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Vanesa Zapata
Spanish
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From Colombia

Living in Medellin, Colombia

Tutora con cinco años de experiencia certificada en ELE My name is Vanesa Zapata. I'm 29 years old, I'm from Medellín but right now I'm living in Argentina. I'm here doing my professional studies to become a professional Spanish teacher. I'm very patient. I have a lot of respect for this profession so I try to improve every day and learn as much as I can. I keep up to date with the latest language education programs and methods. About me: I love art - every kind of art - but my favorite art forms are theater, drawing, and dancing. I really enjoy spending time with my friends and family and I love to have conversations about anything and everything. I want to open my mind and connect with the whole world to understand it better! I really enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge, in the same way I like to learn from others. All my life I have been a student, and I intend to be a student the rest of my life. I finished a certificate in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language ELE to improve my teaching and methodologies. This whole process has given me many tools to teach you a new language. I love the Spanish language and I already know what are the basic things to learn a language. I have prepared activities to help you on this new path. Basically, with listening, reading, writing and speaking. Basic rules in Spanish language, vocabulary lists, some books easy to read, conversations and songs.
My teaching material
  • Text Documents
  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Image files
  • Articles and news
  • Quizzes
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Interests

Art
Music
Travel
Reading
Films & TV Series
Trial Lesson
163 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
Learn Idioms - Aprende Modismos - Advanced Level
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Nathalie Falcone
47 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
With Vanessa we focused initially on learning how to express myself in the past tense. It's still difficult for me to remember spontaneously the different endings. However, on a recent trip to Spain I felt much more comfortable trying to speak and people understood me. It's been great having someone like Vanesa to practice my skills because she's patient and and puts you at ease.
Student Charlie Molina
Charlie Molina
7 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve only had a couple of lessons with Vanesa so far, but I can already see what a huge benefit she’ll be to my Spanish journey. I’m an intermediate learner who still gets lost in conversations and struggles to say things correctly, but Vanesa is already helping me push past those hurdles. She has a great way of spotting the specific types of mistakes I tend to make—like in our last class, she helped me work through my “por vs. para” confusion, even while we chatted about a range of topics. That kind of targeted correction is exactly what I’ve been looking for. She’s easy to talk to, patient, and really knows how to support Spanish learners. I’m looking forward to taking more consistent lessons with her!
Student 🧠🎓📝 Cece💡✏️📚
🧠🎓📝 Cece💡✏️📚
87 Spanish lessons
Vanesa is seriously one of the best teachers I’ve ever had 😄. She’s super friendly, down to earth, and funny. She remembers sooo much about my life and always asks a ton of questions, which helps my Spanish a lot because I end up speaking naturally instead of feeling like I’m just doing exercises the whole lesson. She’s energetic and super nice, but she’ll also call me out when I’m avoiding the stuff I actually need to study 😂, and honestly I need that. She explains grammar and tenses REALLY well and somehow makes things feel way less intimidating. You can tell she genuinely loves teaching Spanish and cares about her students improving. Also, she’s super flexible, patient, encouraging, and just overall a bada$s teacher. I always leave class feeling more confident and motivated. If you’re thinking about taking lessons with her, DO IT!
Student 🧠🎓📝 Cece💡✏️📚
🧠🎓📝 Cece💡✏️📚
87 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vanesa had me create alternate endings for a video we watched, so I learned A LOT of vocab (which also means she was very patient with me while I tried to explain my creative thoughts). Today’s class was super engaging and fun. As always, 1000/1000 will recommend ☺️
Student Mara
Mara
3 Spanish lessons
Vanesa is a great person to study spanish with! She provides a fun and supportive space to practice. Looking forward to future sessions. Thanks for your help!
Daniel Osto
1 Spanish lesson
I came into the lesson quite unprepared and not at all confident. Vanesa rounded out my goals by asking me the what’s and how’s of what my ability was.