Jackeline

I am a native Spanish speaker and I am fluent in English too. I am married for more than 30 years to a British citizen and I am currently living in Banbury with my husband and I have two adult children.

Most of my adult life, I have lived in an English speaking country but I lived and went to university in my home country of Ecuador until I was 25 years old. I did part of my University studies in Ecuador and 5 years in the United States as well.

I have lived in the UK since 2010 and I have taught GCSE and A level Spanish for more than 8 years. I also have experience teaching Primary school children.

Teaching has always been part of my professional life.

Tutoring Experience

I have more than 30 years of teaching experience in Ecuador, United States and United Kingdom.

Firstly I worked as a supply Spanish teacher at the Inter-American Academy, an international school in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The latter experience allowed me to work in the American School of Arberdeen as a supply Spanish teacher.

My next teaching position was as a Spanish Club leader for Language4kids Company in Bloxham Primary School and Shenington Primary school and at the same time I was a volunteer in the Foreign language departments at Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Chenderit School.

Regarding translations, I had the opportunity to work at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for one year using my knowledge in Spanish and English.

In the last 10 years I have taught in the area of Oxfordshire tutoring primary school children as well as GCSE and A level students.

I also give casual conversational Spanish lessons to students of all ages.

Tutoring Approach

First I ask my students the purpose of learning Spanish and their final goal.
Then I evaluate their Spanish level by asking a few questions and this will let me assess their current comprehension level.

I teach at the pace of my students but I also try to challenge them in speaking by talking most of the time in Spanish. Being a native Spanish speaker gives my students the opportunity to listen to a native Spanish accent. If they do not understand me I translate immediately. In other words I tailor the lessons to the needs and age of my students.

This approach has helped my students reach their Spanish learning goals, whether this is an improvement in Spanish fluency or attaining a desired grade on their exams.