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RUTH
Professional TeacherTeaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
Portuguese
English
Specialties
KidsCERTIFIED ADULT AND CHILDREN'S TEACHER WITH OVER 16 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
Portuguese
English
Specialties
KidsCERTIFIED ADULT AND CHILDREN'S TEACHER WITH OVER 16 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ArgentinaLiving in Curitiba, Brazil (08:37 UTC-03:00)
About Me
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¡Hola! I’m Ruth, an Argentine-Spanish teacher with 25 years immersed in Brazilian culture—fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. As a certified DELE/SIELE exam coach and pedagogy graduate, I specialize in the *Direct Method*: helping adults and kids *acquire* Spanish naturally, like their first language. Whether you’re prepping for exams or craving fluency, let’s turn words into confidence—starting Day 1!Me as a Teacher
I have been working since 2008 as Spanish and Portuguese teacher/translator in several companies, including multinationals, language schools and preparing students for the SIELE and DELE exams with the Instituto Cervantes. My lessons & teaching style
My classes use the DIRECT APPROACH, (where the student acquires fluency in a second language in 1/4 of the time) because I teach the student to ACQUIRE the language instead of learning it, just as he once acquired his mother tongue, naturally, unconsciously and spontaneously. That's why my classes are all designed with Power Point animations where the student will see, listen, understand, repeat, answer questions... That is, he will speak Spanish from the first minute of the class and in the first? he will already know more than 100 new words.
He can also have access to all the audios of the classes, to download them on his cell phone and the texts of readings and dictations.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Quizzes
Certificates
Experiência profissional - New England Language School - 2023Trabalhei nesta escola como professora desde 2.008 até 2.020
Certificate verified
Habilitación Profesional de Magisterio - Colégio Professor Lysímaco Ferreira da Costa - 1984
Certificate verified
Habilitación Profesional de Magisterio - Colégio Professor Lysímaco Ferreira da Costa - 1983Este certificado me capacitó y habilitó para ser maestra en Brasil en escuelas para niños de 4 a 10 años.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2008 - 2022
20 horas semanales
Education
1980 - 1984
Bachelor’s - Magistério e Pedagogia
Work Experience
2008 - 2015
20Fui professora/tradutora de espanhol
5.0
Rating
124
Students
653
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
45 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Spanish from the beginning
A1 - B1Language Essentials608 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 14% off
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50 Reviews
Clemmie Palmer, III
6 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
This teacher provided a structured lesson.
Dec 28, 2025
Eugene (유진)
3 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Brilliant teacher! Hope for a long run with her!
Dec 17, 2025
Fiona O'Leary
2 Spanish lessons
If you are looking for a more structured class, this will be a good fit. Ruth uses repetition, and focuses on sentence structure and other foundational concepts. Its a workout for my brain, but I feel more confident about my Spanish afterwards
Dec 2, 2025
Clemmie Palmer, III
6 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Very disciplined and diligent teacher.
Dec 18, 2025
Danya Molchanov
1 Spanish lesson
A lot of new words taught in a very accessible way! Thank you Ruth!
Dec 16, 2025
John
3 Spanish lessons
Excelente lección!
Nov 25, 2025
Trial Lesson
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