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Ana Carolina
Spanish
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English
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Italian
Portuguese
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From Ecuador

Living in Quito, Ecuador

Playful, immersive learning through creativity, games, stories, music, and meaningful conversation. I’m a language teacher with nearly 20 years of experience working with children, teens, adults, and families from many cultural backgrounds. I’m also a homeschooling mother of two bilingual children, which strongly influences how I teach and how I understand learning at home. I was trained as a documentary filmmaker and artist, so creativity is central to my life and my teaching. For me, learning is a creative, relational process. Since 2020, iTalki has been my way of connecting with wonderful people around the world—many of whom become part of my extended community. I love teaching from home, sharing real life, and inviting students into a warm, human learning space. Over the years, I’ve worked with infants and young children (from 6 months old), children and teenagers in group and 1-1 settings, families and homeschoolers, neurodivergent children, and adults who want to truly live a language, not just study it. My teaching style is playful, immersive, and deeply human. I believe languages are learned best when curiosity comes before correctness, communication matters more than perfection, and learners feel safe, relaxed, and engaged. As a teacher, I focus on creating encouraging spaces where students can take risks, make mistakes, and build real confidence using the language. My lessons are 30 minutes long by design. I believe focused, high-quality attention is more effective than longer sessions that drain energy — for children and adults. We always work on the rising c...
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  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Flashcards
  • Articles and news
  • Homework Assignments
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Trial Lesson
132 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Español a la carta
A1-C2
Language Essentials
216 lessons completed
USD 27.00+
4% off
Español para familias (Spanish for small children and their families)
A1-B2
Kids
1,257 lessons completed
USD 26.00+
6% off
Español para niños grandes (Spanish for children aged 7-13)
A1-C1
Kids
1,362 lessons completed
USD 26.00+
4% off
1-1 mentorship for bilingual o multilingual parents and educators
A1-C2
Conversation
2 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
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Arvind Thambidurai
26 Spanish lessons
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Our lessons have been so amazing! My children are four and six years old and they are really excited for these classes. Her classes are so engaging - she actually had the kids bake a carrot and apple cake, they play hide and seek, and sing lots of songs. She also helps with how to continue teaching and reinforcing content in between our classes, which has been especially helpful. She also uses technology in a very unique and engaging manner. It is so meaningful that the kids look forward to and are engaged in their classes, rather than it be another chore for them to do!
Student Liz
Liz
21 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I had Ana for my 3yo child. I already tried a couple of teachers for my child but was not easy to meet the right fit. However I found Ana the best teacher for young children and my daughter truly enjoyed and was involved! Looking forward to taking her next lesson soon!
stephen grizzle
8 Spanish lessons
My seven year old loved the lesson. He is now excited to speak Spanish. Ana Carolina connected with him. She got my son to open up and participate. She made adjustments and catered the learning to him. He is excited for the next lesson :)
Melody
240 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
My son has now had nearly 20 classes with Ana, and he looks forward to his weekly sessions. Ana is wonderfully prepared for each class, and is an engaging and skilled teacher. Prior to starting our lesions with her, we had tried several other online Spanish teachers. What made Ana stand out is the fact that she always makes the lesson interactive and fun, which is so important with young children. Thank you so much!!!
Diana Mercedes
2 Spanish lessons
Ana Carolina me ha dado muchos consejos y muy valiosos para desarrollar el idioma inglés con mis hijos en casa. Sus mentorías tienen un enfoque práctico, flexible y al tener en común educar a nuestros hijos en casa, sus consejos están aterrizados en la realidad de una mamá homeschooler. Lo que más agradezco es el abanico de posibilidades que vamos explorando para hacer del idioma inglés algo natural y fluído en casa.
Student Mussa
Mussa
1 Spanish lesson
I took a class for my niece, she’s 11 and she enjoyed so so much the class! It was really great thank you!!