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Patient and Knowledgeable Spanish Tutor
James A.

496 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $40
Response time: 4 minutes

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Hello, I'm Jim! I lived for a year in Colombia, South America, where I first became fluent in Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking). I then graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Spanish from McGill University in Montreal. I also graduated with an MBA with a focus on International Marketing from Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. I had a long and successful career with a variety of global companies in the high-tech industry, and have been tutoring in Spanish on Wyzant for the...

Hello, I'm Jim! I lived for a year in Colombia, South America, where I first became fluent in Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking). I then graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Spanish from McGill University in Montreal. I also graduated with an MBA with a focus on International Marketing from Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. I had a long and successful career with a variety of global companies in the high-tech industry, and have been tutoring in Spanish on Wyzant for the past three years. My students have varied from elementary to college level, and six to seventy years old.

I have a patient and engaging personality, and get satisfaction from seeing students progress in their mastery of Spanish. I focus on all areas: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and can work with your level of experience with Spanish, from beginner to advanced.

I believe that my combination of Spanish language expertise, tutoring experience, and hands-on, real world business background utilizing my Spanish skills make me an excellent tutor. I love the ability to provide focused, one-on-one teaching to students of all levels.

I am easy to reach and will always provide fast responses. Feel free to contact me with any additional questions or to schedule a lesson!


Education

B.A, McGill University, Montreal
Spanish
Boston College
MBA

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I first became fluent in Spanish by spending a year as an exchange student in Bogotá, Colombia. I then completed a BA in Spanish at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. My 40 years of work experience began in sales support in the international division of a leading company in the pre-press industry, and I subsequently moved into product management at various global high-tech companies. I was able to utilize my fluency in Spanish through my career, as the customers for the products that I managed spanned the globe, including Latin America and Spain. I began tutoring in Spanish on Wyzant three years ago, and my students have ranged from elementary school through college. I enjoy working with students one-on-one, either augmenting existing Spanish studies or teaching Spanish from scratch.
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Great Spanish tutor

James takes his time and is very patient with my children. He has been great working on perfecting my kids' speaking and grammar. Very reasonable and professional. Highly recommended.

Jonathan, 81 lessons with James

Excellent Spanish Tutor

James has been helping my 9th grade (rising 10th now) son in Spanish and James has really made a difference in my son’s understanding of the language. He is extremely professional and my son loves his sessions with James. If you have a child who needs extra help in Spanish, do yourself a favor and contact James. Highly recommend.

Leslie, 20 lessons with James

James was an organized and knowledgable tutor

This was my first session with James. He very quickly assessed my skills and goals and we started lessons right away. I appreciated how organized and efficient the lessen was. I look forward to more lessons in the future.

Jessica, 26 lessons with James

Fantastic teacher

He quickly picked up where I was at with an assessment and it’s been fun learning since - I look forward to our continued lessons. Time flies in the lessons they’re so enjoyable!

Katie, 5 lessons with James

Knowledgeable and dependable

Mr Thomas is an excellent teacher. I am so glad that my boys are learning from him. He has been helping my boys who are in 10th grade with Spanish. I would highly recommend him.

Asha, 55 lessons with James

James understands my needs

James understands what I'm trying to accomplish. He understands where I hang out in Mexico and takes the lessons in that direction. I'm 70 years old and learning new stuff is hard, but James is very patient. He also enjoys hearing about my texting messages and conversations with my Mexican friends with the words and phrases he has taught me, making it more like a real-life experience for all and better outcomes.

Phil, 6 lessons with James

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

Taught my 7th grader Spanish. Very polite and took the time to understand his need. Jim also helped him with his homework and certain words / sentences that my son was struggling with.

Biswarup, 10 lessons with James

Mr. James Is Exactly What We Needed

My 5 year old daughter was recently selected for the Spanish program at her elementary school. It is pretty fast paced for Kindergarten, and they have actual tests. I was excited that she tested in to this class because being able to communicate in Spanish is very useful for Texas residents. I do not speak Spanish myself, so am very limited in how much I can help with her assignments. I began looking for a tutor to help keep her on track with everything. She is not the fastest learner, and LOVES to chit chat with anyone and everyone so gets distracted easily. I blindly selected Mr James out of a sea of potential candidates. I told him she learns best from repetition, patience, and praise. He has been AWESOME! He is SO kind and patient and makes learning the material stress free. She absolutely loves him and asks every single day if today is a "Mr James day', and is truly upset if it is not. He makes her feel very special and she loves lessons with him. 100/10.

Anonymous, 28 lessons with James
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