Maria Elena

I am a Spanish teacher with many years experience. I teach at secondary school and understand well the difficulties the students encounter when learning languages. I help my students to get ready to undertake their A Level and GCSE Spanish exams. I am quite experience with the grammar of the language, I have a very good understanding of how to help the student with the speaking side of the examination and for A level, I have taught two of the books and one of the films required. I have also been a tutor for many years, giving those who just want to communicate in Spanish the confidence required.

Tutoring Experience

I have taught for many years the Spanish GCSE syllabus. I have taught the AQA and Edexel scheme of work. I have taught at the same time the A level Spanish course, which any student who is undertaking it at the moment, will understand the difficulties of it. Again, I have been working with AQA, one of the most demanding examining boards for languages.

Tutoring Approach

Before dealing with any specific topic, I like the students to have a basic knowledge of the vocab we are going to be dealing with. I use Quizlet quite a lot (I have my own account), and whether you are getting ready for your GCSEs or simply wanting to communicate, I have all my sets already upload and ready for you to learn them by playing with them. I also think it is important for those students who have to sit an exam, to understand the grammar of whatever situation they need to focus on. Finally, we will put all this together by using it in a conversation, in a reading comprehension or in a listening.