No matter your language level, you will learn a lot and have fun while at it!
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Catalan
Native
Spanish
Native
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English
French
No matter your language level, you will learn a lot and have fun while at it!
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From SpainLiving in Barcelona, Spain (09:24 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 27, 2017
¡Hola! My name is Carol, I live in Begur (Catalonia). So, I’m a native Spanish and Catalan speaker. I live near the sea with my dog Rita and 6 cats. You can easily say that I’m a crazy cat lady (una loca de los gatos). I love all the animals and whenever I can, I try to help the animals in need. My cats were in danger when I found them so I rescued them, and as we say here in Spain — six can live as cheap as one (donde come uno, comen seis… ). Usually, they sleep during the lessons (except Manolo), but Rita sometimes comes to attend the lesson with us. But don’t worry, they behave themselves!
Me as a Teacher
I’ve been working as an online Spanish and Catalan tutor for a few years now, helping foreign students of all levels and ages achieve great results. My Spanish pronunciation is neutral, and the same goes for my Catalan. When I was at the university, I started volunteering for some NGOs where I was teaching Spanish and Catalan. I was offering lessons to people who had recently arrived in Spain and I introduced them to the local culture and our way of living. Since then I’ve realised teaching is my true passion.
Nowadays I'm working on my Spanish podcast ¡Pero cómo está el patio! and I encourage you to check it out!
My lessons & teaching style
During the informal lessons we aim to improve your conversational skills. You can choose a topic for us to talk about — anything from recent happenings to your favourite subjects — or you can leave it up to me to choose a subject. The lessons can also be structured to focus on your questions or doubts. Furthermore, we can also conduct mock interviews to discuss specific topics you may be interested in (university classes, work, travel).
For formal tutoring, every lesson is tailored to the student's needs and goals. Lesson materials are prepared beforehand and depending on how much time you have on hand, you can also get homework to do.
Carol is one of the most positive, upbeat people I have ever met. This quality helps every lesson move forward to great topical matters and lots of laughs, along the way to learning advanced Spanish.
I highly recommend Carol!
Feb 21, 2020
Michele the Euroglot
28 Catalan lessons
Teacher’s pick
Carol is a teacher you can easily get addicted to!
I have been taking Catalan lessons with her since February 2018 and, although I am often told that my Catalan is excellent and I'd rather work on improving other languages, I cannot give up on our weekly lesson (and would love to take more!), because it's an hour of learning in a fun and relaxed way.
Carol is the teacher I would like to have for each of the languages I am learning, and also the teacher I would like to be myself.
Moltíssimes gràcies per tot!
Oct 28, 2018
Michal
36 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
¡Una clase muy interesante sobre política! ¡Carol es la mejor profesora de español y puedo recomendarla a todo el mundo! Después de la lección, siempre me siento motivado para seguir aprendiendo y mejorando mis habilidades. Gracias por el apoyo y nos vemos pronto :)
Aug 26, 2018
Gerry Weitz
253 Spanish lessons
It's always great to chat with Carol and she always has some planned materials as well. Thanks so much, Carol!
Apr 13, 2024
Jackie Donnelly
9 Spanish lessons
Como siempre Carol fue estupendo yo aprendí mucho
Feb 10, 2024
Judy
140 Spanish lessons
Carol is very patient with my learning. Gives me great resources for my studies. It is always a pleasure to have the lessons. Thank you Carol.