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What Our Students Say They Love About Our Native Spanish Tutors
SpanishBlackbelt is perfect for people who really want to learn Spanish but haven't had much success before. It's also great for those who need Spanish for traveling or work, for new students who want to learn but don't know where to start, for people who want practice that fits their needs, for those who forgot a lot since they last learned Spanish somewhere else, and for people who can read and write Spanish but need help speaking it better.
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''Explained and put the things we learned together so I could actually from sentences and talk in Spanish. In most language courses I've taken they just give you words and don't show you how to put it all together. I found that my tutor did a very good job showing me how to do that. '' Feb 12 2008
''Pleasant manner, encouraging, good mix of grammar and vocabulary.'' Feb 04 2008
''I love Joaquin - -he's really patient and very helpful.'' Jan 30 2008
''Answer questions, increase emphasis on improving vocabulary.'' Jan 28 2008
''Her Spanish seemed much more like everyday Spanish that normal Spanish-speakers use than what I'd heard before, which seemed a bit more like classroom Spanish.'' Jan 27 2008
''Kasey is excellent at what he does; he has a passion for teaching and this comes through in everything that he does. He has a lot of energy, creativity, and does an excellent job of engaging all of us (even if some of us get up at 5am and work 10 hour shifts). Honestly, I was thinking about dropping b/c my schedule has gotten quite overloaded, but I would hate to have to restart with a different tutor or group. Kasey makes everyone feel comfortable, and keeps pushing us.'' Jan 24 2008
''She let us speak a great deal, only interrupting now and then with corrections. Given our level, that seemed to be the best way to handle our class.'' Jan 22 2008
''Sabia trucos en ingles que me ayudan poner a memoria la gramstica.'' Jan 22 2008
''He uses nmemonic devices and other "tricks" to help you remember important concepts. He encourages learning and is passionate about his students learning spanish. He makes you want to come to class each week. '' Jan 21 2008
''She interacts well, and makes every one comfortable in class.'' Jan 13 2008
''She was fun, professional, and generally communicated well. She still keeps in touch, which is great! She had a lot of good tips for learning vocabulary and generally I looked forward to the classes.
I enjoyed the exercises of finding pictures for flashcards/vocabulary, reading articles, and using Read and Think in Spanish. It was also fun to listen to music in Spanish.'' Jan 10 2008
''Luis is very helpful with explanations and makes the sessions interesting and enjoyable. Each session is challenging and the specific areas of focus are clear. This instructor is overall excellent, giving attention to each student and providing an organized approach to learning. '' Jan 03 2008
''Her explanations of when to use a verb tense were good. She was also easy to be around and she was quite open to being asked for further explanation or assistance.'' Jan 01 2008
''She is an excellent teacher who has an inate ability to find ways to make me understand difficult (to me) grammar structures. I enjoyed how the class is structured with grammar, conversation, news, film, politics, etc. '' Dec 21 2007
''good personal attention'' Dec 19 2007
''Andres is very positive. Rather than dreading the session because I feel intimidated, I anticipate the sessions and leave feeling more confident. '' Dec 18 2007
''His energy and interest.'' Dec 17 2007
''Maintain engagement. He could illustrate almost everything with a funny anecdote, and even his sentence-construction exercises were humorous.'' Dec 15 2007
''She, Denise, engaged us in speaking Spanish almost all the time, even if we made mistakes. '' Dec 14 2007
''Regularly repeating grammar from 1 or 2 classes ago. So you keep your grammar up to date.'' Dec 13 2007
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Results may vary. Although many SpanishBlackbelt ™ students have been very successful, the positive results achieved by one student may not be indicative of all students' experiences.
