Jorge M.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education at University Complutense in Madrid (Spain) Higher Diploma in Spanish at University College Cork (Ireland)
Experience
My passion for teaching comes from my family, I grew up in a family in which my parents were teachers, also my old brother is an English teacher so I can say teaching is part of my life. As an English student and Spanish teacher, I have seen many different styles of teaching and I learnt from my experience in which things English speakers struggle most. With my extensive knowledge of both languages I have developed a successful method of teaching Spanish which the student will learn easier and faster, although without doubt the best method is motivation. I specialize in tutoring Spanish because I love languages, I always have seen learning a new language as a way of personal enrichment, the chance of meeting people and embracing other cultures is very exciting and gratifying. I am qualified to teach any level and Spanish linguistic skill (speaking, reading, listening, writing and grammar). If you desire an improvement of your conversational skill such as pronunciation, language structure and comprehension or just want to learn useful phrases and vocabulary in a short period of time I am qualified too. I have over six years of experience teaching individuals and groups, my educational background is in Elementary Education studies at University Complutense in Madrid, after that I was teaching English in a Spanish elementary school from Madrid (Jesús Maestro elementary school) for five years. Two years ago I decided to improve my teaching career and I entered the University College Cork in in order to advance my knowledge on the methods of teaching my mother tongue. While I was studying a Higher Diploma in Spanish there I was tutoring various students from University College Cork, because of this I had the opportunity to put into practice some of the methods that I learnt such as Task Based Language Learning or Grammar Translation Method of Teaching Spanish. One of my goals is to keep the student challenged and motivated with exercises adapted to the student's interest. I take my job seriously, for that reason, I always ask for feedback, and I never charge for a lesson in which the student or parent is not satisfied with my tutoring. I am flexible to suit whatever time is convenient for the student. While I do have 24-hour cancellation policy, I offer make-up lessons. I have a comfortable space in my apartment for tutoring, however I am always happy to travel to another location if necessary. You are invited to contact me, let me know what is of your interest and I will do my best to help you in your studies.
Availability
Any day after 11AM
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I love languages, reading and cinema, also I have a strong interest in Sports, I usually play soccer, basketball and tennis as a hobby and I used to play soccer semi-professionally in Spain.
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