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Laura

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Rebecca

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Rebecca

« Perfect! Laura is a great teacher - she is patient and friendly and I have really enjoyed the first couple of lessons with her. She listened to my goals from the outset and has tailored the classes to address the areas I want to work on. I am looking forward to continuing my classes with Laura and think she will really help my Spanish to improve! »

£22^/h

1^st lesson free!

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Lessons offered by Laura

Individual
In group

The lessons will be held

By webcam

Taught subjects

Spanish
Oral expression - Spanish
Vocabulary - Spanish
Oral comprehension - Spanish
Written comprehension -Spanish
Written expression - Spanish

Levels

Primary
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
A Level
BTEC
Adult education
Undergraduate
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Kids

Friendly Bilingual Spanish graduate offering Spanish classes - Beginner, GCSE, A-LEVEL, Advanced

Methodology

During the first session, we discuss objectives and personal areas of strength and weakness. I also have a wide range of supplementary material from which I encourage students to engage with depending on personal interests. For example; Spanish films, magazine articles, music and other popular culture media.

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One of our best tutors! High-quality profile, qualifications verified and response guaranteed. Laura will plan your first lesson with care.

Experience

I am a Spanish and Politics graduate from Newcastle University. I come from a bilingual household so have grown up speaking Spanish allowing me to reach native proficiency in both Spanish and English.
From 2018 to 2019, I worked in South America teaching English at a University in the North of Chile as part of my intercalating year at university, working for the British Council.
I have tutored Spanish for just over 4 years and I am very familiar with the AQA course however would also be able to help with any other syllabuses.

Rates

Rate for online lessons : £22/h

Rate for 5 hours of lessons : £100

Rate for 10 hours of lessons : £190

Details

Currently operating online due to national restrictions.
Lessons are £22 p/h, £100 if bought upfront in a pack of 5 hours, or £190 if bought upfront in a pack of 10 hours.

For lessons in pairs I apply a 30% discount per person - both on singular classes & packages. i.e 2 people , 1 hour = £30/hr , 5 hours = £138, 10 hours = £260

Every lesson includes an interactive powerpoint which is then uploaded on to a private google classroom for students to review in their own time, and a short personalised report on their strongest areas and those that could be worked on.

I am available to help students with any queries they may have even outside of lesson time and will happily recommend external sources most aligned with their interests that they can use to supercharge their learning!

Lessons offered by Laura

Individual

In group

The lessons will be held

webcam

Taught subjects

Spanish
Oral expression - Spanish
Vocabulary - Spanish
Oral comprehension - Spanish
Written comprehension -Spanish
Written expression - Spanish

Levels

Primary
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
A Level
BTEC
Adult education
Undergraduate
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Kids

Laura's CV

PROFILE
Politics and Spanish graduate from Newcastle University with work experience in the third sector, education, retail and hospitality.

Professional WORK EXPERIENCE

Student Research Work Placement, EMMAUS, Newcastle Upon Tyne— October 2019- July 2020
Investigating potential services that could be introduced to make reintegration into the external community more readily accessible for the EMMAUS companions, formally homeless adults.

British Council Ambassador , The British Council — August 2019 - Present
Developing communication and presentation skills during information workshops at debriefing days in Newcastle and London with the aim of helping students prepare for their year abroad.

Study Abroad Group Leader , Newcastle University — September 2019 - Present
Integrating International students into the Newcastle Student community through personally organised activities.

English Language Assistant, The British Council, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile — August 2018 - July 2019
Taught English as a Foreign Language at a university in the North of Chile. Worked as part of a large language department, assisting lecturers during seminars and held one to one tutorships. Marked important examinations and turned these over promptly working well with tight deadlines.
Ran two intermediate adult night classes for the International Office and had numerous private clients, including businesses and children aged 6-16. High quantity of hours required thorough organisation and preparation.

English Tutor - Volunteer , ACCESS - Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile — August 2018 - July 2019
Volunteered with the ACCESS programme, funded by the United States Government, to teach English to high school children from low income backgrounds. Adapted the manner in which I taught lessons based on the diverse nature of the particular abilities and needs of the students.

Student Research Work Placement, VONNE, Newcastle Upon Tyne — October 2017- July 2018
Conducted a 10 month research project in conjunction with NHS England, Newcastle University and VONNE.
Collected and analysed data for a new social prescribing online mapping tool. The project aimed to link users suffering with mental health problems to various social programmes in the North East of England.
Presented the final report at a national public health sector workshop and gained a deeper understanding on other the issues surrounding mental health in the North East of England.

EDUCATION

Newcastle University
First class distinction in Spanish.
2.1 in Politics , including an extensive community based research project on social reintegration services for homeless adults in the North East in conjunction with the charity Emmaus.

Stamford Endowed School
A Level : A, B, B
GCSE : 9 A*- A, 1 B

Native Fluency in Spanish.

15 reviews on Laura

5/5

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Rebecca

Perfect! Laura is a great teacher - she is patient and friendly and I have really enjoyed the first couple of lessons with her. She listened to my goals from the outset and has tailored the classes to address the areas I want to work on. I am looking forward to continuing my classes with Laura and think she will really help my Spanish to improve!

Laura's response

Rebecca has a strong base of Spanish. She can hold intermediate/upper intermediate conversation only pausing to remember certain words and verb conjugations. I really enjoyed getting to know her in her first session and I am looking forward to next week!

Adrian

Perfect! Laura is a very friendly tutor and has a structured method with course materials, which is really helpful. Looking forward to having the next classes!

Laura's response

Adrian is a fun & friendly student. I look forward to helping him work towards his goals!

Anis

Perfect! Laura is a warm, engaging tutor with native fluency in English and Spanish. She had a clear lesson plan with useful classroom materials sent prior to the lesson.
Zayn enjoyed the lesson and found the feedback useful.
Thanks very much.

Laura's response

Anis' son has fantastic pronunciation and grasped concepts very quickly. Well done Zayn!

Anthony

Perfect! Laura is the ideal Spanish tutor. She has a comprehensive understanding of the language, comes well prepared to all classes and is very nice to talk to, thus making it much easier to learn. I would highly recommend her as a Spanish tutor!!

Laura's response

Great first lesson with student, quick learner

George

Perfect! Laura was very patient and clearly described the lesson so I understood perfectly! Great lesson!

Laura's response

Fun lesson with George, doing plenty outside the classroom also. Excited to see how his Spanish comes on :)

Joe

Perfect! Great teacher

Laura's response

Great student, learns quickly ️

9 recommendations

Nanda

Laura is very friendly tutor and really helped my confidence with speaking in Spanish. She’s very efficient and reliable and would recommend to anyone who is hoping to either improve, practice or really advance their Spanish! I have enjoyed every lesson with her and look forward to all my future ones too!

Christopher

I found Laura through a language agency a couple years ago when I was looking to travel South America during my sabbatical year. Her lessons were fun and she taught me Spanish slang I could use along the way in each of the different countries. If you're looking for someone who will make you look forward to language learning, and not see it as a chore, Laura's the one.

Anya

Laura is an extremely professional and compassionate tutor. Having studied with her last summer, I can confidently say paying for lessons with her will be a great investment in yourself. I love all types of dance, and she created personalised classes for me on the topic - to make sure I could talk about my interests in Spanish. Gracias Laurita!

Eleanor

Laura has been our babysitter for a number of years and once our girls started studying for their GCSE Spanish, we chose to also employ her as their tutor. After just a few months with her, their spoken Spanish was excellent and they were receiving glowing reports at school. Would highly recommend her to any parent searching for some extra help!

Robert

Great classes and a good price too, gracias Laura x

Sarah

Being a native speaker, Laura has a wealth of knowledge and cultural experience that has set her apart from other tutors. I feel her sessions are well-rounded and she truly cares about each students’ progression, working to their individual abilities and learning styles!

Chloe

Laura is an excellent tutor! She has a lot of patience and always makes the lessons enjoyable. I would highly recommend.

Adriana

I would highly recommend Laura as a Spanish language tutor, she’s a lot of experience and is very patient and professional, lessons with her are always great, she makes it seem very easy.

Isabella

Laura really helped me gain confidence and knowledge in the Spanish language in preparation for my exams. She is kind and patient which helped boost my confidence using the language both speaking and writing. I cannot recommend her enough and would like to thank her for all her hard work over the last year.

Interview with Laura

QUESTION 01 | 08

1) Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?

Laura — I speak Spanish and English thanks to my parents. My British father went to work in Venezuela in the 90s as a cowboy (not sure what spurred this rogue decision) and he met my Venezuelan mother on the ranch. They lived out there for 11 years (&had me) and We've spoken a lovely mix of Spanglish at home ever since.
I chose to study politics and Spanish at university in order to gain insight into Venezuela's political landscape and to perfect my Spanish grammar. Four years on and I have graduate with a distinction in oral Spanish and having worked for a year teaching English in a Chilean university.

QUESTION 02 | 08

2) Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture?

Laura — Pedro Almodovar is the figure that I would choose as the emblematic representative of Spanish culture. He has produced great films such as 'Volver' which encapsulates much of Hispanic culture. If any of my students are cinephiles, I have a great list of film which I can recommend to stretch their learning that little bit further.

QUESTION 03 | 08

3) Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behaviour in the language that you particularly like?

Laura — 'Sana sana colita de rana ,Si no sanas hoy, Sanarás mañana'
This is the phrase that many Hispanic parents will sing to their kids if they've had a bit of a bump or a fall. In English it doesn't translate quite so cutely... ' Heal, Heal, Lizard's butt, if it doesn't heal today, it'll heal tomorrow'

QUESTION 04 | 08

4) Why does speaking this language matter to you?

Laura — Speaking Spanish is about so much more than just being able to order your food when you're abroad. It's about understanding a different culture and world perception. I like to talk with my students about the complexity of directly translation and explain some of the meaning that can be lost in translation.

QUESTION 05 | 08

5) What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning?

Laura — Spanish, luckily is one of the easier languages to learn, with a near identical alphabet and relatively easy phonetics. The only thing I think can take a while to get used to, particularly for beginners, are those pesky irregular verb conjugations, but with regular practice and examples you'll be an expert in no time.

QUESTION 06 | 08

6) Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.

Laura — While this doesn't relate to my language learning, it does relate to tutoring.
At GCSE Level, I really struggled with Math. (I'm talking didn't understand 75% of the exam struggled). With 6 months of private tuition, I went from a predicted E to achieving an A in my summer exams. Not only that but I actually began to enjoy Maths! 1-1 tuition is unparalleled in its ability to supercharge learning and confidence.

QUESTION 07 | 08

7) How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?

Laura — Although my Spanish was already fluent before I left for my year abroad, it was entirely composed of Venezuelan and Spanish colloquialisms. After travelling through Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Paraguay, I learnt so much more both in terms of the continents culture and language differences.

QUESTION 08 | 08

8) What makes you a Superprof in language?

Laura — In my opinion a good learning environment is one that is interesting, creative and friendly. I hope to provide all my students with tailored classes that build their confidence while also capturing their interests. Everyone is different, and so it's no surprise that we all learn differently. I look forward to potentially helping you to fulfil your goal of learning Spanish, your way!