Maggie S
@maggie
10 Followers
Language Skills
- English (US): Native
- Spanish: Native
Interests
Price (25 min):
9.00 Coins
Rating & Experience:
Introduction:
I enjoy making language learning fun and engaging with natural conversation and helpful feedback.
Hello! My name is Maggie and I am a native English speaker from the United States. Teaching is my passion and I am so excited to help students achieve their language goals and improve their English. I have dedicated my education and career to becoming a qualified, experienced teacher, and I am also bilingual in English and Spanish. I currently teach English in Chile and I taught Spanish for four years in the U.S. I truly love working with students. I believe that learning English though natural conversation and feedback is the best way to learn!
Having learned Spanish as a second language, I know how challenging it can be to learn a new language. Since I know what it feels like to be a beginner, an intermediate and advanced language student, I can easily relate to students and also know how to differentiate my lessons for each individual learning preference.
I have spent many years preparing to be an effective and worldly teacher. In college I studied Secondary Education and Spanish and received my teaching degree. I lived and studied in Mexico and Peru, where I volunteered as an English teacher in schools. After college, I taught four years as a certified Spanish Teacher in Massachusetts where I gained valuable teaching experience with high school learners. During grad school I lived and studied in Argentina, and I now have a Masters Degree in Pedagogy and in Spanish. I am currently living in Chile and love to teach online to help others across the world learn English.
I know how to engage students in a way that makes learning fun and accessible no matter what the learning preference or level. I adapt my teaching to what the student wants to achieve, whether it's conversational skills, grammar instruction, vocabulary practice, pronunciation, studying for a test, or all of the above. I look forward to meeting you!
Teaching Specialty:
Through progressive and natural conversation you can learn the basics of everyday English quickly. This is the way we learned our native languages growing up and I believe it works for learners of any age. It also puts emphasis on fluency rather than grammatical perfection.
Discussion is a great way to improve and hone language skills. When you can engage in deeper discussions about politics, health, education, economics, etc., you reach a higher level of communication and gain confidence as a speaker.
I enjoy teaching all aspects of the language and can help anyone grasp the general grammar, vocabulary and phrasal concepts of the English language.
Résumé:
Education:
Education › Secondary Education & Teaching (Bachelor)
Foreign Languages › Masters in Education (Master)
Work Experience:
Teaching Professional
At Barnstable High School I taught four school years as a Certifiied Spanish Teacher, grades 8-12. I taught levels 1-3, from beginners to low advanced learners. During my years of teaching I gained valuable teaching and mentoring experience that taught me how to differentiate my teaching for all learners and to make learning a language fun and accessible.
Teaching Professional
At Lincoln, I taught English Literature & Language to grades 7-11. I worked with middle school and high school EFL students and gained valuable teaching and mentoring skills through this job. This teaching experience significantly improved my ESL and EFL teaching ability and confidence as I guided students with writing, speaking, listening and reading abilities in a fun and accessible way.
