Patricia

Hello, I am Patricia, a 24 year old bilingual linguist (Spanish and English).
I am currently studying a PGCE course at Manchester Metropolitan University. I have a degree in English Studies (Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid), and a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Moreover, this year I have completed a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course and a Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language course.
While I completed my university studies in Spain I also worked as an English tutor for more than 4 years, mainly focusing on the teaching of English as a Foreign Language.

Through my studies and working experience, I have learned and modified my way of teaching, always adjusting it to my students and their needs. I provide dynamic and entertaining lessons that focus on all 5 skills (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing, and Grammar) so that students can significantly improve their level of the language in every aspect. I always base the lesson in a useful day-to-day or professional context - depending on the student - enabling the students to remember the acquired knowledge in a more effective way in comparison to some book activities and examples that they will hardly ever use. This approach also allows students to see the usefulness of the session and the learning of the language.

I believe that having learned a language myself for most of my life helps me understand better what students seek by learning another language, how to achieve their goals and keep them motivated in the process.