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Adrian, a superb native Spanish tutor!
Bio
Adrian, a fully bilingual Spanish speaker from Colombia, holds a Masters in Philosophy and Literature from Universidad de Antioquia.
Prior to joining SpanishBlackbelt, Adrian worked as university professor, high school tutor and writer of academic teaching materials for educational institutions in Colombia.
Adrian, currently based in North Jersey, teaches adults, teens and organizations.
Areas served include: Distance Learning, Clifton, Hoboken, Livingston, Montclair, Verona
Reviews
4.7/5.0
23 Reviews
''Adrian is patient,listens to students and corrects pronunciation and vocabulary tactfully. He is open to questions and I notice at the present level he prompts that the students to utilize the language through presentations, conversations and video listening. A wonderful way to get verbal practice. Grammar is present; however, I am enjoying the increased conversation for speaking the language has many challenges (verb tense recall, sentence structure,...). It's a struggle at times; however, I am always looking forward to the class.''
''Adrian is very patient,observant, attentive and pleasant. He provides a session atmosphere which invites learning and curiosity. He seems to tweak the delivery of the lesson's topics in a style in which all students, regardless of the slight difference in language exposure, can absorb the information and verbally participate without fear. His flexibly teaching style allows for more emphasis on areas of confusion; however, we continue to cover each lesson to its fullest. The first few minutes of each session begins with "...tell me about your weekend" or some topic. There is no escaping this conversation for each person must answer. This zooms me into Spanish mode. It also starts my tongue to loosen. I enjoy his inclusion of sentence or paragraph reading, short videos (various accents) and class conversation to improve pronunciation, listening and comprehension skills.
Adrian always asks if each topic covered was understood and he allows time review, if needed. I truly enjoy my lessons because as Adrian says, in Spanish: It's easy, [*]!''
''I can’t say enough good things about Adrian. This was third my class with him. He explains things in a way that makes Spanish seem uncomplicated. He is patient, supportive and builds one’s confidence. I am able to understand, read and speak Spanish at a level that far exceeds my starting point. In other language classes I’ve had, I’d peter out after a certain point and thought that learning a language was not in the cards for me. These classes are formatted so you build on one element at a time and, as long as you do your homework, it’s never really difficult. “Es fácil, verdad?” is a phrase that Adrian uses every week and my classmates and I always nod in agreement because Adrian makes it seem easy.
Each class also builds on the previous class so you are constantly reviewing previous content. I’ll be continuing with the light blue level and am so excited to advance my Spanish abilities.''
''Very patient with all the students and encouraging when they made mistakes. Explained things very clearly.''
''The tutor's patience allowed and listened to questions and adjusted chapter's coverage speed based on the students grasp of its content. ''
''Explained the issues well, and kept all lessons interesting ''
''Adrian is so patient with each of his students. If I had the wrong tense or pronounced it wrong, he would praise me for being on the right path, and then, would correct me. Very positive overall. ''
''I had to select a rating for question 15 to submit this survey, but I haven't had any Spanish tutors since I was in college 50 years ago, so I really couldn't answer it.''
''Patient and pleasant mannerism. Answered individual questions with care and did not present a rushed learning atmosphere.Provided equal and many speaking opportunities.''
''He provides great feedback and is very encouraging.''
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