Think Native. Intermediate to advance level students.
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
French
Portuguese
Other
Specialties
Business
Test Preparation
Think Native. Intermediate to advance level students.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume
From SpainLiving in Santander, Spain (09:09 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Sep 19, 2019
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I have studied several languages but it wasn't until a few years ago that I realized I was using the wrong method. I was focusing a lot on doing exercises, practicing grammar and expanding my vocabulary. And that's all great, but if you don't put it into practice it's useless. To learn a language you have to talk, talk and talk some more. I have developed my own method based mainly on news and videos that make learning interesting for the student. You don't realize it but you are putting more and more words and structures as part of your "active" language.
Me as a Teacher
As a teacher I am a real enthusiast. I love connecting with my students, helping them with the etymology of new words, with the wonderful world of Spanish verb tenses or with pronunciation. After 4 years of teaching all kinds of students and in different contexts I thought it was time to specialize. So I started to dedicate myself to the more advanced levels C1-C2 as I am a certified DELE examiner for those levels. I also have a Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, but what I am really proud of is the opinion of the students I work with. As the years go by I realize that this is much more than a job for me, it is a way to generate incredible realitions.
My lessons & teaching style
As I said, I don't believe in a teaching style that doesn't involve talking, talking and talking. Of very different topics, with different complexity depending on whether you are still at an intermediate level or you are already comfortable with more advanced topics, but in any case you have to "normalize" the language. As I am interested in politics, sociology, psychology, art... I have created materials in which language becomes only the instrument we use to learn and talk about other things. You practically don't feel like you're in class. I hope to see you soon. Carlota
My teaching material
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Certificates
Enseñanza de Español en Múltiples Contextos. - Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes. - 2024Este Máster te habilita a dar clases en los siguientes contextos:
-Adultos
-Niños y adolescentes
-En línea
Certificate verified
International Masters degree in teaching Spanish - Miguel de Cervantes European University - 2023
Certificate verified
Examinador DELE C1-C2 - Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York - 2020
Certificate verified
Cómo convertirse en profesor de español online - Enseñando español online - 2020El objetivo del curso es enseñar las estrategias y metodología para la puesta en marcha de una plataforma para la enseñanza de español online, e incluyen la creación de una página web, herramientas para encontrar estudiantes y recursos para enseñar español online.
Certificate verified
Curso de formación de porfesores ELE - Enseñando español online - 2020“Curso de formación de profesores ELE online”, basado en la gramática cognitiva.
Certificate verified
Profesora ELE - HTL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGES - 2019
Certificate verified
Education
2009 - 2014
Bachelor’s - Administración y Dirección de EmpresasUniversidad de Zaragoza
2009 - 2014
Bachelor’s - DerechoUniversidad de Zaragoza
Work Experience
2022 - 2023
Profesor ColaboradorInstituto Cervantes Praga - Prague, Czech Republic
5.0
Rating
425
Students
5,658
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
425
Students
5658
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
215 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LEVELS (Conversational or regular lessons)
B1 - B2Conversation648 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 6% off
BUSINESS SPANISH
B1 - C2Business1,661 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 6% off
DELE EXAMS (B1-C2)
B1 - C2Test Preparation1,450 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 6% off
THINK & SPEAK LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER (COGNITIVE GRAMMAR)
B2 - C2Language Essentials1,357 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 6% off
Editing and proofreading
A1 - C2Language Essentials20 lessons completed
USD 15.00
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
311 Reviews
TJ Cole
117 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Carlota is not just an incredibly skilled language teacher, but one of the most thoughtful, kind, and patient people I've had the pleasure of getting to know. She has provided unwavering support in my journey with Spanish. She explains grammatical concepts simply and effectively, and has a knack for picking up on the word or phrase I'm trying to say, even when I can't seem to find it. She is always prepared with an interesting article for us to discuss, even though it's often unnecessary because I am convinced she could talk to anyone about pretty much anything and her natural personality and inquisitiveness would turn it into a lovely conversation. I feel very fortunate to have found her and am very glad we have become friends over our hours of lessons together.
Jul 3, 2022
Liam Daniel Fenlon
98 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Carlota is the most amazing language teacher ever! I first started working with Carlota after taking three semesters of Spanish in college and having spent some time in Spain for work. I could get by but was nowhere near confident not adept in the language. Carlota is the rare teacher that can bring you from an intermediate to advanced level, and I’ve learned so much about how Spanish speakers think about the language and the real meaning behind grammatical structures. Carlota is super organized - we’ve been working through an advanced Spanish textbook for the past year, and she is always fast to send me back corrections and feedback. Carlota has also put together many of her own exercises and worksheets on a variety of topics, bringing together grammar with literature and current events. I’m so grateful for Carlota’s tutelage and am looking forward to many more lessons. Un abrazo!
Feb 8, 2022
Josh
380 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Carlota is just the greatest! We watched and read some videos and articles that were super interesting, and our conversations about them were really fun. Then we started on some exercises and vocabulary building and like always we were laughing and having a blast the whole time. I learned a whole lot of Spanish tonight. You're not just a great teacher, you're a great friend, and I'm super lucky to have found you on italki!!
Nov 2, 2019
Julia Riordan
41 Spanish lessons
¡Excelente!
Oct 5, 2024
Cem Eskinazi
27 Spanish lessons
Great Classes, thank you! I fully recommend learning with Carlota to everyone.
Sep 11, 2024
Jae Young
6 Spanish lessons
Just had my first lesson with Carlota and was very impressed by her professionalism. Hasta luego!