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Latin language, literature, history, mythology and culture!

Do you need help understanding Latin/Ancient Greek texts?
Have you ever wanted to learn the language of Romans/Greeks or to know more about their culture?
Would like to learn Modern Neo-Latin?
Welcome to the world of Classics! Whatever your goal is, I will adapt the material and course content to your needs!

Location

Online via webcam

General info

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
The class is taught in:English, Latin, Spanish

About Me

Learning a language is trying to understand a new culture. Therefore, I like to combine the language itself with a few minutes of talking about history, festivities, famous anecdotes and all the features that make a people be who they are: that is the only actual way of really understanding texts.
Grammar is important to get started, but only talking, listening, reading and writing make us master a language. So, grammar explanations will be short, as simple as possible and only introduced when absolutely necessary.
The classes will be active and entertaining, mixing games with more formal activities, for everything is needed to get focused and see an improvement.

Education

09/2018 – onwards PhD in Studies of the Ancient World
University Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
09/2013 – 05/2013 Master’s degree in Medieval Icelandic Studies
Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)
09/2010 – 01/2012 Master's degree in Linguistic Studies
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
09/2010 - 10/2011 Master's degree in Training of Secondary and Language Teachers
National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain
09/2005 - 01/2010 Bachelor of Arts in Classical Philology
University of Salamanca, Spain

Experience / Qualifications

01/2017 - present High school teacher, Spanish Board of Education
Teacher and head of department of Latin, Ancient Greek and Classical Civilization.
08/2015 - 01/2017 Bilingual Visitant Teacher, Dallas ISD, United States of America
Elementary school teacher with bilingual (Spanish, English) students from migrant families.
10/2014 - 06/2015 Volunteer teacher for adults, Caritas, Spain
Teacher of basic literacy for adults.
06/2007 - 06/2015 Private tutor
Teaching Latin, Ancient Greek, English, Spanish and Galician languages and literatures.
01-15/04/2014 Substitute teacher, Calasancias, Spain
Subtitute teacher of Latin, Ancient Greek and Classical Civilization.
09/2012 - 08/2013 Teacher and head of department, Las Acacias, Spain
Teacher of Spanish language and literature and head of Latin.
I have more than 10 years of teaching and tutoring experience, using different methodologies and helping students solve their doubts with excellent results in their exams even in the toughest circumstances. My classes are designed for mastering a new language. I adapt quickly to my students learning rythm, level and needs. I have developed a method on my own, using the best of the other methodologies. My main goal is to achieve a good management of the language in an interactive way, synthetising the grammar as much as possible and comparing it with native languages when possible.

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