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Carmen

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Spanish
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Spanish

About Me

Hi! My name is Carmen, and I'm a Spanish teacher. Now the obvious things are out of the way, here are some things you may not know. My name means 'poem' in Latin, and I kind of like that. I was born in Granada, a cute city in the south of Spain where Carmen means 'big house with garden'. There, I graduated in philosophy, and learnt there is a word in my language to name the colour clouds turn at sunset. Amazed by that, I moved to Madrid to study arts and, trying to see as many of those clouds as possible, travelled a lot. I ended up in Boston, Massachusetts, where I became a Spanish teacher so I could discuss the details of that colour with everyone (I should add that we discussed other things, too). Back in Madrid, I decided I wanted to know how a human learns to use colours that don't exist in his or her mother tongue, and got a master's degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. Then I moved to London, where I continued my cloud research for a good while (English skies often have one or two clouds). Now I'm home again and also here, on Verbling, willing to teach you the name of that sunset colour and every other crucial word you need to know in my language. For those less interested in clouds, I have experience in teaching Spanish for travel, business and medicine, academic Spanish, Hispanic literature and much more.
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My trial lessons

Determinaremos tu nivel, objetivos, áreas de mejora y el plan de trabajo que más se adapte a tus gustos y necesidades.
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Teacher Stats

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timetable9 years ago
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class2,713
class_blackboard23.1 lesson average
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Schedule

Teaching Expertise

Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
Castilian Spanish

Résumé

schoolEducation

2014 - 2015
Masters in Spanish Language: Research and Professional Practices
Autonomous University of Madrid - Madrid, Spain
2009 - 2010
Voice-over Course
School of Acting and Dubbing 'Rafael Alberti' - Madrid, Spain
2006 - 2008
Diploma in Visual Arts
University of Arts and Performances TAI - Madrid, Spain
2001 - 2006
Graduated in Philosophy
University of Granada - Granada, Spain

briefcaseWork Experience

2015 - 2015
Researcher
Royal Spanish Academy - Madrid, Spain
CORPES team
2011 - 2012
Spanish Teacher
Spanish Immersion Jamaica Plain & Brookline - Boston, U.S.
Introductory Spanish Classes for groups
2008 - 2010
Supporting Language Teacher
Spain's Ministry of Education - Itinerary Classrooms of Circuses Program
2015 - 0
Freelance translator
Academic papers, legal documents, résumés, website content, creative writing.
2012 - 0
Private Spanish Tutor
Business Spanish, Hispanic Culture and Literature, Academic Language, etc.

diploma_2Certifications

2014 - 2015
Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language
Autonomous University of Madrid - Madrid, Spain
Official Master's degree

Ratings

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137
Fun
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112
Motivation Guru
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99
Excellent Materials
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166
Great Conversation
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19
Exam Coach
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17
Business Expert
blog
24
Writing Coach
for_beginner
59
Great for Beginners
for_beginner
142
Great for Intermediate
for_experienced
27
Great for Advanced
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30
Accent Reduction
electronics
27
Tech Savvy
trainers
45
Goes the Extra Mile
language
135
Grammar Expert
heart_with_pulse
17
Great for medical professionals
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37
Cultural Insights

5.0 Average

1296 ratings, 171 students
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July 8, 2017 • Lessons: 143
Some people are born with innate talent and passion for teaching. They are few -- I personally have met just a handful throughout my life so far. Carmen is one of them. I admire her mastery, her insightful ways of explaining Spanish grammar, her charming charisma, her self-discipline, and dedication to her job -- she is always on time and always prepared. I took around 100 classes with her and every single time I was looking forward to it. I will be missing our conversations, our debates, and our friendship, through which the world of Spanish language and immensely rich and colorful Hispanic culture opened to me.
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December 29, 2015 • Lessons: 5
Carmen was great! She came prepared with a fun learning plan that forced you to really think in Spanish and be creative- not just respond with yes or no answers. I will definitely be scheduling another session with her soon.
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December 23, 2015 • Lessons: 6
Carmen is one of the most eloquent, patient and caring instructors I've worked with here in Verbling. She has a great extraverted teaching personality; my classes with her are always enjoyable and productive.
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