Cristina L
Cristina L
Qualified and experienced (+7 years) native Spanish teacher (+1500 hours taught online)
Hello dear students!
My name is Cristina and I’m a Spanish / Catalan native speaker from Valencia (Spain).
If you find yourself thinking...
- I‘m stuck even after studying Spanish since childhood
- I‘m afraid others won‘t understand my pronunciation
- I can‘t think in Spanish, I have to translate everything
If that‘s how you feel, I can change that. Here‘s how I know:
- I hold a BA degree in Translation Studies from Valencia University and a MA degree in Legal Translation (University of Alicante). I have also a postgraduate certificate in Modern Foreign Languages Teaching from Canterbury Christ Church University. Apart from my university degrees, I hold certificates in teaching Spanish as a foreign language and in professional proofreading from European University of Madrid. And if that is not enough for you I am also an examiner for the Cervantes Institute, and that means that I know perfectly how DELE exam works ;)
- I have 4 years of experience in teaching Spanish as a second language in a secondary school and a private company in Italy and another year of teaching experience in two Secondary schools in England. I also have 4 years of experience teaching adults in online platforms (+1500 hours taught).
- I use a communicative methodology. That is, I analyse your needs to create tailored and challenging lessons with the best resources to communicate and write clearly and effectively.
- I can guarantee a friendly and supportive environment during our lessons.
And lesson after lesson you‘ll get the strategies, practice and support to get unstuck, speak clearly and sound natural. You‘ll definitely be able to participate in discussions, feel in control when you speak and organise your thoughts in Spanish.
I have been studying and teaching languages most of my life and I understand the difficulties of learning a new language. So worry not and let‘s start this adventure together!
Cristina
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Student Reviews
5.0 103 Ratings
Heval
12 Lessons | November 11, 2024
I have been learning Spanish with Cristina for last 6 months and can’t recommend her enough! She has an excellent teaching style that perfectly combines grammar, conversation, and vocabulary, making each lesson well-rounded and engaging. She’s patient and always makes sure I understand each concept before moving on. Her balanced approach has really helped me improve my speaking and comprehension skills. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn Spanish effectively!”
Leah
65 Lessons | October 30, 2024
Another great lesson! Cristina makes it fun, interactive and has a lot of patience!
Fenella
12 Lessons | August 13, 2024
Cristina always makes sure that I do a lot of talking as this is the aspect of Spanish that I really struggle with. She prompts me enough to keep me going but makes sure I do the work myself so that I'll become more comfortable speaking Spanish. She doesn't even mind (too much) when I accidentally drop in some French words. Cristina is very patient and the lessons are varied and interesting. I find language learning very challenging but Cristina tries hard to make it painless and even fun.
Jack
38 Lessons | July 31, 2024
As always it was a phenomenal lesson with Cristina. I showed up rudely late due to a train issue and not only was she exceptionally accommodating and kind about it — she was able to still give me the full lesson and cover all the topics we needed to in order to keep my learning moving forward. This is just one specific example of the kind of teacher and person Cristina is, anyone would be lucky to have her as a teacher. As she always does, she made class quite enjoyable, educational and a great experience.