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Carmen
5.0
United Kingdom•
5:13 PM (GMT+01:00)
Spanish
172
2,743
Spanish
172
2,743
Speaks
English
,Spanish
,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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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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One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
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5.0 Schedule
April 18, 2025 - April 25, 2025
All times listed are in your local timezone
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Fri
04/18/2025
Sat
04/19/2025
Sun
04/20/2025
Mon
04/21/2025
Tue
04/22/2025
Wed
04/23/2025
Thu
04/24/2025
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Teaching Expertise
Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
Castilian Spanish
Résumé
Education
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
Work 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.
Certifications
2014 - 2015
Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language
Autonomous University of Madrid - Madrid, Spain
Official Master's degree
Ratings
137
Fun
112
Motivation Guru
101
Excellent Materials
168
Great Conversation
19
Exam Coach
17
Business Expert
24
Writing Coach
61
Great for Beginners
143
Great for Intermediate
28
Great for Advanced
31
Accent Reduction
28
Tech Savvy
46
Goes the Extra Mile
136
Grammar Expert
17
Great for medical professionals
39
Cultural Insights
5.0 Average
1304 ratings, 172 students
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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