Spanish, new teaching methodology, personalized instruction.

Susana H.

Spanish

I am a native Spanish speaker from Bolivia, South America. I have been teaching Spanish for more than three years here in Savannah, Georgia. I have taken several courses to enhance my educational and professional knowledge towards improving my teaching abilities and techniques in Spanish as a Second Language (ELE) at Hemingway Institute in Bilbao. This institute is very prestigious, and it has the most successful methodology for teaching Spanish as a Second Language in Spain. It is part of a network of Institute Cervantes, which is a cultural program dedicated to the advancement of teaching a Spanish language. Currently, I am preparing myself for the next level of teaching Spanish students in preparation for their needs in the business, medical and legal fields. I have education, experience and background as a journalist, life coach and facilitator which would be advantageous. This knowledge and experience empowers me to be a motivated, passionate and encouraging Spanish teacher. I specialize in tutoring. I have extensive experience in teaching teenagers and adults at all level: beginners, Intermediate and Advanced, depending on need. I will also set up specific exam preparation classes. I cater my curriculum closely to the individual student’s needs, so feedback, verbal communication, written assessment, and testing help to determine the best curriculum for that particular student. I teach with a new teaching methodology called “Communicative,” and I design personized instruction for the different needs. I use fun and interesting curriculum development and creative teaching strategies to encourage students' understanding of content and real life application. I put an emphasis on conversation because this tends to be the most challenging for students to use and understand. By doing this I see more development and improvement of students’ skills. I can explain clearly the differences between English and Spanish grammar such as subjunctive or ser/estar and all of the past tenses. I also teach colloquial lan