Coaching and workshops for students
Online 1-to-1 coaching on language learning strategies
The individual coaching sessions benefit language learners who are interested in:
- developing strong speaking skills
- speeding up their progress in listening, writing and reading
- expanding their vocabulary
- perfecting their pronunciation and grammar
- incorporating fun activities into their learning
- going beyond self-limiting beliefs
- maintaining a srong level of motivation
- feeling empowered and self-confident as language learners
During the first coaching session, we will:
- clarify your Spanish learning goals
- identify your strengths and challenges
- discuss language learning principlies and strategies that will help you to achieve your goals effectively, creatively and playfully
- develop your own Spanish learning action plan
You may book further online coaching sessions to review your progress and/or to learn in more depth about effective principles and strategies.
“With María´s coaching and clear insights into how language learning actually works, I could access strategies and principles that make learning a new language feel possible again. It now feels both fun and easy.”
Stefan Wetterholm
Workshops on language learning strategies
I lead workshops for students of language schools and other educational institutions on request. Below are some of the workshops I teach.
Powerful strategies for learning Spanish
We explore:
- What motivates you to learn Spanish
- What kind of language input is best for you
- What is one of the best ways to develop the four skills (speaking, listening, writing and reading)
- What aspects of the language you need to focus on to be a competent and confident speaker of the language
How to get new vocabulary to "stick" in your mind
We look at:
- The vital role of emotions in language learning
- Key strategies for effective vocabulary learning
- A sequence of steps that helps new vocabulary to “stick” in your mind
- Resources that help you increase your vocabulary
Success in simple steps: Flashcards
We discuss:
- What makes flashcards so effective
- What is the best way to design them
- How and when it is best to use them
- The benefits of flashcards for students
Testimonials
"We invited María to deliver a 1-hour workshop in Spanish via Zoom. Her content was well-prepared, clear, relevant, interesting, and professionally presented in clear Spanish at a manageable pace for English speakers. She was an immediate ‘Hit’ with our Club members who warmed to her personality and to her evident interest in us as a group. We are inviting her back next year, to focus on one or two aspects of her talk in greater depth. Gracias María, y ¡hasta la próxima!"
Cath Alderson, Hillingdon Spanish Club
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