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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...
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Trial Lesson
90 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Intermediate Conversation
B2-C2
Conversation
264 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
12% off
Grammar (from Beginners to Advanced)
A1-C2
Language Essentials
131 lessons completed
USD 20.57+
11% off
General Linguistics (Linguistics 101, 102) tutoring
A1-C2
Language Essentials
21 lessons completed
USD 24.20+
10% off
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Raymond McCollum
2 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
21 Spanish lessons
Edgardo is such a great teacher! Very intelligent and knows how to relate the material in an understandable way.
Anthony
21 Spanish lessons
Great teacher! Learning a lot!
Anthony
21 Spanish lessons
Such a great teacher. Learning so much.
Anthony
21 Spanish lessons
Awesome teacher! I’m learning so much
Anthony
21 Spanish lessons
Great teacher! Patient and very helpful.