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Osvaldo A. Cardona
Spanish
Native
English
Native
Chinese (Mandarin)
German
Russian

From Puerto Rico

Living in San Juan, Puerto Rico

TEFL/CIPELE certified Puerto Rican linguist who has 10 years of experience & can speak 5 languages Hello fellow linguaphiles! My name's Osvaldo but people usually call me Valdo. I could also be called 偶巴多 (中文), Oswald (auf Deutsch), or Освальдо (по-русски). My native language is Spanish but I also have a native fluency and proficiency in English. I have a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Master's degree in Linguistics. I enjoy travelling, exercising, running, kayaking, dancing, and learning new languages. I've lived in Puerto Rico for most of my life but I also spent some time living abroad in Beijing, China and in Berlin, Germany. I have a TEFL certification from ITA (International TEFL Academy) and I've been teaching ESL since 2015. I also have a CIPELE certification from the University of Salamanca. I've taught Spanish since 2021. I have experience working with students of different ages and levels of proficiency. I've taught children, teenagers, and adults with beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of proficiency. I have experience teaching online, at language learning centers, and at traditional schools. I've had group classes and individual 1-on-1 classes too. I've also taught basic Mandarin Chinese at a local university. I use all kinds of tools and resources to teach classes online. I like to have my students do different types of exercises to help them improve their language skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and comprehension). I've used various platforms like zoom, skype, google hangouts, kahoot, and youtube. I have also used sev...
My teaching material
  • Homework Assignments
  • Quizzes
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Audio files
  • Text Documents
  • PDF file
  • Image files
  • Articles and news
  • Graphs and charts
  • Video files
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Trial Lesson
350 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
50-50 Spanish Grammar & Conversation/Gramática & Conversación en Español
A1-C2
Language Essentials
1,741 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Español Puertorriqueño/Puerto Rican Spanish (NOT FOR BEGINNERS)
B1-C2
Language Essentials
530 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Conversational Spanish/Español Conversacional (NOT FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS)
A2-C2
Conversation
128 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Structured lessons·7
Patient·6
For beginners·39
Provides materials·2
David Margolius
21 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Valdo is a phenomenal teacher - attentive and creative. I have taken 3 weeks of lessons and see a dramatic improvement in my comfort with speaking and understanding Spanish.
Student Yvonne Vo
Yvonne Vo
185 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I am on a mission to learn Spanish and Valdo is the best! I took a while looking at other teachers' profiles and chose Valdo because of his qualifications and excellent reviews. I look forward to my lessons every week, each time there is new material or we are reviewing to really let it sink in. Lots of variety, and he provides resources so that I can continue practicing Spanish outside of class as well. Valdo is a fantastic teacher, and just a really cool person in general.
Kevin
28 Spanish lessons
Osvaldo is well educated and a very patient and adaptable teacher! Highly recommend his classes. I've been so grateful for regular classes with him... my speaking and understanding has improved significantly.
Karim Khan
98 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Awesome teacher. I’ve been working with him for the past year and have really become more fluent and conversational
Kevin
28 Spanish lessons
You won't regret taking lessons with Osvaldo, whether you want to learn Spanish in general or you want to dive deep into Puerto Rico's particular flavor of the language as I do. Very helpful, mellow, supportive, and informative.
Jared Galarza
15 Spanish lessons
Very professional but also moved at a pace that was comfortable for me to understand and learn.