Uit SpanjeWoont in Badajoz, Spanje (13:24 UTC+02:00)
Over mij
italki leerkracht sinds 19 Jan 2022
Hello! My name is Ignacio and I am keen to help you improve your Spanish.
After an international career spanning over 25 years as an officer of the United Nations managing international aid, I have retired early to enjoy other things I like, and as such, now I have plenty of time to tutor students to further their conversational skills and broaden their vocabulary.
I studied in the US, France and Japan and worked overseas in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. I realize that my background is very useful in relating / communicating with my students. I am equally fluent in French, English and Portuguese, while I remain a learner in many other languages, wherever I have lived!
Ik als leerkracht
I have been tutoring conversational Spanish for the past 10 years, as a hobby with friends, now as a part-time hobby to help students deepen their knowledge of the language beyond grammar and textbooks, while we do of course address grammar issues as they may arise. Presently, I tutor in conversational Spanish online. I like to make my classes fun to ensure you are enjoying yourself.
My students include those who want to improve their spoken Spanish, pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago, retirees & expats about to move to Spain...
* I teach levels A2 (advanced beginners or pre-intermediate) & above.
I welcome your FEEDBACK in the REVIEWS section to continue improving.
Mijn lessen en manier van lesgeven
My conversational classes are intended to help students improve their oral skills, both practical conversation as well as pronunciation.
My methodology is simple and effective:
1- Understand the student's needs and define learning goals.
2- Propose a teaching approach based on students' preferences and combining various resources (for ex. Q&A, audio, video, role play, text, etc).
3- Maintain a structure with purpose, we don't talk randomly.
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340 Beoordelingen
Tim
43 Spaans lessen
I’m actually a Spanish teacher and have been teaching language for a long, long time. Although I have a close friend and colleague who’s from Spain and with whom I speak regularly, I wanted someone else - another native speaker - with whom to practice. I’ve been talking to Ignacio for over a year now and I always learn something about Spanish (idiomatic language and vocabulary, for example) or about Spain. I’m planning to retire and spend significant time in Spain, including on the Camino de Santiago, of which Ignacio has loads of experience and has been a font of important information. He’s interesting and interested, and I highly recommend him.
27 apr. 2025
Leanne
32 Spaans lessen
Ignacio is a wonderful teacher. He makes me feel very confident to speak Spanish with him. I can't wait to get to Spain and practice my Spanish skills
24 apr. 2025
merrien
3 Spaans lessen
Una persona muy agradable para hablar
Español y mejorar su fluidez
31 mrt. 2025
Jenny
1 Spaans les
¡Muchas gracias, Ignacio! You were very patient with me, as the difference between what I can understand and what I can say in Spanish is quite large (relying very heavily on other related languages just now as I haven't studied Spanish formally before). Thank you for the suggestions for how I can improve and for the feedback on my pronunciation as well. I look forward to more conversation practice soon!