Carmen
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Carmen
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Portuguese
Certified Professional Teacher from Spain, teaching from 2002
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Portuguese
Certified Professional Teacher from Spain, teaching from 2002
From SpainLiving in Other, Spain (00:44 UTC+02:00)
About Me
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✅Enthusiastic teacher and language learner ✅ 19 years teaching Spanish, including 4 at Penn State University ✅ Fluent in English ✅ BA in Spanish ✅ Graduate Certificate in Spanish Teaching to Adults. Not feeling confident? See my profile for more.
I am a dreamy soul who loves sunsets on the beach, nature, traveling and hugging animals until my clothes are full of hair.
Music has guided my life in both my languages - Spanish and English. When I was a child, it was music in Spanish that made me passionate about the different accents of Spanish from around the world. And it was music in English that gave me the dream of becoming fluent in English at some point.Me as a Teacher
✅Enthusiastic teacher and language learner ✅ 14 years teaching Spanish, including 4 at Penn State University ✅ Fluent in English ✅ BA in Spanish ✅ Graduate Certificate in Spanish Teaching to Adults. Not feeling confident? See my profile for more.
When I finished my Bachelor´s degree in Spanish Language and Literature, I moved abroad because I wanted to teach my language while learning English. I taught Spanish in the USA at 3 universities, and also in my country and around Mexico.My lessons & teaching style
The real purpose of learning a language is COMMUNICATION, therefore, my lessons are dynamic, interactive, with the emphasis on speaking and listening. However, this doesn't mean that you don't need to study grammar rules XD, or that I won't explain grammar concepts to you in English if needed. I try to use topics that are closed to my students' lifestyle. I use my own material plus songs and clips. I believe in humour and consistency as the keys for learning a language.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Nuevas Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación Aplicadas a la Educación - Universidad Camilo José Cela - 2008This is a certification for learning how to use technology for teaching purposes. They required us to create a teaching unit that could be taught using technology tools.
Certificate uploaded
Teaching experience
2016 - 2024
Spanish teacherIn 2016 I started creating free content for Spanish students, and teaching online as my full time job up to now.
2002 - 2006
University Spanish Teacher• Spanish programme coordinator. All levels plus literature and Spanish for specific purposes.
• Designer of their interactive online Spanish programme.
• Promoter and advisor of the Latino Alumni Association.
• Winner of “Martha Fisher in Excellence in Teaching” award.
2005 - 2006
University Spanish Teacher• Intermediate and Advanced Spanish.
• Collaborator of the Spanish Club at Shippensburg University.
2002 - 2006
College Spanish Professor• Intermediate and Advanced Spanish .
• Coordinator of the itinerary of visits of cultural and artistic interest in the programmeof courses in Spain of Messiah College.
2013 - 2014
Spanish ProfessorI taught to foreign students coming abroad to Spain.
2016 - 2016
Spanish TeacherI spent some months traveling around Mexico, and I taught Spanish in many of the different hostels I stayed in as part of web program to teach in exchange for accommodation.
Education
1997 - 2002
Bachelor’s - Bachelor's degree in Spanish Language & LiteratureBachelor's degree in Spanish Language and Literature
2016 - 2017
Other - ELE (the Certificate in Spanish Language Teaching to Adults )
2006 - 2007
Master's - TeachingMaster's Degree in Teacher Training
5.0
Rating
338
Students
5,083
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Spanish Lessons
Spanish all levels + homework (speaking, listening, grammar, writing, slang & cultural information - do and don'ts)
A1 - C2General1,984 lessons completed
USD 37.50+
Package with 4% off
Spanish all levels (speaking, listening, grammar, writing, slang & cultural information - do and don'ts)
A1 - C2General2,300 lessons completed
USD 31.00+
Package with 3% off
Free Talk Session
B1 - C2Conversation Practice559 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
Package with 3% off
Availability
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My creations
Vocabulary (1)
Podcast (88)
Quiz (179)
598 Reviews
Joe Southerland
251 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I have been doing lessons with Carmen for almost 4 years now. That itself should be a great review.
Dec 22, 2021
Andrew
229 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Carmen is an amazingly gifted teacher who always manages to explain even the most difficult topics clearly. We do lots of different activities so her lessons are never boring. Most important of all, when I’m finding things difficult, get tongue-tied and forget nearly everything I knew, she has a way of making me smile and laugh, and that’s when I really start learning.
May 30, 2019
Courtney Dezahd
262 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I love working with Carmen! She is very good at teaching you how to speak Spanish in a more colloquial manner, as well as teaching you phrases and expressions that are used all the time in Spanish in colloquial speech, but are rarely taught in traditional language classes.
Aug 30, 2017
tannerkj
7 Spanish lessons
Carmen is very supportive, encouraging and patient
Apr 5, 2024
Callum Kerr
4 Spanish lessons
Carmen was incredible and I fully plan to request additional lessons with her.
Mar 29, 2024
Stephen Kuhn
44 Spanish lessons
Como siempre, esta clase con Carmen fue excelente. Tuvimos una larga conversación sobre muchas cosas interesantes, una incluso más agradable que la mayoría. ¡Ella es una maestra fantástica!
Mar 20, 2024
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