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Desiderio
Professional TeacherTeaches
Catalan
Native
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Dutch
Italian
French
German
Russian
Japanese
Portuguese
Specialties
MedicalTest PreparationProfesor de ELE y examinador de DELE
Teaches
Catalan
Native
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Dutch
Italian
French
German
Russian
Japanese
Portuguese
Specialties
MedicalTest PreparationProfesor de ELE y examinador de DELE
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From SpainLiving in Other, Spain (10:43 UTC+01:00)
About Me
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¡Hola! Bienvenidos a mi perfil. Soy Desiderio, pero me podéis llamar Desi. Nací en un pequeño pueblo de la Costa Brava en la región de Cataluña, en España. Me apasiona aprender y enseñar idiomas.
Hola! Benvinguts al meu perfil. Sóc en Desiderio, però em podeu dir Desi. Vaig néixer en un petit poble de la Costa Brava a la regió de Catalunya, a Espanya. M’apassiona aprendre i ensenyar llengües.
Hello! Welcome to my profile. I am Desiderio, but you can call me Desi. I was born in a small city of Costa Brava in the region of Catalonia, Spain. I love to learn and teach languages.Me as a Teacher
Mi objetivo como profesor es enseñar de una manera informal y amena el idioma que estéis interesados en aprender con diferentes recursos con lo que podamos ir interactuando.
El meu objectiu com a professor és ensenyar d’una manera informal i amena la llengua en la que vosaltres esteu interessats en aprendre amb diferents recurssos amb els que poguem anar interactuant.
My goal as a teacher is to teach in an informal and pleasant way the language you are interested to learn, with different resources that we can interact with. My lessons & teaching style
Tal y como he explicado anteriormente mis lecciones serán informales y básicamente enfocadas a la conversación con diferentes recursos de los que puedan ser útiles para aprender.
Tal i com he explicat anteriorment les meves lliçons seran informals i bàsicament focalitzades en la conversa amb diferents recurssos dels que puguin ser útils per aprendre.
As I mentioned before my lessons are going to be informal and I will be basically focused on conversation with different resources that can be useful to learn.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Quizzes
Certificates
Examinador C1-C2 - Instituto Cervantes de Lyon (Francia) - 2021
Certificate verified
Examinador DELE B1-B2 - Instituto Cervantes - 2020
Certificate verified
Examinador B1-B2 - Instituto Cervantes Palermo (Italia) - 2020
Certificate verified
Master en Enseñanza de ELE - Master's degree Spanish as a foreign language - 2019
Certificate verified
Veterinary Medicine - UAB (University Autonomous of Barcelona) - 2014I hold a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I completed a six-year programme that included scientific subjects such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and public health, as well as practical training. This degree qualifies graduates to work in animal health, food safety, research, and public administration. My veterinary background also supports my current work in education to be able to teach medical Spanish.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2025 - Current
Instructor de español
2022 - 2025
Profesor de español y literatura
2021 - 2025
Examinador DELE Cervantes Utrecht
Education
2018 - 2019
Master's - Spanish as a foreign languageDuring 2018 and 2019 I studied the Master of Teaching Spanish as foreign language by the International University of La Rioja in Spain.
I got the diploma in 2019 as soon as I finished my master thesis: "Didactic proposal for a level B1 considering the post-method to help to improve the oral expression online"
Work Experience
2018 - 2024
Spanish TeacherTeaching Spanish for different levels in the school.
Teaching for small groups and private lessons.
2019 - 2019
Teacher AssistantAssistant teacher during my master's degree.
2018 - 2019
Spanish TeacherTeaching Spanish mainly for expats living or studying in Utrecht.
2014 - 2015
Veterinarian
2015 - 2017
Customer service, content and translation
2017 - 2018
Technical customer support
2018 - 2019
Technical Product Specialist Swine
2020 - 2022
Spanish teacherTeaching Spanish for IBM, hotel and event management students and international tourism management.
2022 - 2025
Spanish lecturerTeaching Spanish for different levels: A1, A2, B1 and B2.
Teaching one course called Hispanic Theatre.
Responsible for national and international students.
Corrections and preparations for the different assignments of the portfolio.
2018 - Current
Spanish, Catalan and English teacherTeaching Spanish, Catalan and English.
2025 - Current
Spanish instructorTeaching professional Spanish for the company
5.0
Rating
276
Students
2,889
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Catalan Lessons
Catalan
Spanish
Trial Lesson
105 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Catalan conversation/ Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation420 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 20% off
Catalan trial lesson
A1 - C2Language Essentials3 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Catalan for beginners
A1 - A2Language Essentials34 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 20% off
Catalan for intermediate learners
B1 - B2Language Essentials1 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 20% off
Catalan Certificates (Institut Ramon Llull, Gencat, CPNL)
A1 - C2Test Preparation2 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 10% off
Català mèdic/Medical Catalan
A1 - C2Medical0 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 20% off
Availability
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Petra
25 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Desiderio es un maestro muy paciente y sympático. Las clases con él y los temas de conversación que selecciona son muy interesantes. Me encantan nuestras conversaciones mucho y quiero continuar en sus clases en futuro. Puedo recomendar a Desiderio a todos los alumnos que quieren mejorar su espanol. Muchas gracias por todo, Desiderio. Nos vemos pronto! :-)
Oct 18, 2018
Joshua
4 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Desi was excellent! I was about to cancel but I'm glad I didn't. He made me feel at ease, he was patient and he seems to understand the difficulties of learning to speak in another language. He typed things out as a way to provide a transcript of what he was saying and explained things in English if my comprehension was lacking. Very helpful in my journey to gaining confidence in speaking Spanish. Would recommend highly!!
Sep 23, 2018
Roman R
2 Spanish lessons
Me encanta mi lección primero. Hay la estructura buena, material y Desidero habla muy claramento para mi nivel. Gacias, espero por segunda lección.
Jan 28, 2026
Jay
10 Catalan lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great conversation with Desi! We have a lot of things in common, so it was easy to find interesting conversation topics and the hour went by very quickly. He's extremely friendly and was very encouraging about my Catalan. Moltes gràcies, i fins aviat!
Oct 15, 2018
Jill
6 Spanish lessons
Very encouraging teacher and gives lots of pointers for improvement!
Feb 2, 2026
Jill
6 Spanish lessons
Amazing first lesson with Desi! He gave helpful tips for me to prepare for my DELE A2 exam.
Jan 21, 2026
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