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Ross

English

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Spanish

French

Portuguese

From United States

Living in Denver, United States

Authentic conversation, realistic goals, and professional feedback I began teaching English in Costa Rica, where I lived for over 10 years. My passion for languages has led me to study Spanish, French and Portuguese and has played a key role in my work as a teacher. In addition to these interests, I also make time for reading, biking and playing the guitar. Empecé a enseñar inglés en Costa Rica, donde viví más de 10 años. Mi pasión por los idiomas me ha llevado a estudiar español, francés y portugués y ha jugado un rol clave en mi trabajo como profesor. Además de estos intereses, también hago tiempo para leer, andar en bici y tocar la guitarra. As a language learner, I identify with my students and am able to give them study tips that took me years to figure out. I enjoy meeting new people and consider myself a person who is easy to talk to. Como alguien que ha aprendido varias lenguas, me identifico con mis estudiantes y puedo darles consejos para estudiar que me tomó años aprender. Me gusta conocer gente nueva y me considero una persona con quien se puede hablar fácilmente. My goal is to have an authentic conversation and maximize the student's talk time by listening and asking questions. Rather than interrupting people, I prefer to take notes and provide them with personalized feedback regarding their grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Mi meta es tener una conversación auténtica y maximizar la producción lingüística del estudiante escuchándole y haciéndole preguntas. En vez de interrumpir a mis estudiantes, prefiero tomar apuntes...

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Trial Lesson

65 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Professional English tutoring

B1-C2

Language Essentials

724 lessons completed

USD 21.00+

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Jim

61 Spanish lessons

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Ross is an excellent teacher. I have learned a lot of Spanish working with him. He is very patient and easy to work with. I highly recommend Ross if you are looking for a language teacher.

Alexey Glazov

34 English lessons

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I'm always amazed you always have a bunch of interesting thoughts to discuss and your ability to track every single mistake of mine at the same time. You're a true professional.

Alejandro Navarro

2 English lessons

Thank you for the amazing explanation of 'ed' pronunciation :)

Tom Petrik

47 English lessons

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Ross has a gift that is not possessed by every teacher. Such an elegant eloquence is rare these days. He's not just teaching a language, he is dancing with the language, and it's contagious :) Thank you, Ross!

Paulo

2 English lessons

Very dynamic and accessible. Really nice person. Will not seek for a new teacher.