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Edgardo F. Salgado

English

Native

Spanish

Native

French

From Colombia

Living in New York, United States

Hey everyone, My name is Edgardo Salgado I am from Barranquilla, Colombia and I am a Spanish and English teacher now living in New York City. I grew up in Colombia but I had the opportunity to learn English since I was in preschool which makes my English level near-native. I have used this to my advantage teaching Spanish and English (see "Me as a Teacher section). I enjoy learning/reading about linguistics, philosophy and science. I also enjoy and work with art, mostly as a freelance Illustrator. In my freetime I enjoy doing all the things above but also enjoy sports like soccer or skating. I consider myself to be empathetic, friendly and easy-going. And I bring this into my teaching. As mentioned, I believe having a native grasp in both English and Spanish is an advantage. It allows me to easily translate idiomatic concepts and expressions that don’t have literal equivalent from one language to the other. I can draw meaning from my native understanding of both languages (and my experience in using both in daily life) to find the right examples and the closest translations from the source to the target language. I studied linguistics and, even though it is generally not required for a language teacher to be trained in linguistics, there is a growing number of experts in the community who believe it's a huge plus. I've drawn countless knowledge from it to teach. My lessons are student-centered. Meaning I don't enter a lesson already having a set program but an outline inste...

Interests

Animation & Comics

Travel

Science

Spanish

English

Trial Lesson

92 lessons completed

USD 15.00+

Intermediate Conversation

B2-C2

Conversation

265 lessons completed

USD 17.00+

12% off

Grammar (from Beginners to Advanced)

A1-C2

Language Essentials

135 lessons completed

USD 20.57+

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General Linguistics (Linguistics 101, 102) tutoring

A1-C2

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35 lessons completed

USD 24.20+

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For beginners·16

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Raymond McCollum

3 Spanish lessons

I am a beginner in Spanish. The teacher was patient even for introduction session. Explained to me what could be beneficial and was not pushy about it.

Anthony

34 Spanish lessons

Edgardo is such a great teacher! Very intelligent and knows how to relate the material in an understandable way.

Anthony

34 Spanish lessons

Great teacher! Learning a lot!

Anthony

34 Spanish lessons

Such a great teacher. Learning so much.

Anthony

34 Spanish lessons

Awesome teacher! I’m learning so much