Leonardo
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Leonardo
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
German
Master in Applied Linguistics: Spanish as a foreign language, seven years teaching languages
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
German
Master in Applied Linguistics: Spanish as a foreign language, seven years teaching languages
From ColombiaLiving in Bogota, Colombia (12:36 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 11, 2018Interest topicMusicFilms & TV SeriesGaming
In addition to languages, I also love music, literature and cinema. I have a bachelor's degree in music.Me as a Teacher
I have a master's degree in Applied Linguistics with emphasis in Spanish as a Foreign Language, a master's degree in Intercultural Communication and 7 years of experience in language teaching. The languages I speak and teach are: Spanish, English, French and German.My lessons & teaching style
My methodology is based on the communicative approach. I see languages as a means to do something, a means to achieve something. Because of that, it's a priority in my courses to know what exactly the learner wants to achieve with the target language. Do they need it for work? for tourism? to read literature? to communicate with specific people? However, my methodology is open to both modern and traditional techniques, because I have found that almost everything can be useful depending on the context.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Certificado laboral - Avanti Language School - 2017Certificado laboral
Certificate verified
Certificación de participación en programa FOCALAE - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - 2017Certificación de participación en el programa FOCALAE, como profesor encargado de un curso de literatura para estudiantes extranjeros de español de nivel avanzado.
Certificate verified
Certificación de participación en tutorías virtuales - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - 2017Certificación de participación como tutor virtual en un proyecto realizado con estudiantes de español de la Universidad de Warwick.
Certificate verified
Education
2019 - 2023
Master's - Intercultural Communication
2005 - 2013
Bachelor’s - Music
2015 - 2016
Master's - Applied Linguistics: Spanish as a foreign language
Work Experience
2016 - 2016
Spanish TeacherCourse of Latin American Literature for advanced spanish learners from Thailand.
2016 - 2017
Spanish TutorOnline lessons with spanish learners from the University of Warwick.
2017 - 2018
English and Spanish TeacherPrivate and group spanish and english lessons.
2018 - 2021
Spanish and French teacherOnline spanish and french lessons for chinese students.
4.9
Rating
69
Students
219
Lessons
100%
Attendance
99%
Response
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
33 lessons completed
USD 7.00+
¡Sentir y vivir en español!
A1 - C2Language Essentials98 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 13% off
Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation87 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 6% off
Conversation practice
B1 - C2Conversation1 lessons completed
USD 12.00
Package with 8% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
14 Reviews
Cade
1 Spanish lesson
Leonardo was a great teacher! He has a lot of interests and can provide many fascinating perspectives. I look forward to speaking with him again.
Mar 29, 2024
Karin
1 Spanish lesson
Leonardo ist ein sehr netter und emphatischer Lehrer mit viel Geduld👍🏽
Mar 13, 2024
Joe Whalen
3 Spanish lessons
I've genuinely enjoyed all my lessons on Italki with different teachers, but Leonardo is the one I continue to return to because of the balance he strikes between technical teaching and practical conversation. He packs a lot into short lessons, but even better, he gives you exercises and tips to enhance your language learning on your own. I'm a beginner, but we rarely use any English in our lessons, yet I can still follow along perfectly. He challenges you to truly immerse yourself in he language and at the end of all our lessons, I feel significantly more comfortable conversing in Spanish.
Nov 6, 2020
Amina
1 Spanish lesson
Gracias por el chat informativo e interesante.
Apr 25, 2020
Danielle Graves
2 Spanish lessons
Good conversation, great tips and quick to correct me. Looking forward to our next lesson.
Apr 19, 2020
Sheridan
1 Spanish lesson
Really good teacher. Didn’t make it too easy which was refreshing.
Apr 6, 2020
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