...people in need. I am tutoring because it is an awesome privilege to be able to help students feel successful in gaining new knowledge or learning new skills. When students make connections between what goes on in their everyday lives and what they are learning, exciting things happen! I believe creative teaching engages a student, and when students are engaged, they are motivated to learn. Students are not simply empty vessels to be filled with...
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...by enhancing concentration, getting better job opportunities and boosting your confidence when conversing with someone in their native language and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. Being a Spanish speaker and having studied languages allows me to teach better and to make students feel more ease during lessons. I also feel that I have a better understanding of their needs and fears and can contribute the required skills to provide...
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...obstacles that learning a new language presents. I learned German when I lived in Austria as an exchange student with the Rotary Club (but forgot it), and learned English when I moved to America and went to college. I would love to help you get better at speaking Spanish and understanding the language and culture. My schedule is very flexible, so don't be afraid to ask me if I can meet with you on other times.
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...chemistry, it can be very tempting to rely too heavily on rote memorization, so I try to focus on developing a deep understanding of concepts in order to reduce the need for memorization. I also tutor Spanish, which has been a passion of mine for many years. I'm mostly self-taught and excited to help others learn from my own past mistakes. I recently spent 7 months studying in Spain, in a very small city where...
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...constitutional law, and legal argumentation at Universidad de los Andes. Teaching has always been one of my favorite parts of my work, and I truly enjoy helping others grow their language skills and confidence. As a native Spanish speaker who also speaks fluent English (and some Italian and French), I understand the challenges and joys of learning a language. My goal is to make Spanish approachable and enjoyable whether you're looking to improve conversation, fine-tune...
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...student, I am in the Social Journalism M.A. program and will be dedicating my year to analyzing diversity in the video game community (which I am actively part of). I am a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. During my undergraduate, I was awarded the Florida Association of Broadcasters Scholarship Award. I was also the first Online Digital Producer/Social Media Marketer for the Central Florida Future, the...
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...athletes, where I helped students struggling with English composition and Spanish courses. Though I enjoy tutoring students in writing classes, I am most passionate about Spanish and have studied the language for nearly nine years. I am a firm believer that with the right instructor and plenty of hands-on practice, anyone can learn a foreign language. In my free time, I enjoy reading (yes, I am a proud, self-proclaimed nerd), writing, and spending time with...
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...passionated about working with raw data transforming it into Interactive Dashboards which tells the history behind the numbers, Push the Sales and improve the decisions taking process or "Data Driven Decisions" performing in companies like Sanitas USA, Samsung Electronics, etc. Since my childhood i've been involved in the IT world getting experience in this field which drove me to completed a bachelor program as Systems Engineering. I'm a native Spanish Speaker and willing to teach...
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...and study tips/tricks. I am a hard worker and very understanding when it comes to patience. I have had additional experience assisting children from kindergarten through 8th grade as an after school volunteer. I also have experience tutoring high school material as I was a tutor throughout my high school years. I still even continue to help out some of my college friends to this day. I will try to make tutoring sessions enjoyable, yet...
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I graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2015 with a double major in linguistics and Spanish. In 2016 I completed a Fulbright grant in Brazil, where I taught English at a federal university. Having lived in Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina, I have an international focus and a passion for languages. I have experience as a tutor, outdoor education instructor, and ESL teacher.
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Helping you to accomplish your goals motivates me to continue in this wonderful teaching path. Learning a foreign language is the most wonderful yet challenging activity someone can experience. I'm here to help you with your language objectives! I can't wait to meet you!
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...experience as a neurodivergent student that a patient teacher and a personalized approach makes all the difference in the learning experience. I work to make all material exciting and achievable for each student so they feel that they are truely learning, and they enjoy it. I'm a firm believer in the benefits of life-long learning, and the earlier a student finds a passion for it, the more fulfilling their life will be, but that it's...
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...as a volunteer tutor at a local middle school, and as a writing tutor for all levels of college students, including four senior thesis writers. My favorite part of tutoring is getting to know my students as people, learning about what gets my students excited about learning and hearing about my students' successes and failures, academically and otherwise. As a recent college grad myself, I have always experienced huge satisfaction when my studies finally click....
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...a family atmosphere in a classroom setting where all students can grow. I love to tutor as it is an individualized approach with 1 or more students. Students gain confidence and reinforcement in the subject area they are being tutored in when in a 1-1 setting or in a small group. They can ask questions and engage more freely when being tutored versus in a large group setting. The enjoyment and reward I get for...
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...Sciences, I have always been willing and able to help those around me develop the same passion and understanding for these subjects. I have a Social Sciences bachelor's degree in International Affairs with a Certificate in Leadership. I believe every student learns differently, and the key to helping them understand a subject is to understand how they need to learn said subject. I have a passion for the Social Sciences and Spanish Language and Culture,...
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I am a lifelong learner that enjoys traveling and learning new languages and cultures. I enjoy helping others along their learning journeys very much also!
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...hard. I have traveled, studied, and volunteered in Spanish speaking countries in Central America. What I love about traveling is the connections made with people. The thing I enjoy most about teaching and tutoring Spanish is seeing learners grow in confidence and become totally comfortable understanding the language and the culture. My master's degree is in International Community Development from Southeastern University. This confidence makes connecting with native and non-native Spanish-speakers a pleasure! I love...
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...life with and without support. I understand the meaning of having someone that can guide and help you succeed in your future accomplishments whether academical or professional. I really enjoy teaching others how to manage problems and difficulties that they have so they can tackle them straight on without any fears or second thoughts. I have a bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico. Specialized in world history, international relations, US...
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Spanish 1 provides and introduction and overview of the beautiful language of Spanish. Spanish 2 increases the difficulty and complexity of the material, while expecting students to continue to make use of the elementary knowledge they gained in Spanish 1. Students are introduced to more tenses and are expected to differentiate between their proper usages. While many of the verbs introduced in Spanish 1 follow the rules of conjugation that students concurrently learn, Spanish 2 begins to present frequently used words that don't follow these patterns and must be memorized individually. Students continue to increase their Spanish vocabulary as well. All of the words they learned in Spanish 1 are still fair game and can appear on homework, quizzes, and tests.
Along with the expansion of student's skills in these various areas, they are expected to have more involved conversations. No longer are conversations simple exchanges of common phrases that often follow rigid formats. Students are expected to express their own opinions about subjects with confidence, if not ease, in a foreign language. Reading and writing skills are expected to follow suit and to develop more complexity and depth. Students are expected to being speaking and writing as naturally in Spanish as they do in their native language. While they aren't expected to be fluent, they will need greater proficiency than in the previous course.
Students who struggled in Spanish 1, or consider their foundational knowledge shaky, can find Spanish 2 even more challenging, as the class is notably sequential. Those who wish to increase their skill in Spanish may want to consider working with a personal Spanish tutor. Varsity Tutors can help students connect with experienced Spanish tutors anywhere in the United States. Highly qualified tutors have experience making the language more accessible at every point along the path to language acquisition.
Personal Spanish tutoring allows students to have the full attention of their instructor. Questions can be answered as they arise and students are able to receive immediate feedback on their work. This ensures emergent misunderstandings will be cut off before they become bad habits. Tutors take the time to get to know their students in order to fully understand the mastery of the language thus far. Strengths and weaknesses are considered, as is the personal learning style of each student. With this information, tutors are able to design a learning plan that addresses the skills and concepts individual students most need help with. Students are encouraged to work through the material at their own pace and spend as much or as little time on each topic as they need to fully understand and master the concept. An experienced tutor can provide support and guidance every step of the way.
Working with a personal Spanish tutor also allows the student to be in control of scheduling their own sessions. This can be very important for students who are already feeling overwhelmed with a challenging course and the hectic scheduling demands of school, family, and work. Tutors want to reduce the stress students are experiencing and are available to meet in a variety of locations, including in the student's home, at a school campus, a local coffee shop, or a nearby library. Sessions can be held during the day, in the evening, or on weekends depending on student availability. The Varsity Tutors live learning platform allows students to meet with a private tutor either in person or face-to-face online. This gives them the flexibility to meet with their tutor at the time and location of their choice.
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Recent Halifax Spanish 2 Tutoring Session Notes
Today was our first session, and the student is beginning a summer online course. We reviewed furniture vocabulary and began discussing travel vocabulary. He learned the subjunctive tense and was able to grasp the main idea quickly. We discussed creating flashcards to review vocabulary. He knows what pages to finish studying before he takes the Unit 1 quiz on Friday.
We went through some of the student's Spanish notebook and I quizzed her on food and place vocab words, and held short dialogues with her to practice. I also explained the difference between "el Papa" and "la papa"-- the Pope vs. potatoes!
Today, we finished up with formal commands and started the present subjunctive. The student was quick to understand the concepts and practiced a lot online. Very productive. We are hoping to finish up before she goes to school.
We talked about object pronouns and a little bit about reflexive pronouns and why they are similar. Today was productive because the student was able to review direct and indirect pronouns and their uses within sentence structure. We practiced with exercises from both his textbook and other materials. He has notecards that include details about using direct and indirect pronouns.
Initial session today with the student went well. It appears that he needs a good foundation regarding how to conjugate verbs and also gain experience in attaching the correct verb conjugation with the correct pronoun (tu....eres /you....are). We came up with a graphic way to remember the endings so that appeared to be a good start. We did a little bit of writing, oral, and discussion regarding some simple sentences that incorporated the verbs, and some of the material that he learned last year in Spanish 1, and discussed the reasoning behind the sentences.
Review of some basic Spanish I vocabulary and regular verb conjugation
Went over the difference between ser and estar and question words (que, como, quien, cual, etc.)
Practiced English-Spanish and Spanish-English translations and tweaking pronunciation
