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Karen Ruby Aguayo
Spanish
Native
English
Italian

From Mexico

Living in Queretaro, Mexico

Certified ELE Teacher 🎓 | Relocating to Mexico? | 7 Years of Experience As a language platform founder, YouTube creator, and foreign trade graduate, I combine pedagogical expertise, fun lessons and a professional global vision. I specialize in creating structured learning experiences for these groups: people relocating to Latin America, Mexican-Americans seeking to connect with their roots, students who enjoy learning languages and young learners. I have spent years mastering what I call my "teaching superpower": taking the most "frightening" Spanish grammar rules and breaking them down into simple, digestible concepts. My goal is for you to spend less time scratching your head and more time using the language. 🎥 I’m also a passionate YouTuber and enjoy talking about my culture. ⭐️ Pattern Recognition: I teach you to see the underlying patterns of the language. Once you see the pattern, you can build your own sentences instead of just repeating mine. ⭐️ Homework and follow-up: During our first session, I’ll assess your level and goals to create a personalized plan for your success. ⭐️ Platforms I use: Canva, Quizlet, YouTube videos created by me, wordwall, Kahoot. ⭐️ Active Speaking: You will be speaking from the very first class. My job is to give you the maximum "student talking time" so you can build the muscle memory needed for fluency.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Flashcards
  • Quizzes
  • Homework Assignments
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Trial Lesson
187 lessons completed
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Do you want to learn Spanish? Grammar, vocabulary and practice
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Spanish for kids - Let's play, sing, and learn together!
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Student Xiaona
Xiaona
16 Spanish lessons
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Desde hace cuatro meses tomando clases de español con Karencita. La neta siento que he mejorado mucho al hablar!!! Karencita adapta las clases completamente a mi ritmo, combinando situaciones prácticas con puntos gramaticales. Puedo preparar el tema antes de la clase✌️ y luego practicar la conversación con ella durante la sesión💬. Karencita es bien buena onda🧡, muy genuina y siempre me anima, así que no tengo miedo de cometer errores cuando hablo con ella. La recomiendo totalmente a cualquier persona que quiera aprender español!!!!
Student Mark
Mark
52 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I was looking for the perfect teacher for my daughters, and I am so glad I found Karen. Karen is friendly, energetic, and fun. But more than that, she emphasizes speaking Spanish! I have tried other approaches with my daughters, but hers is super effective at getting my daughters to want to speak Spanish with each other. By the end of the first lesson, my daughters were speaking and asking full questions of each other. :)
Susan McLean
5 Spanish lessons
Lessons with Karen on italki are just what I have needed and wanted. I am truly using my time wisely this way.
Student Rebecca
Rebecca
31 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I highly recommend Karen as a teacher. Her lessons are so thoughtful and tailored to the learner. She gives many opportunities to use language in a natural and authentic way, and uses a variety of techniques to demonstrate and instruct. Thirty minutes flies by!
Elizabeth Long
3 Spanish lessons
I've had a few lessons with Karen as a beginner and she is wonderful! She is friendly and patient. Her lessons are well put together and she makes it easy to jump right into speaking Spanish. I love that she uses both verbal and visual cues to help me remember what I am learning. Each lesson she sends me the lesson PDF which I then upload to Quizlet to practice vocabulary. I look forward to more lessons!
Susan McLean
5 Spanish lessons
Fast paced and exactly what I had asked for, plenty of conversational practice.