CERTIFIED ADULT AND CHILDREN'S TEACHER WITH OVER 16 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
Portuguese
English
Specialties
Kids
CERTIFIED ADULT AND CHILDREN'S TEACHER WITH OVER 16 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ArgentinaLiving in Curitiba, Brazil (16:47 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 2, 2024
InterestsSports & FitnessArtFilms & TV SeriesPets & AnimalsMusic
My name is Ruth, I'm Argentine and I've lived in Brazil for 25 years.
The languages I speak fluently are Spanish, Portuguese and I also have intermediate English.
I graduated in teaching/pedagogy and also in Systems Analysis and Data Processing.
Me as a Teacher
I have been working since 2008 as Spanish and Portuguese teacher/translator in several companies, including multinationals, language schools and preparing students for the SIELE and DELE exams with the Instituto Cervantes.
My lessons & teaching style
My classes use the DIRECT APPROACH, (where the student acquires fluency in a second language in 1/4 of the time) because I teach the student to ACQUIRE the language instead of learning it, just as he once acquired his mother tongue, naturally, unconsciously and spontaneously. That's why my classes are all designed with Power Point animations where the student will see, listen, understand, repeat, answer questions... That is, he will speak Spanish from the first minute of the class and in the first? he will already know more than 100 new words.
He can also have access to all the audios of the classes, to download them on his cell phone and the texts of readings and dictations.
My teaching material
PDF file
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Quizzes
Certificates
Experiência profissional - New England Language School - 2023Trabalhei nesta escola como professora desde 2.008 até 2.020
Certificate verified
Habilitación Profesional de Magisterio - Colégio Professor Lysímaco Ferreira da Costa - 1984
Certificate verified
Habilitación Profesional de Magisterio - Colégio Professor Lysímaco Ferreira da Costa - 1983Este certificado me capacitó y habilitó para ser maestra en Brasil en escuelas para niños de 4 a 10 años.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2008 - 2022
20 horas semanalesNew England escola de idiomas - Argentina
Education
1980 - 1984
Bachelor’s - Magistério e PedagogiaInstituto Professor Lysímaco Ferreira da Costa
Work Experience
2008 - 2015
20Pelissari Gestão e Tecnologia - Curitiba Paraná, BrazilFui professora/tradutora de espanhol
5.0
Rating
53
Students
190
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
53
Students
190
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
17 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Spanish from the beginning
A1Language Essentials173 lessons completed
USD 10.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
25 Reviews
Ruby
15 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I love Ruth as a person and teacher and her lessons are my favourite. I think the method is very effective and not boring. See you next time!
Mar 21, 2025
Ruby
15 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great class as always. I really love Ruth's teaching style. I feel like I learn and remember more this in way that I ever have trying to learn in other ways. Reccomend 100%
Feb 21, 2025
Katharina
3 Spanish lessons
Wie immer war es ein sehr interessantes, lebendiges, sympathisches Gespräch mit Ruth, so dass ich mich auf ein baldiges nächstes Mal freue.
Mar 16, 2025
Matt Sturgess
9 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Had a really good first lesson with Ruth, she got me speaking a lot from the start, even though my Spanish is currently very limited!
Mar 10, 2025
蓝大卫 Dave
1 Spanish lesson
Ruth uses what she calls "Direct Method". It seems to be very similar to Comprehensible Input which is the approach that I am looking for with a Spanish teacher. Her lesson was very clear and engaging.
Apr 8, 2025
Ruby
15 Spanish lessons
I love our lessons they are the absolute best way to learn!