✔ Certificated Spanish Teacher as a Foreign Language - 3 years of experience (A1-A2-B1) Levels ✔
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✔ Certificated Spanish Teacher as a Foreign Language - 3 years of experience (A1-A2-B1) Levels ✔
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From BoliviaLiving in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (07:40 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 24, 2021
InterestsFilms & TV SeriesTechTravel
Hello and welcome
My name is Ricardo, I am from Santa Cruz, Bolivia in South America. I am a certified Spanish teacher with 3 years of experience teaching individual and group classes. I teach online and in person. Currently I run my own Spanish School for students who want in person classes.
I´ve studied Environmental Engineering, love to travel, learn languages, swim and do yoga.
I´ve taken courses about customer service, graphic design, and Web development. Besides, I am a freelancer translator.
My creations
Me as a Teacher
Teaching online, it´s a great experience that allowed me to meet people from all over the world, something I never thought would happen but it is beautiful and I feel very blessed. I love to share my culture, stories, legends, food recipes, and many other things.
My classes are based on different methodologies and approaches that adapt to your goals and needs.
I like to create my own material that is fun and engaging:
- I do exercises with scripts from movies like "Yes, man", and "No se aceptan devoluciones".
- Examples of these exercises are
--- Difference between the simple past (estuve) and imperfect (estaba) tense.
--- Adjectives that are used with "SER" or "ESTAR".
My lessons & teaching style
In my classes, I usually use different types of materials:
---- https://www.santacruzspanish.com/
- Youtube videos, audio, dialogues (like, shopping in a store, booking a plane ticket, giving and asking for directions, and many more) also interactive exercises (where you can repeat your mistakes, important to help you move forward). Examples of these activities you can find on my webpage.
I want to emphasize that I have specialized in teaching grammar, structure, and conversation for beginner and intermediate levels.
For advanced levels
I help with conversation and comprehension, and we can talk about stories, and books, to understand the plot of the book or movie you liked most.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
78
Students
929
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
78
Students
929
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
19 lessons completed
USD 8.50+
Engaging Classes With Fun Stories !!, A1-B2 Levels -- Survival Traveler Package
A1 - B2Conversation336 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
General Conversational Spanish Classes, B1 - C2
B1 - C2Language Essentials356 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Conversation Class with grammar - All levels
A1 - C1Language Essentials213 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (2)
Podcast (3)
Quiz (19)
68 Reviews
unger53194
6 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ricardo’s conversational lessons are excellent and have significantly improved my speaking skills. He is genuinely caring and always ensures that I feel comfortable and confident during our sessions. Today, we watched YouTube videos together, which was both engaging and highly educational. Ricardo’s attention to detail and personalized approach make each lesson incredibly effective. His enthusiasm for teaching is contagious, and it motivates me to strive for better results. I highly recommend Ricardo to anyone looking to enhance their conversational abilities.
Jul 11, 2024
Peter
82 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Learning Spanish with Ricardo is a lot of fun. Instead of just going through textbooks, we specifically worked on conversational skills both in everyday situations and in conversations on specific topics. Ricardo identifies the points that need to be improved and he combines conversation practice with grammar literature in a pleasant and memorable way.
Dec 13, 2023
Kristine
26 Spanish lessons
Fantastic first lesson with Ricardo! On time, very organized, patient and pleasant and it was quickly obvious he is very skilled at teaching Spanish to non Spanish speakers. He asked and suggested several learning formats we could try for the next session. I'm very much looking forward to my next lessons with him.
Jan 17, 2025
Charlie
13 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I learn so much and I like that we practice speaking spanish, I really have to use my brain to form sentences but it's great learning
Jun 29, 2024
Kristine
26 Spanish lessons
Excellent teacher. Takes time to explain and is very encouraging and super pleasant! Lots of conversation and written practice.
Feb 1, 2025
Brian Moffitt
122 Spanish lessons
Ricardo is an excellent professor. He is always prepared for every class and shows genuine interest in my progress. He’s very creative and works very hard to design fun, relevant and customized lessons and materials to help me refine my abilities. He has a very supportive and encouraging demeanor, and I always feel comfortable in his classes. In addition, he helps me learn the specific Bolivian colloquial expressions that I need. I highly recommend him!