Andrea Cartagena
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Andrea Cartagena
Professional Teacher![]()
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Russian
German
Other
Teaches
Spanish
Native
Speaks
English
Russian
German
Other
From ColombiaLiving in Salamanca, Spain (05:16 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 14, 2017Interest topicBusiness & FinanceHistoryFilms & TV Series
¡Hola a todos!
I’m a Professional Certified Spanish Teacher and Translator with +5 year experience, +1000 online and offline lessons. SIELE Certified Teacher. Child Education Expert. Spanish Speaking Club Host at the Regional Library for 4 years. I am a native speaker of Spanish and I am fluent in English and Russian.
I teach Spanish to children of 8 years old and up and to adults.
Teaching is not my hobby, but my business. I have a really tight agenda, so no last-minute cancellations please. If you have questions about the booking system, etc. please write to me.Me as a Teacher
Responsive, understanding, patient and always supportive. I´m also a tough teacher because I believe in my students’ success. I help them to make their dreams related with the Spanish language come true (i.e. find a Spanish speaking partner, move to Spain or South America, work in Spanish-speaking companies, communicate with Spanish-speaking business partners).My lessons & teaching style
My Italki classes are 1:1, it means full class customization for each student and their needs. My main goal is for the students to speak Spanish during the lesson.
Since I focus on gamification as a learning method, lessons are built in the form of a game, so the student plays while speaking, and the lessons get each time more and more interesting, which means the students are more involved with their learning process.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
- Quizzes
- Video files
- Presentation slides/PPT
Certificates
II Semana Hispano-Rusa de Lengua y Cultura - Universidad de Cádiz - 2020
Certificate verified
Curso para preparadores del SIELE - SIELE.ORG - 2020I´m a certified SIELE teacher
Certificate verified
Certificado de Conferencia ELE y Didactas - Didactas - 2020I attended the online conference for professional development on ELE (Spanish as a Foreign Language)
Certificate verified
Work permit as a teacher of Spanish - Russian government - 2016
Certificate verified
Education
2016 - 2018
Other - Translation in the sphere of professional comunicationThe translation course is focus on providing the students the tools to complete traslations on time, they teach us the strategies we can use to make a qualified translation. We have various courses focusing on English grammar, idioms, proverbs, persuasive talk, debating, business English, and others.
2015 - 2019
Bachelor’s - LinguisticsI got my linguistics diploma at the Perm State University. I'm a professional translator and a language teacher
2021 - 2022
Master's - Enseñanza del español como lengua extranjeraEn este máster se conjugan las orientaciones teóricas y conceptuales que deben presidir la formación superior con la descripción sincrónica y práctica (sistemática, funcional, pragmática y discursiva) del español.
Los conocimientos sobre la estructura formal-funcional del lenguaje y sobre su significado social y cultural se vinculan a las más eficaces propuestas metodológicas actuales con el propósito de que los alumnos del máster puedan encarar con éxito las tareas de enseñanza/aprendizaje e
Work Experience
2015 - 2018
Teacher of SpanishThis job has given me the experience of teaching Spanish from 10 years old students to 60 years old. I have taught Spanish to groups and individual students.
2016 - 2020
Teacher of EnglishI was teaching English on Skype to businessmen, they required business vocabulary. This experience helped me to develop the skills needed to give online classes.
5.0
Rating
89
Students
1,644
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response
Spanish Lessons
Trial Lesson
58 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Español general y conversacional / General and conversational Spanish
A1 - C2Language Essentials228 lessons completed
USD 35.00
10 lesson package for old students
A1 - C2Language Essentials733 lessons completed
USD 35.00
5 lesson package for new students from January 2024!!
A1 - A2Language Essentials111 lessons completed
USD 35.00
30 minute 5 lesson package for children
A1 - C2Language Essentials373 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Podcast (8)
63 Reviews
Bhavi
257 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Andrea put a lot of effort in teaching and preparing our daughter for the DELE A1 Escolar exam and our daughter passed with flying colors! We are very appreciative of Andrea for that!
¡Andrea puso mucho empeño en enseñar y preparar a nuestra hija para el examen DELE A1 Escolar y nuestra hija lo aprobó con notas muy altas! ¡Estamos muy agradecidos con Andrea por eso!
Feb 6, 2022
Levi Santos
1 Spanish lesson
Teacher’s pick
Excelente, me ayudó mucho preparar para el SIELE!
Jun 24, 2021
Rana Atallah
1 Spanish lesson
Teacher’s pick
We set up a test class with Andrea for my 13 year old niece. As expected from any girl this age we faced a lot of resistance from my niece, however after we begged bribed and threatened she agreed to the class.
Andrea was great from the onset, she communicated with me quickly and effectively and made sure we were all set for the class well in advance.
The class obviously went really well as my niece told me, "it went well, very well, I liked it". She also agreed to enroll in more frequent classes in the summer (which I will book now). We are very grateful and would highly recommend Andrea.
Many thanks.
Jul 13, 2020
Julie
332 Spanish lessons
Flexible and understanding
Mar 17, 2023
Julie
332 Spanish lessons
Patient and flexible.
Dec 1, 2022
Julie
332 Spanish lessons
Very friendly.
Aug 26, 2022
Trial Lesson
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