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José
Spanish(Native)
Latin(C2: Proficient)
English(C1: Advanced)
Arabic(B1: Intermediate)
French(B1: Intermediate)
Persian (Farsi)(B1: Intermediate)
Portuguese(B1: Intermediate)
Turkish(A2: Elementary)
Hebrew(A1: Beginner)
Other(A1: Beginner)

From Spain

Living in Madrid, Spain

Don't learn Spanish. Speak it. | Linguistics PhD who learns languages, not just studies them I won't help you learn Spanish. I'll help you speak it! Have you started learning Spanish over and over, and never made it stick? That's not your fault. It's how Spanish is usually taught. Take the subjunctive, where most learners give up. I teach it with two rules. No trigger lists to memorize: two rules, and both make sense. Spanish is a system, not a list of exceptions. That system is what I research, and what I teach: you understand why Spanish works the way it does, so it finally sticks. As a polyglot, I've sat on your side of the screen. I know where learners get stuck and how to move you past it. Every lesson is built around what you actually want to do in Spanish: close the deal, read Don Quixote in the original, pass the exam, move abroad for good, talk to the people who matter. Why students trust me: Official DELE examiner. 100% of the students I've prepared have passed Researcher in Linguistics and PhD Candidate in Spanish, University of Barcelona MA in Spanish and Latin American Literature; Postgraduate Degree in Teaching Spanish I studied under Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature Literary translator of classical Persian poetry Tracks for business and medical professionals. DELE and SIELE preparation. All materials and books (PDF) included. Book a 30-minute trial. You'll leave with a clear read on your level and a plan, whether or not you book again. My calendar fills fast. If you don't see a slot, message me and I'll find one.
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  • Presentation slides/PPT
  • Video files
  • Quizzes
  • Graphs and charts
  • Articles and news
  • Image files
  • Audio files
  • Flashcards
  • Test templates and examples
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Trial Lesson
405 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
SPANISH CONVERSATION (Informal tutoring). 5 lessons discount package !
A2-C2
Conversation
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GENERAL SPANISH COURSE. BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEARNERS. All materials included. Discount 10 lessons package !
A1-C2
Language Essentials
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LABORATORIO DE ESTRATEGIAS PARA HABLAR COMO UN NATIVO (Workshop: Strategies for speaking like a native Spaniard)
B2-C2
Language Essentials
155 lessons completed
USD 44.00
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GROUP LESSONS
A1-C2
Language Essentials
38 lessons completed
USD 44.00+
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TALLER DE LITERATURA ESPAÑOLA Y LATINOAMERICANA. LITERATURE WORKSHOP
B1-C2
Language Essentials
136 lessons completed
USD 35.00+
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Samar Haroon
111 Spanish lessons
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Best teacher ever! He pays attention to which learning style you are susceptible to and adjusts. Like I learning through conversation and he makes an effort to make sure I can practice my speaking while learning so much new vocabulary! Thank you Jose!
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Evelyn
77 Spanish lessons
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José es un profesor maravilloso cuyo amor por el aprendizaje y la literatura es contagioso. Su deseo de ofrecer lo máximo posible para ayudar a sus estudiantes a tener éxito es genuino. Todo el mundo debería tener la suerte de tener a alguien como él para ayudarles en su búsqueda de aprendizaje de idiomas. Su trato fácil, su disposición alegre y su semblante sonriente que rebosa entusiasmo es una combinación imposible de superar. Jose is a wonderful teacher whose love for learning and literature is contagious. His desire to help his students succeed is genuine. He has a wealth of knowledge which he is eager to share. Everyone should be lucky enough to have someone like him to help them in their language learning quest. His easy-going manner, his cheerful disposition and his smiling countenance which bubbles over with enthusiasm is a combination that is impossible to beat.
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Breezy OY
16 Spanish lessons
和何塞老师的课非常有收获,老师使用了专门的教材,还会自然的延展到其他各种各样的讨论话题,对我来说非常适用,因为老师既保证了课堂的专业性和逻辑性,又增加了即兴和自由交流的部分,我学到了非常多西班牙语最实用的真实的口语。
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Svetlana Kirsanova
106 Spanish lessons
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Хосе - прекрасный преподаватель. Он не просто учит по книжке, а каждый раз адаптивно подстраивает урок под интересную новость или интересующую тебя тему. Хосе имеет крайне широкий кругозор, он интересуется книжками, экономикой, путешествиями, разными странами и многим другим. Каждый урок - это супер интересное путешествие!
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Howard Simons
88 Spanish lessons
One of the rewarding aspects of having an excellent, worldly cultured tutor is that during some sessions, just conversing is a great way to learn and practice my Spanish. For my most recent lesson it had been awhile between classes (due to my own travel), and we caught up on politics (elections in both the US and Spain). Discussing a mutual topic of interest with Jose is such a great way to learn!
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Craig Schamp
74 Spanish lessons
Conversations with José are always a pleasure. We discuss various topics, including current events in Spain or the US, our pastimes, academics, literature, and what have you. At other times we might cover grammar or vocabulary in a more structured format. Meeting with José over several years now has helped me to improve my conversational Spanish significantly.