Certified teacher with 10 years experience. Former professional tango dancer & Yoga teacher ☀️🇦🇷
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Italian
French
Portuguese
Certified teacher with 10 years experience. Former professional tango dancer & Yoga teacher ☀️🇦🇷
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
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From ArgentinaLiving in Buenos Aires, Argentina (23:55 UTC-03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 29, 2018
Interest topicReadingTravelFilms & TV Series
Hola! I've been teaching Spanish since 2012. If your goal is learning Spanish for traveling, studying abroad, prepare for exams or communicate with latin friends and family I´m the teacher for you!
In each class we will work:
* Vocabulary
* Verbs & tenses
* Pronunciation & intonation
* Common expressions/ idioms
* Grammar
We will work with text books, grammar books, articles and audio. All material will be provided in PDF files via google drive.
Homework & revisions in every class if wanted.
I have studied Literature at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, I have an ELE certification and a TEFL certification.
My creations
Me as a Teacher
Hola! check out my introduction video: 0-1.30 Spanish 1.30 English
My main goal as a teacher is to get my students to be able to communicate! To be able to do that we will follow a progressive program designed for you according to your needs and interests.
You will learn the structure of the language while enjoying every lesson by actually practicing and using the language every class in real conversations!
I know the process of learning a language since I’ve done it myself twice by becoming fluent in English and Italian, and I’m fully trained and experienced to guide you through that process.
All material for classes (including pdf text books and grammar books) will be provided.
My lessons & teaching style
My teaching approach is using the Communicative method . For me, the most important thing when learning a language is being able to communicate! by introducing new vocabulary we approach the different communicative needs (ask for directions, talk about ourself, talk about daily routines etc.) and from there we introduce the needed grammar to fulfil that purpose. So, in every class we will have new vocabulary, new communicative needs and new grammar.
We will plan the classes according to your level, needs and interests! Book a trial class and let’s begin!
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments
Audio files
Certificates
TEFL Cambridge - Tefl Cambridge - 2018
Certificate verified
ELE certificate in teaching spanish - International House - 2014
Certificate verified
Education
2016 - 2020
Bachelor’s - LiteraturaUniversidad de Buenos Aires
2014 - 2014
Other - ELE español lengua extranjeraInternational houseTeacher
2018 - 2018
Other - TEFLTEFL Cambridge
Work Experience
2015 - Current
teacherVerbalplanet - buenos aires, Argentinaspanish classes online
2018 - 2021
teacherHansa One - Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSpanish teacher for executives relocated in Argentina
2018 - 2022
spanish teacherItalki - Buenos Aires, Argentina
5.0
Rating
253
Students
2,965
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response
5.0
Rating
253
Students
2965
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
152 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Beginners Course A1-A2
A1 - A2Language Essentials1,131 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 8% off
Intermediate Spanish B1-B2
A1 - C2Language Essentials678 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 14% off
Spanish conversation different topics
A1 - C2Conversation201 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 14% off
Advance Spanish C1-C2
C1 - C2Language Essentials189 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 8% off
Classes for two students
A1 - C2Language Essentials24 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
Package with 5% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (3)
264 Reviews
David Straup
126 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve been studying with Maria for over a year now and she has helped me improve in both speaking and listening/understanding tremendously. She is always fun to talk with and she kindly corrects my mistakes. She is very good at explaining grammar as well. She provides examples and will challenge you to incorporate the grammar you’ve learned in your conversation. I highly recommend her!
Oct 15, 2023
Alia bisat
12 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Maria is an excellent teacher, I’d give her 10 stars if I could! I teach for a living myself and have spent a lot of time learning how to teach well—it’s not as intuitive as it may seem. I also love being a beginner and have been in plenty of situations where I’m learning something new, and I can tell you, not all teachers are created equal!
Maria is incredibly kind and genuine in demeanor, supportive and patient, and completely professional. I’ve been working with her for almost a month now and look forward to every lesson.
With an app that provides an overwhelming number of options for Spanish teachers, I feel lucky/grateful to have stumbled upon Maria.
Feb 24, 2021
Shawn
44 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Maria is an excellent teacher. The first thing I really appreciate about studying with her is that we are using a textbook, as opposed to conversation only classes or random worksheets. This type of guided study is filling in a lot of the gaps in my knowledge of Spanish. The second is that Maria’s command of the english language is top rate. She is a true linguist and this shines through in all of our interactions. Finally, her personality is warm, welcoming and witty. We never fail to find moments of laughter in the midst of all that learning. I look forward to many more lessons with Maria as I continue the journey.
Sep 29, 2020
Justin
81 Spanish lessons
Great teacher
Oct 15, 2024
Justin
81 Spanish lessons
Great teacher
Oct 9, 2024
Maria Giovanna
9 Spanish lessons
Maria ensure me and made me feel optimistic about my goals so that I immediately decided to start my course with her booking our next lessons, I felt many difficulties in speaking but she always encouraged me without judgment