Information About Javier - Cork tutor

Personal Description:

¡Hola! Native teacher from the north of Spain with over 10 years experience. Graduated with Hons in Linguistics and English and holding an Instituto Cervantes ELE teacher certificate. ¡Te espero!

Tutoring Experience:

I hold a Cervantes ELE teacher certification and I have a hons degree in Linguistics and English. I have over 10 years of experience with pupils from different ages and backgrounds, I have taught from teenagers to people in their 70s, and I understand concerns and interest are not always the same hence I am always looking for things that are of interest for my students, so classes are more entertaining. I have experience preparing for Junior and senior certs, always with magnificent outcomes!

In my lessons I make my students relax and enjoy (as in a Ryanair flight but with a smoother landing) and I always like to use a touch of humour. You will have no fear of speaking or committing mistakes at all, you will end up been confident and empowered with me!

I have been a student of languages myself for many years, I have an intermediate command of French, Fluency in English and an understanding of Latin, Greek and Old and Middle English. I am also proficient in multiple Spanish dialects apart from my own one (Castellano Septentrional/ Spanish spoken in the north of Spain) so we can definitely focus on different varieties, like Mexican Spanish if needed.

I also have experience working at big companies, so I can train you in Spanish for business or for health or for any specific purposes.

I helped students to master Spanish language, working in reducing the accent, earning fluency, etc. both Individual and groups.
I have been working in summer camps teaching English, back in my home city in Santander.

Approach to Grinds:

Listening and speaking activities are developed in my lessons with a variety of resources to enhance the understanding and the proper pronunciation of the language.
I like to focus in speaking as is the area where students fail the most; but I also make sure that the grammar is well understood.
Students always feel comfortable in my classes and know they don't need to hesitate to ask me questions.