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I'm a bilingual English-Spanish ESL teacher, with a BA in English. I have been trained, among others, at Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland)  State University of New York (U.S.A) Universidad de León (Spain) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain). I am currently studying a Master's Degree on Teaching for Secondary School (Master de Formación del Profesorado de Enseñanza Secundaria) at Universidad de Vigo (Spain) Secondly, I have a background in acting and voice techniques by State University of New York and the Shakespeare Foundation of Spain.

I have worked for English and Language Consultancy Companies, such as: Diverbo-Pueblo Ingles, Linguacenter, The Canadian Center, Idiomas Eurovox and Linguistic Links (Madrid) and GDOCE in Vigo. Also, I have been a native teacher of Spanish at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (Modern Languages Society) and other schools in Spain. In addition, I was an English teacher at University level at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, in Madrid.

Moreover, I have worked as a trainer of voice and acting techniques applied to teaching and at the Centro de Extensión Universitaria de la Universidad de León and at the Centro de Formación del Profesorado de León.

Also, I have worked as a Program Director in Inmersion Programs for teenagers and adults (Pueblo Inglés) and as a Teacher Trainer at Pueblo Inglés for Teachers, focusing on conversational English, pronunciation, classroom management and CLIL. 

For many years, I focused on professional and business English. Some of my former in-company students worked at: Hearst Magazines, Lilly Laboratories, Johnson-Diversey, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Sermepa, Altadis, El Corte Inglés, BBVA, Telefónica, Pefipresa, Europ Assistance, KPMG and Spanish Government organizations such as: Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ministerio de Industria, Ministerio de Fomento, AECI, CEH, CEDEX, SEPI, etc.

Other work areas:
Exam training: FCE, CAE,  CPE, IELTS, EOI, Coaching for specific needs: PhD defense, Job Interviews. Voice awareness and acting techniques applied to public speaking and classroom management. 

In terms of teaching through new technologies, I offer Skype and Webex classes, and I've been a teacher, tutor for Linguacenter using TellMeMore by Auralog.

Teaching through theatre and drama. I worked for the bilingual company The Lingua-Arts Theatre Company, in a repertoire of English language theatre plays for children and teenage English learners.

As a translator, I've worked for the Teatro Español de Madrid, in some of their publications: Cuaderno de Dirección de Follies, Cuaderno de Dirección de Moscú-Cercanías

Methodology:

My classes always have a very dynamic and effective approach. They aim to improve the four communicative skills (speaking, listening, writing and reading) with a special reinforcement on the conversation.

A typical class would include 70%-80% speaking blended with stimulating language exercises and input. The aim is to cater for the range of needs of each student, depending on the level, the different areas of interest and the varying amounts of time available to study. I use flexible and authentic materials to help meet the needs and I give suggestions on how to study between classes.