"Hola! I am a Spanish native speaker with a Master of Arts in Spanish Literature (UGA), and a Ph.D. in Spanish and Transatlantic Cultural Studies (ASU). I have more than 20 years of experience teaching college Spanish, lower-level courses like Elementary and Intermediate Spanish, Beginning Reading, Conversation, Grammar, and Composition; and upper-level courses, such as Civilization of Latin America and Spain, Spanish Fiction, Contemporary Peninsular and Latin American Culture, Latin American Cinema, Film, and Literature, etc.

I am a good listener and really good at finding out what the best way to help you improve your skills is. We can schedule lessons at your own pace, themed by your personal interest!

About my passion for teaching languages:

I have been a language teacher for more than half my life now. After I concluded my English language studies, I started teaching English in my teens to stay connected to the language (if you don't use it, you lose it, right?). The fact that I could help someone else learn it and communicate globally was just fascinating and so rewarding to me, and I was probably one of the youngest teachers ever back then, which had its pros and cons... but we can talk about it one day when we are meeting for conversation practice :)

After teaching ESL and EFL for more than ten years, I moved to the U.S. to pursue graduate studies in Spanish Literature and Culture, and after graduating, I became a college professor. I have experience teaching beginning to advanced courses. My favorite classes were (still are!) Literature - I love reading -, and Film, because who doesn't like studying by watching and discussing movies! Apart from the classroom experience, I always enjoyed tutoring in one-on-one settings, especially to practice conversation, reviewing homework, and grammar, which sometimes can be hard in a classroom setting with too many students." less...