara is a great teacher. I always learn new things during our conversations on various topics. She gives me feedback and helps me fix my mistakes and expand my vocabulary.
Nov 25, 2025
Júlia Toledo
21 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I started having classes with Tamara with a decent level of English but no confidence and speed to talk.
After 15 classes my English level improved so much that I was able to do many job interviews by phone successfully. One of them was a panel interview with 6 different people, part of them using masks over the video call. At the end, I got the job. Actually, I got 2 job offers and could choose the one that fits me the most. Apart from my background and technical knowledge, the English was a great part of this achievement, since doesn’t matter your background and previous experiences if you are unable to tell them properly in a job interview.
I would not have done it without Tamara’s help. She prepared me for this moment and I’m just glad I met her.
Oct 23, 2020
Elena
2 English lessons
Thank you so much, Tamara. Today was wonderful lessons again.
Nov 26, 2025
Beata
4 English lessons
The best teacher in the word!!
Nov 21, 2025
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