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What Our Students Say They Love About Our Native Spanish Tutors
''Students weren't just interacting with the instructor in Spanish but with each other because of how she [*] up the activities/exercises during class. I felt this helped make the class more about understanding the language rather than just memorizing translations.'' Aug 11 2014
''Maria Elena catered the curriculum to meet my very unique needs and made sure that I got practice in those areas that were specific to my profession.'' Aug 07 2014
''She taught me not just Spanish language skills but cultural idioms and different cultural context around the language. She didn't want me to just be a Spanish tourist she wanted me to be perceived as a native speaker.'' Jul 26 2014
''Maria Elena tried to tailor classes specifically for my needs.'' Jul 14 2014
''She is knowledgable and able to answer all questions. She is also persistent in making your undersatnd and learn.'' Jul 07 2014
''Mariela was phenomenal. I am going to sign up for more sessions beginning in August (after I return from a couple of trips). I have enjoyed her thorough approach for the different chapters. She has helped me deeply understand what I am doing in the exercises. I have had many Spanish teachers in the past but I would put Mariela as one of the best that I have worked with to-date. Thank you, Spanish Blackbelt!!'' Jun 29 2014
''My tutor goes to great lengths to make sure I'm learning. He uses additional resources to clarify the material and sometimes contacts me during the week to make sure I'm thinking about what I learned.'' Jun 27 2014
''Made it a very comfortable environment and got me speaking in Spanish more than I thought I would.'' Jun 25 2014
''Very flexible with class scheduling. And great at making conversation in Spanish at my level.'' Jun 25 2014
''Mariela really makes it easy to practice what we have learned in the past and mixes it with things we are currently doing very well. She encourages us and pushes us to do new things. She is a wonderful teacher! I would not take classes with anybody else :) I really like the preterite vs. imperfect chart that she made and provided along with the SBB material (it really helped me).'' Jun 18 2014
''Jose is a terrific instructor for a variety of reasons. First, he actually cares about whether the student is progressing, and he will go out of his way to make sure the student is comfortable with the material. He does not just review the lesson chapters and go home; rather, he makes sure that you are comfortable with the material before moving on. And if, for some reason, I don't understand some of the material based on the four corners of the lesson, he will find an alternative way of explaining the material to me. Second, he is very easy to get along with. Third, he has a very flexible schedule, which was a plus for me if I needed to change the meeting time/location. Fourth, he was very prepared for each lesson.
When I first started lessons with him, my Spanish was rusty because I hadn't taken lessons in over 6 months. After finishing one level with him, I have begun to read Spanish novels and news articles in my spare time. And I have just signed up for another level with Jose.'' Jun 14 2014
''Spoke slowly and explained grammar rules and conjugations'' Jun 13 2014
''Brought many many exercises to do during class. We covered a lot of material and the repetition in class really reinforced it. Pretty much spoke in Spanish the entire lesson. Muy bien!'' Jun 01 2014
''Eduardo is very skilled at explaining grammar. He draws diagrams and breaks sentence structure down which makes it much more accessible. His easy-going manner and ability to adapt each class to our needs (e.g. taking time out from a lesson to give a refresher or provide some more context, further examples) was invaluable in furthering my comfort with the language.'' May 27 2014
''Adriana explained concepts and grammar very well. She was patient and yet very encouraging. Her smile and sense of humor also made the classes fun.'' May 23 2014
''Very well prepared, patient and took a lot of interest in making me learn Spanish.'' May 22 2014
''She tried to work around as best she could absolutely terrible and sloppy homework assignments from the website. Blackbelt learning center is a joke. You need to [*] your own content and materials instead of ripping off a hodgepodge of other websites that are free. Assignments did not see, to correspond with the actual topic of the week and what we were learning. Links were frequently broken. I could [*] a better and more effective website. Even if it requires all your students to buy the same books and you teach out of those books, at least its consistent, uniform, and actually on point. Mariella did what she could with the work assignments, and sometimes sent us photocopies of exercises from her own book so we would have on point work assignments.'' May 18 2014
''Very relatable and realistic in his expectations and requirements. Keeps the class fun and interesting and pushes just the [*] amount.'' May 16 2014
''Claudia,did a very nice job. I really enjoyed our sessions.'' May 16 2014
''Jennifer lanza Allowed for flexibility and conversation rather than just being focused on the activities. It was a perfect mix of both.'' May 16 2014
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