Living languages for the real world! English (ESL) and Spanish (ELE) courses for all levels (academic, professional, leisure, etc.) - Paris

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Living languages for the real world! English (ESL) and Spanish (ELE) courses for all levels (academic, professional, leisure, etc.)

From 25 £ /h

Living languages are my PASSION and soon they can be yours!! 🇻🇪🇺🇲🇨🇵

We're not going to lie to each other: mastering a second (or third) language isn't always easy. Even when you are 200% MOTIVATED, the project can take well over a year and sometimes several. This is normal, since it is not a simple work of memory, but a very complex COGNITIVE PROCESS and our brain needs practice, of course, but above all time for the new language to develop. .

But none of that means it's impossible! Far from it! It's just that there is no magic recipe: you have to put your HEART into it, concentrate and manage to be CONSTANT.

To ACCOMPANY and HELP you in your process of learning (or improving) SPANISH or ENGLISH, I offer personalized lessons, at home or via webcam, completely adapted to YOUR starting LEVEL and your GOALS.

Well beyond the "communicative" approach, I offer you a HYBRID method which not only takes into account the different learning styles (deductive/inductive; dialectical; divergent) but which is above all based on very particular attention to the aspects that condition learning (in particular the PERSONALITY of the learner and his socio-affective particularities).

Moreover, we will work with a fairly eclectic mix of tools and media (printed, audiovisual, self-constructed, etc.) guided by a co-constructed work plan (the learner always remains the main actor in the process) , well structured but flexible enough to be able to adapt to the needs and academic/professional constraints of Parisian (and Ile-de-France) life.

So, if you want to LEARN, PROGRESS, DISCOVER or simply HAVE FUN with "your" languages, you've come to the right place. I am eager to discover your NEEDS, your OBJECTIVES and your DESIRES concerning the rich and exciting world of learning foreign languages.

Extra information

Your work material: notebook, sheets of white paper, pencil, pen, stabilo (highlighter) and a dictionary (paper or digital). For video lessons, provide a good internet connection and, preferably, a computer or tablet.

Location

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At student's location :

Around Paris, France

At teacher's location :

Impasse Delaunay, Paris, France

Online from France

About Me

GOOD MORNING !! How is it going? ¿Qué cuentan?

My name is Victor and I am a linguist specializing in foreign language acquisition, interpreter (consecutive/simultaneous) and translator (technical, scientific and literary), with over 20 years of teaching experience, with experience in the public sector (national, higher education), private (training centers, tutoring, etc.) as well as in associations.

I was born in Venezuela (to a Spanish-speaking mother and a French-speaking father) and grew up in the United States (in the heart of the American Midwest) where I completed my higher education and began my professional career as a teacher and interpreter/translator. I moved to France (in Paris) about fifteen years ago where I have since devoted myself to teaching modern languages, interpretation and translation in the public service and socio-medical mediation with non-French speakers. .

I'm passionate about literature (especially poetry) and music—obviously Latin America is still my favourite. I myself continue to learn other Latin languages, especially Catalan and Italian.

Education

- DU - Health, Illness, Care and Cultural Competence ~ Paris V/René Descartes (Paris)
- Doctoral thesis in Latin American literature (Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris)
- PhD in Spanish and Latin American Cultural Theory ~ University of Iowa (Iowa City)
- MA in Applied Linguistics and Interpretation ~ University of Iowa (Iowa City)
- Bachelor of Arts ~ Universidad Centrale de Venezuela (Caracas)

Experience / Qualifications

- Interpreter/health mediator ~ ISM Interprétariat (Paris)
- Lecturer/TD ~ U. Sorbonne-Nouvelle (Paris)
- Teaching Modern Languages ~ Pacific School (Nouméa)
- Assistant Instructor (ESP) ~ University of Illinois (Chicago)
- Editorial Assistant ~ Modern Language Journal (Iowa City)
- Expert Consultant Instructor ~ Excelsior College (Albany)
- Lecturer ~ Iowa State University (Ames)
- Lecturer/TD ~ University of Iowa (Iowa City)
- Teaching Assistant ~ Universidad Centrale de Venezuela (Caracas)

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes