Patient Spanish and French tutor for beginners|Ex-interpreter

Bruce G.

I began learning foreign languages as a teenager, not as a child, and I know from experience how confusing Spanish and French can be for English speakers. That's why I explain not just what to say, but why it works that way, in plain English.

My Spanish developed through a long career using it every day. I worked for 15 years as a professional Spanish-English interpreter, including 10 years as a medical interpreter for a major healthcare provider, and I was a Wisconsin court-certified interpreter (now retired). My French comes from many years of study, including high school and college coursework and about eight years of classes at the Alliance Française of Milwaukee.

I hold a B.A. from Lake Forest College and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Before becoming an interpreter, I taught Spanish for three and a half years in a high-school classroom, to students ages 14 to 18. Over the past ten years, I have tutored in several settings. Most recently, I taught an adult Spanish learner online in weekly lessons for two years. I also tutored a high-school student one-on-one at his home for about three months, and I volunteered for a semester in a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tutoring program, helping college Spanish students on campus in small groups of five to ten.

In lessons, I explain the reasoning behind the grammar and get you speaking from the first session, always at your pace. I especially enjoy beginners and adults returning to a language after years away. I'm also glad to help with homework, test preparation, or any topic of interest to you, such as travel or family conversation.

My first question to every student is always: What do you want to be able to say?