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Mónica Samudio
Spanish
Native
Portuguese
English
Other

From Colombia

Living in Other, Brazil

Let's sharpen your ear! |Colombian| Journalist| Actress| Traveling through South America ¡Hola! Soy Mónica, periodista y actriz colombiana viajando por Suramérica en mi combi. Ayudo a estudiantes como tú a dominar el español cotidiano —desde pedir un café hasta entender películas o charlar con locales— usando la riqueza cultural de cada país. Con mi experiencia en comunicación y arte, te enseño a hablar con fluidez y seguridad, adaptándome a tus necesidades reales. ¿Listo para aprender con autenticidad? Como periodista y comunicadora social tengo experiencia en escritura, redacción de textos y locución. Además he compartido diversos talleres y cursos de redacción, cine, audiovisual, teatro y yoga. Esto me ha dado una amplía experiencia en la creación de metodologías y formas de aprender y enseñar. En mis clases vamos a construir paso a paso tu fluencia y tu seguridad para hablar español. Vamos a agudizar tu oído para que puedas entender lo que escuchas en una película, pero también al mesero en el restaurante, el policía en el aeropuerto, o la pregunta de una señora en la calle. Además, revisaremos cuidadosa y didácticamente tu gramática. Todo esto direccionado a lo que tu realmente necesites aprender, mejorar o perfeccionar.
My teaching material
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Homework Assignments
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Interests

Writing
Art
Films & TV Series
Travel
Reading
Trial Lesson
17 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Conversation Practice / Práctica de conversación
B1-C2
Conversation
317 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
5% off
General Spanish: listening, reading and speaking/ Español General: Escucha, lee y habla.
A2-C2
Language Essentials
589 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
8% off
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5.0
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Student Kelly
Kelly
25 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Monica is the best teacher I have found on iTalki. We practice all four skills and my Spanish is improving rapidly. She is interesting to talk to and the lessons are really fun. Monica speaks clearly and uses a wide range of simple yet interesting materials. I am always amazed at how much I understand when I'm in a lesson with her. Highly recommended!
Karen Rubin
210 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mónica is not only an excellent tutor in the skillsets one would expect, but brings a creativity and a breadth of cultural background, knowledge and familiarity that is rare. If you have interests in literature, theatre or the arts in general, she will find and offer those as a conduit for the language learning, so that one finds oneself with many new resources to continue learning on more than one level.
Karen Rubin
210 Spanish lessons
My only problem with this teacher is finding the words to describe what she does so well! Each lesson, which can vary in format from one to another, ends up being interesting and fun in some way. I feel like I'm always learning something new, and it just happens to be in Spanish.
Student Ben
Ben
11 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mónica is an exceptional teacher who is highly creative and has a deep cultural appreciation, she integrates language learning with fun activities and imaginative teaching methods. Mónica creates a confortable place to talk about anything from cultural insights to societal norms and personal growth. Her approach embodies the reason why we learn new languages.
Karen Rubin
210 Spanish lessons
This teacher just makes things fun! In translating a song, for example, there are always several possible words or ways to express a thought and the context or "feel" of the music is as important a factor as the exactly correct words.
Daniel
37 Spanish lessons
Monica does great preparation and understands exactly where I need help and practice.