Hello! I go by my middle name Rachel and I’m Korean- American, but I taught Spanish at the high school mostly. Almost every year my students had to double check their class schedules to make sure they had the right classroom for their Spanish class because I was the one standing by the door greeting them in Spanish. I came to the US when I was 10, quickly learned English as my second language, won the regional spelling bee when I was in the 6th grade, and graduated 3rd in my high school...
Hello! I go by my middle name Rachel and I’m Korean- American, but I taught Spanish at the high school mostly. Almost every year my students had to double check their class schedules to make sure they had the right classroom for their Spanish class because I was the one standing by the door greeting them in Spanish. I came to the US when I was 10, quickly learned English as my second language, won the regional spelling bee when I was in the 6th grade, and graduated 3rd in my high school senior class. I majored in Spanish and met all the requirements for teacher certification at the same time.
I set high standards for my students, and thoroughly enjoyed teaching Spanish to all my students. I especially enjoyed teaching the second year curriculum because it gets really difficult at that point and many students start to lose interest. By making the contents easy to understand and by providing plenty of exercises, most of the students hurdle over the challenges with ease and with more confidence. I certainly would like to continue providing my knowhow in order to see my students come out ahead and master each levels, well prepared to move up to the next level.
I learned English as a second language when my family first immigrated to US. I know firsthand what it means to learn English when everyone else uses it to learn other subjects. Because I learned English as a second language, I can dissect any sentence. I have become an expert in the English grammar. I also know a lot about the Bible because I read it everyday in order to understand God’s word better each day.
I am a k-12 certified Spanish teacher by profession. I have more than 10 years of experience in teaching and tutoring students of all levels, although I mostly taught at the high school level. I studied at the University of Valencia and lived with a Spanish grandmother in Valencia, Spain during my 3rd year of college. Also, my mother tongue is Korean, so my pronunciation and vocabulary knowledge and use of idiomatic phrases are exce
