These days I'm having so much fun living the dream!  While doing phone interpretations today in Spanish/English and allowing my latest intern Alaina to shadow me (a whole new way to look at tutoring), she asked:  "When we're listening to the clients, I still don't always know what they're saying?  When did you finally start just getting it when you were interpreting?"   I... read more

I really love this post about "leer vs. leerse." If you are an advanced Spanish learner, you have certainly come across this scenario. This post beautifully explains the difference between these two forms of the verb "leer." http://blog.lengua-e.com/2015/diferencia-entre-leer-y-leerse/

I have found it very useful to take walks when my Spanish tutoree gets worked up. When we walk we discuss things around in Spanish. For example, we learned colors the other week, so we walked around and she told me the colors of everything she saw around her in Spanish.

In English we have 5 vowels orthographically(in spelling), but phonetically(in terms of speech sounds) there are 14 different vowel sounds! Spanish only has 5 vowel sounds! This can make it rather difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce English words. For English speakers learning Spanish, this means that we have to narrow down our vowel pronunciations.  When it comes to pronunciation,... read more

1. Whatever the target language is, write it out and leave a space underneath to help with translation.  2. Flashcards for target language.  Make 2 set and you can play a matching game with both your native language and language being learned.   3. While using flashcards, you give yourself 3 seconds to translate.  You will have 2 piles: 1 for correct answers and the... read more

I am new to WyzAnt and I am excited to become a tutor! Let's work together and improve your knowledge and grades!!

Currently, my best subject -though I can tutor in other subjects- is Spanish (bonus: I have Latin Heritage). Please check out my profile for schedule and contact info.  Any questions let me know. I am comfortable using online sessions and I can work using the online without problem. Online sessions are not limited to proximity.