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Passionate Spanish Professor with a PhD
Rachel W.

218 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $50

About Rachel


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¡Hola, soy Rachel! I recently graduated from the University of Virginia with a PhD in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures and am currently a Spanish professor at the same university. In 2020, I won the university-wide Graduate Student Teaching Award at UVa. In addition to 4 years of teaching Spanish at UVa, I taught beginning level Spanish at the University of South Florida while getting my Master's degree. I have taught everything from very beginning Spanish to Spanish grammar courses to...

¡Hola, soy Rachel! I recently graduated from the University of Virginia with a PhD in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures and am currently a Spanish professor at the same university. In 2020, I won the university-wide Graduate Student Teaching Award at UVa. In addition to 4 years of teaching Spanish at UVa, I taught beginning level Spanish at the University of South Florida while getting my Master's degree. I have taught everything from very beginning Spanish to Spanish grammar courses to Hispanic literature courses.

I love learning and teaching new languages and hope to be able to help you learn your new language! I love being able to spread knowledge and culture through teaching languages. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing students finally understand a concept and be able to communicate in their new language!

I know how hard it is to learn a second language that you didn't grow up speaking. I started learning Spanish at 10 years old, and no one in my family speaks Spanish. I learned Spanish in school by learning grammar rules and vocabulary. While this is necessary, it wasn't until I began to also learn the cultures of the different Spanish-speaking countries that I really began to get excited about it. In college, I was able to study abroad in Argentina and live from a year and travel extensively throughout Spain, which truly solidified my love for the language and culture.

If you have any questions about Spanish classes, please do not hesitate to contact me. I love teaching languages to all levels and ages, and would be happy to answer any questions or concerns, or schedule lessons at your earliest convenience!


Education

University of South Florida
Psychology, Spanish
University of South Florida
Masters
- The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
PhD

Additional Languages

Spanish

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ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

Lived in Spain for a year and taught English as a second language to students and adults
Reading

Reading

I have a Master's degree in Spanish literature, which requires a lot of reading and writing.
Spanish

Spanish

BA and MA in Spanish, University of South Florida Taught Spanish 1 and 2 while working on Master's Lived and studied in Spain for 1 year
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Knowledgeable and helpful tutor.

She teaches my son advanced Spanish. It is heavy literature based course. She has been fabulous and my son has improved his grade significantly. He has such a better understanding of the language now.....I would highly recommend Rachel.

Ikneet, 48 lessons with Rachel

Awesome tutor!

Rachel has helped my son feel less stressed and more confident in his high school Spanish class. She comes very prepared with extra practice activities to help him grasp tricky concepts. We really appreciate her help!

Paige, 7 lessons with Rachel

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Rachel is great. I have no formal experience learning Spanish. I really need help getting started since I need better skills for work. Rachel has experience teaching Spanish at different levels and has been able to structure our lessons so I can learn quickly. She’s very easy to talk to and helps me with my shyness around learning a new language. She also emails me some exercises after each lesson so I can practice what I just learned. I definitely recommend her!

Jessica, 13 lessons with Rachel

Knowledgeable Tutor

Great working with her. I learned common words to use everyday. Look forward to additional lessons and being able to converse with fluidity with others that don’t speak Spanish.

Bridget, 2 lessons with Rachel

Knows subject matter

Friendly, explained topics well. Very responsive when I was setting up the session and discussing what my daughter's needs are. My daughter connected easily.

Betty, 7 lessons with Rachel

Very accommodating and flexible.

Rachel has been helpful in finding out what exactly my 16 y/o needs to focus on regarding his Spanish. She is prepared in advance and has a great knowledge base. Relaxed and easy to work with.

Delynne, 20 lessons with Rachel

Patient and felxible

Since I have a full time job and am a full time student, I needed someone who is flexible, which Rachel is. For our first lesson, I feel more confident and relaxed. I will definitely continue with Rachel as my tutor until I can speak fluent Spanish!

Alexandra, 8 lessons with Rachel
Hourly Rate: $50
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