Carol

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Description

I am a recently retired teacher, and I love teaching English and traveling. It has always been my dream to teach English in Spanish speaking countries when I retired, and now the time has arrived. I taught kindergarten and first grade for 23 years in a small farming community. Many of my students were second lanuage learners. I have had extensive training in teaching English as a second language. I taught English to adults for 2 weeks in Ecuador in 2022 which I loved. I am also very active on a group in Hello Talk, where I help Spanish speaking adults who are working to improve their English skills. I am very active and I enjoy dancing, hiking, ping pong, yoga and reading. I am a very positive person.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Spanish: Intermediate

More details about my language interests
I am interested in both teaching English and learning Spanish. I have been working on improving my Spanish for about 4 years. I went to language school in Costa Rica and Ecuador during my last two summer vacations. I love teaching English.

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Teaching

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i have the skills to teach English to children and adults. Teaching reading at the foundational levels is one of my strengths. I know how to make learning fun and decrease the fear and reluctance that students have to try speaking a new language. I taught kindergarten and first grade students for 23 years. Many of my students came from Spanish speaking families and were learning English. I have taught English to adults in Ecuador and to adults through the Hello Talk App. I have a neutral English accent and I have helped many students with their pronunciation of English as well as improving their listening, speaking, reading, writing. I have a California teaching credential with certification for teaching English learners.

Age

65

What else ...

I like to play many board games and card games. Some of the games I play are Rummikube, Cribbage, backgammon, scrabble and charades. I dance salsa, bachata, merengue as well as ballroom dances and swing. I enjoy meeting people and learning about other cultures.

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  Allergies
  alcohol and coffee

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  Special dietary requirements
  I eat very little sugar and gluten