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Lorena
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Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Italian
Profesora de español con 10 años de experiencia en todos los niveles, con énfasis conversacional.
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Italian
Profesora de español con 10 años de experiencia en todos los niveles, con énfasis conversacional.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ColombiaLiving in Bogota, Colombia (10:53 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 20, 2015InterestsFilms & TV SeriesArtHistoryTravelMusic
¡Hola! I’m Lorena, a passionate Spanish teacher with over 10 years of experience helping students from beginners (A1) to advanced (C1) master the language. What sets my lessons apart? A focus on *real conversations*—because fluency isn’t just grammar, it’s connecting with people and cultures. As a language lover (I speak English, French, and Italian!), I blend structured learning with fun—think games, storytelling, and chats about Latin American history, music, or travel. When I’m not teaching, you’ll find me writing about cultural adventures or cooking Colombian recipes (ask me about *ajiaco*!). Let’s turn Spanish into *your* language—one lively lesson at a time.Me as a Teacher
My name is Lorena Castaño Alvarez im professional in Modern Languages (English, French and Italian), and an extra study in business translation, I love teaching and I have three years of experience teaching Spanish as professional in Whee Institute a school in my city Bogotá, I use to teach all the levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1, with reading, exercises, speaking and different games (especially games!) for creating a dynamic environment.My lessons & teaching style
I teach all the levels, but i have for each one a different methodology:
A1: In this part the most important thing is getting new vocabulary and learn the phonetics, in this level i teach basic sentence, personal presentation, how to ask for the address, present tense, progressive and reflexives.
A2: In this part we will start with the past tense, future, imperative, OD and OI.
B1: In this part we check the subjuntive and conditional. (Conversational class.
B2: Future subjuntive, perfect subjuntive (Conversational class).
C1: Conversational class and writting skils
These are the topics, you choose the kind of material you want to develop.My teaching material
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Audio files
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Graphs and charts
Certificates
Traducción de Textos Comerciales y de Negocios - Universidad EAN - 2018Traducción de textos de negocios y comerciales de Inglés a Español.
Certificate verified
Education
2013 - 2017
Bachelor’s - Lenguas ModernasLenguas Modernas (Inglés, Francés e Italiano) con énfasis en traducción de negocios.
Work Experience
2017 - 2020
Spanish teacher for foreignersI have worked at this school teaching since A1 until C1.
5.0
Rating
632
Students
4,033
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
97%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
195 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
General lesson
A1 - C1Language Essentials2,272 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Conversational class
A2 - C1Conversation973 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Beginners - Welcome to your journey
A1Language Essentials257 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Past tense in spanish
A2 - B1Language Essentials131 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 17% off
Subjunctive mood
B1 - C2Language Essentials200 lessons completed
USD 16.00
Package with 13% off
Availability
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513 Reviews

Elisa
47 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Acabo de volver de dos semanas en Mexico y todo lo que puedo decirte es: hice todo 100% en español: inmigracion, restaurantes, museos, la farmacia... Incluso traduje una excursión en barco en el golfo de méxico para turistas estadounidenses porque era la única que podía comunicarse con el pescador/guía.
I had whole political debates with chileans, made friends with a spanish girl & a Peruvian Man on a tour to Puebla.... I sat and made lunch conversation with mexican sisters and we talked for TWO hours straight!
Los mexicanos no paraban de preguntarme: «si eres alemána, ¿por qué habla tan bien español? Suenas tan fluido!» (¡¡y yo me sentía realmente fluida!!) Un ENORME elogio para Lorena y sus lecciones. Ella hizo que mi tiempo en México fuera tan mágico con mi castellano. <3
Feb 28, 2025

john
18 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lorena adjusted her schedule to accommodate mine, a very good benefit.
She was courteous and helpful. I am doing the long slog through the subjunctive which is very hard and seems to have a million rules and exceptions to rules. Lorena can explain all this in Spanish or English.
Five Star all the way.
Apr 4, 2017

Tim
6 Spanish lessons
I had my second lesson with Lorena and chose her out of the other teachers/tutors because of the way she uses games and activities to help create conversations. For me it is less stressful than one-on-one conversations where it is only a conversation. Possibly because I'm still working on basic conversations and this method works best for me considering where I am in my learning journey.
Sep 10, 2025
jamie k
119 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
i have recommended lorena to 4 friends, because there is no better teacher at meeting you at your spanish level, while also slowly challenging your vocabularly and conjugation. she makes good conversation, has interesting visual aids that prompt discussion, and is especially good at dealing with spanglish -- the crazy phrases and words we use when we're learning spanish -- she can figure it out. you won't find a better teacher.
May 10, 2024
Kevin B
5 Spanish lessons
My first class on italki. I was very nervous. Lorena made me feel comfortable. I like her lesson plans. I look forward to more lessons!
Sep 22, 2025
Kayla-may
5 Spanish lessons
I really enjoy the lessons with Lorena, she is really kind and attentive and is very supportive! She always has something planned, but is also open to seeing if there is anything I would like to do for the lesson! I cannot recommend her enough!
Sep 4, 2025

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