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Larry TheLanguageGuy
Portuguese
English
Native
Spanish
French
Thai
Other

From United States

Living in Shanghai, China

I am very passionate about helping others to be able to communicate in the native language of others without requiring the aid of an interpreter. Over several years,, as I've traveled throughout 13 different countries, I've taught language courses to many. I've taught English to native Spanish & Portuguese speakers. I've also helped native English & Portuguese students to become fluent in Spanish. I understand the difficulties & frustrations that occur as one attempts to learn a new language. For this reason, I am very patient & compassionate towards my students. I teach in a very practical & enjoyable way that enables the student to quickly begin to apply what has been learned. Over a period of 7 years, I have lived in Guatemala, Honduras and Brazil and interacted daily with the people in their native tongues of either Spanish or Portuguese. I have also gone into 9 other Latin American countries and worked with the people. For many years, I have served as an interpreter between the three languages. I read and write in Spanish and Portuguese with great ease. My goal is to get you quickly speaking in your new language, Practice is most important in achieving foreign language fluency. Through our work together, you will become well understood by any native speaker of the language you are learning. Your oral comprehension will also improve greatly.. I emphasize the development of correct pronunciation so that you will be well understood as you speak. My goal is to...
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USD 12.00+
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Student Zidon
Zidon
9 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Larry is very easy to talk to and enthusiastic about teaching!
Student Brett Turner
Brett Turner
8 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Very early on in my Spanish journey. Larry was extremely friendly and made me feel comfortable even when I struggled. Look forward to working with him again.
Student Chuck Tarver
Chuck Tarver
77 Spanish lessons
We had a great conversation in Spanish about my recent trip to Martha's Vineyard.
Student Artyom
Artyom
1 English lesson
Teacher’s pick
Great conversational class with Larry! It wasn't a boring class but it was an interesting, fun and amazing conversation with him because he is fun, kind, friendly and engaging! I didn't feel nervous the whole class thanks to his great personality and his courage to make classes fun and interesting! He is a great guy to talk to in English and he also likes learning foreign languages as me and he likes finding out more about different countries and cultures as we did about my home country Russia and my city Vladivostok and also the same about the United States in today's class! It was nice to meet him and I hope to book a class with him in the future!
Rita Van Briesen
2 Spanish lessons
I haven't studied Spanish since high school and have been really nervous to do anything besides Duo Lingo because I'm embarrassed at how my skills have diminished. But Larry put me at ease immediately - he is very personable, met me where I was at, and made the whole thing very approachable. He also wrote out any phrases I wasn't familiar with in the chat so I had them to look back at later, which I really appreciated. He's made me excited to work on my goal of conversational Spanish for the first time in a long time! His engaged but relaxed style is perfect for me.
Student Chuck Tarver
Chuck Tarver
77 Spanish lessons
Very good conversations about the days events.

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