Information About Melisa - Redhill teacher

Personal Description:

Hello, I am from Argentina and I graduated with a degree in Spanish as Foreign Language from University of Cordoba (Argentina) in 2012. I am a very organized, patient and enthusiastic person who enjoys the languages and teaching and I always try to adapt myself and my lessons to the needs of my students. I came to England 5 years ago, I learned English as a second language and I really can understand some difficulties or problems to learn a foreign tongue (shyness, understanding, fluency, etc) In addition, When I was in the University I learned about mistakes and difficulties that English people has to learn Spanish language and how to work with this.

I work as a Spanish Assistant in a boarding school where I teach classes from year 10 to 13 specialising in exam preparation (GCSE and A Levels).

I offer priva**Contact Detail Removed**ssons - one on one tuition or small groups - for adults and children.
Also, I work with some adults students by video calls.

Teaching Experience:

In my country, I worked at the school for 3 years as a Spanish teacher (year 6 to year 11) and I taught Spanish Language to foreign students at the University (from China, Japan, England, Germany, Brazil, etc).

In England, I have been teaching this language since 2016. I have been working with different ages (from 2 to 78 years old) and different levels - face to face and online lessons-
I started at the school 1 year ago.

Teaching Approach:

I believe that to learn a second language we have to practice constantly so in my lessons, I speak in Spanish (90%) and my students have to speak as well. I work with grammar, videos and short texts to improve all the skills.
I really consider that teaching a language does not just mean teaching a grammar or phonetics. It also means teaching Spanish culture. For this reason, you will learn more about traditions, foods, etc from different Spanish speaking countries.

My lessons are different depend on my students, their levels, their ages and needs. I create my own materials and I use pictures, books or websites from other tutoring.

- with kids, I love using too many games, stories, cards, crafts and songs. They really learn a lot with this methodology.
- with young students, depend on their needs, we can work with a book plus some extra activities and videos to make the lesson more fun and improve skills.
- Secondary, GCSE and A Levels: I work with role plays, pictures and books.