Санкт- Петербург, Russia
Elena is a Spanish philologist, translator and teacher with many years of experience. She graduated from Saint Petersburg State University, trained in Spain, and has worked as a translator in various countries. She teaches Spanish to Russian speaking students of all levels, as well as Russian as a foreign language to Spanish speaking business people. All levels A1-C1. We work on vocabulary, grammar, syntax, conversational and business Spanish. You get more than just a tutor, you get a philologis
We study and practise vocabulary, grammar, syntax, conversational and business Spanish. You get more than just a tutor. You get a philologist who: ✔️ Understands how the language works from the inside, and explains it clearly, without dry academic jargon. ✔️ Knows the difference between "correct" and "natural" Spanish, and teaches you to speak the way people really do. ✔️ Builds your conversational Spanish by working through idioms and slang from popular shows like "La Casa de Papel" and others. ✔️ Covers any topic, from the basics to specialised fields: medicine, jewellery making, technology, and the specific vocabulary your business in Spain needs. ✔️ Gives you materials that stay with you forever: diagrams, audio and video materials to go with textbooks, visual and other dictionaries, e-books and rare books from my personal collection. ✔️ Keeps an individual record of notes for you after every lesson. I offer Spanish for life: ✔️ For adults: for communication, adaptation and integration into the realities of the Spanish speaking world. ✔️ For entrepreneurs: for professional communication in the Spanish speaking business environment! ✔️ For students: for growth and progress in today's multilingual world! Join my language club
About me
In 2005 I graduated from Saint Petersburg State University with a degree in Spanish Philology and Linguistics. My thesis was titled: "Object-predicative constructions in Spanish after verbs of sensory perception and their syntactic equivalents." I completed a master's programme for teachers of Russian as a foreign language, and the Guide-Interpreter courses at Gid-Intur in 2003. I did an internship at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2004 to 2005. I spent many years working in tourism and business communications. I have worked as a translator and negotiation interpreter in various countries, from Madrid to Santiago de Chile, so I have a solid grasp of regional accents, slang and cultural nuances. It's exactly this combination, university level philological training plus daily immersion in a living Spanish speaking environment, that makes my lessons unique.
Pricing
Payment is arranged directly, not through the site
Bookable up to 60 days ahead
Hours are set in Moscow Standard Time
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