Hello, my name is Maria Henderson and I'm an experienced native Spanish tutor currently living in the United States. I have been giving Spanish lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2013. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 50% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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phoebe210 United States
Muy bien!
phoebe210 United States
Muy bien! Learning a lot of new vocabulary about careers.
phoebe210 United States
Muy bien!
phoebe210 United States
Muy bien!
phoebe210 United States
It was a great lesson practicing on work vocabulary.
phoebe210 United States
Learning vocabulary for work is very exciting. I can't wait to use my Spanish skill at work.
I am a CPA in the District of Columbia. Born and raised in Segovia, Spain, but I have lived in US for the last 30 years.
Qualifications & Experience
I have 10 years of experience teaching Spanish as a Foreign language and 2 years' experience as an accountant in the US. I have higher accounting education in Spain and in the US business and accounting and I am a professional tax preparer. My lessons are best suited for someone looking to learn Spanish for business.
Teaching Approach
My lessons are designed to be fun and effective. Students quickly acquire the confidence to use the new language and are encouraged to want to learn more. I use Spanish almost exclusively even with beginners and they are surprised how much they can speak from the first day.
Because the needs, preference and motivations of the students are very varied, the lessons are completely customized. The student gives me their objectives and whether they like grammar exercises, practice conversation, guided speaking tasks, etc. Then I create lesson plans, offer study guides and homework activities for reinforcement.
I suggest that beginning students follow the classic curriculum for foreign language learning to build the groundwork for their studies. The objective is to cover the basic grammar with much repetition in useful situations. As students' progress they are ready for increasingly complex grammar.
Many advanced students greatly benefit from dialogues based on articles, books and other media in order to learn and retain new vocabulary that is meaningful to them. Besides improving their speaking skills some advanced students have benefited from help with written tasks, couching for interviews, preparing for DELE, GCSE and other exams and reading Spanish literature. All learners progress faster when they use the Spanish language daily in an enjoyable way.
Una Contable Publica Certificada en el Distrito de Columbia, US. Nací y crecí en España pero llevo viviendo 30 años en los Estados Unidos.
Qualifications & Experience
Soy Contable Publica Certificada en Washington DC. He trabajado como contable fiscal desde 2022. Fui profesora de español durante siete años en dos colegios privados de Nueva York. Tengo 10años de experiencia dando clases particulares de español.
Soy titulada en Empresariales y Contabilidad en Universidades de España y Estados Unidos. Mis lecciones son ideales para alguien que busque Inglés para negocios.
Teaching Approach
Creo lecciones divertidas e interesantes y los estudiantes se sienten cómodos usando su nuevo idioma. Incluso los principiantes se sorprenden de cuánto pueden entender desde el primer día.
Para los principiantes el objetivo es cubrir el vocabulario y gramática básicos con mucha repetición. El plan de estudios mueve al estudiante a través de diferentes temas tales como las actividades diarias y el ocio, describir y socializar con personas y describir lugares. A medida que los estudiantes avanzan entran en tipos de diálogos y gramática más complejos . Los estudiantes más avanzados se benefician enormemente de la conversación con una nativa aprendiendo vocabulario y recibiendo correcciones en la pronunciación y la gramática. Las clases se adaptan a sus intereses por lo que el uso del tiempo es muy eficiente.
Los estudiantes se benefician más cuando practican las cuatro habilidades de comprensión oral, lectura, escritura dentro y fuera de la clase.