Leida De Cerna

I hold a degree in translation and later I specialized in interpretation and linguistics. In the years of my professional practice I have developed in many multilingual and multicultural settings serving as a communication's specialist in diplomatic, medical, technological, business, social, educational and scientific events. My participation as a mediator between different cultures and languages gave me experience and motivation to specialize in linguistic studies in college and work for over 4 years as a tutor to build linguistic knowledge in students to support them and guide them in their language acquisition path.

I believe in communication and education as very powerful tools to create understanding, productivity and growth. In my experience as a tutor, I aim to build knowledge and also confidence and complementary competencies in students through continuous work that relates to student's particular goals and preferences to build up academic skills and also cultivate positive and productive perspectives within them. Students have been able to grow and enrich their personal, academic or professional situation. After assessing the students language level, the following steps are oriented towards following a theoretical and practical curriculum of studies with topics pertaining to the student's language level to develop reading, writing spoken and listening skills and personal habits aligned with student's personal interests and goals to use language regularly outside the classroom and integrate it gradually to the student's lifestyle. Regular assessments are then conducted in a practical and dynamic way to measure the student's knowledge, correct any areas of improvement and also reinforce student's confidence in Spanish language competence.