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Italian with Robert M.

McAllen, Texas

5.0
(12)
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Teaches online
Teaches Beginner
Age: 5+
Speaks French, Italian, Spanish, English, Dutch, Portuguese, Papiamentu (language from Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao)
Teaching since 1973
Associate in Applied Arts Degre in Advertising Design
  • 1 Repeated Students

I am an Italian native speaker teaching since 1985! I teach only Beginner's Italian.

I started teaching Italian in 1985, in McAllen, Texas, as a private tutor. I again kept tutoring Italian, this time for freshmen college students in Sugar Land, Texas in 2015. I am an Italian native speaker, and at the present time I am writing short stories in Italian.

Instructor details

Location:
Teacher's Studio
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N. 10th Street, McAllen, TX
Teaches Online
Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Monday
6:30 AM-7 AM
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
2 PM-3 PM
8 PM-9 PM
Tuesday
6 AM-7 AM
10 AM-11 AM
11:30 AM-1 PM
2 PM-3 PM
4 PM-6 PM
Wednesday
6 AM-6:30 AM
10 AM-1 PM
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
7:30 PM-8:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM-12:30 PM
3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Friday
6 AM-8 AM
10 AM-11 AM
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
7:30 PM-8:30 PM
Saturday
6:30 AM-7:30 AM
3 PM-4 PM
Sunday
6 AM-6:30 AM
7 AM-9 AM
10:30 AM-11 AM
12 PM-12:30 PM
1 PM-5 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
60 minutes
$32

About Robert M.

5.0
(12)
My name is Robert M. I have a Spanish Teaching Degree from Curacao, a beautiful island that once was part of The Netherlands and I started teaching in 1973. I am also a Spanish-English and English-Spanish translator since 1973. So far I have been teaching Spanish for 12 years. I also have an Associate Degree in Applied Arts in Advertising Design from the Art Institute of Houston. I combine art with any language to teach children up to 2nd grade to make it fun. For any other student, I use my innovative method without books, some sites on the net and we immediately start speaking the language the student wants to learn. But I still have the best books on demand if needed. I customize my lessons to the needs of my students and I am available 24/7 for any questions to make it as easy as possible for my students, no matter their age. Students doing ghosting are not allowed. I make learning fun and interesting for all my students because I love what I am doing! My students get 24/7 practice opportunities with my innovative teaching method.
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12 Reviews
Sara
Online
Robert is absolutely wonderful! He uses humor, word association, and analogies that stick and make learning so enjoyable. He has been teaching for a long time, is very qualified, and you can tell he has a passion for it. Very happy to be working with him!
Posted Apr 29, 2024
Michelle
Online
Energetic. Makes learning, fun!
Posted Feb 26, 2022
Emma
Online
Robert is a very good teacher! He is funny and easy to talk to and above all he truly has a passion for teaching. I would definitely recommend taking lessons with him
Posted Jul 15, 2021

Experience

Spanish Teacher

May, 1973 - Jul, 1981

I did teach at my own school in Curacao and Groningen, The Netherlands

I started teaching Spanish to adults in my own school in Curacao, in the Dutch Caribbean, and in Groningen, The Netherlands. And since 1997 in the USA. My students were adult professionals, business owners, nurses, Dutch citizens, American citizens, Dominican Republic citizens. Business owners needed Spanish to sell their products to then wealthy Venezuelans. American citizens did learn to travel, the same for most Dutch citizens. At that time I used my own short stories too, which I still do with my 6-8 yr. old students now, in addition to the stories they like, because if you bore a child, you loose him/her! Conversational skills were and are still my most important goal with mastery of Spanish verbs and tenses. We never used the books just to learn "book language." We talked all the time. My students learn to speak Spanish from lesson one. I started teaching online since October 2018 and I love it because of the one-on-one attention I can give to every and each one of my students!

French Teacher

Nov, 2016 - Jul, 2017

Fort Bend Christian Academy

I did teach French for 10th, 11th and 12th graders at this Christian High School. It was a great experience because the students dedication was outstanding, and because the school allowed me to use my own method. My students loved the story of Le Petit Prince, which I used at all my classes to motivate them and to have the same curiosity as the little prince himself to learn French. It was always a success.

Education

Spanish Teaching Degree

May, 1973 - Sep, 1974

Radulphus College, Curacao, The Netherlands

Associate in Applied Arts Degre in Advertising Design

Jul, 1981 - Jun, 1983

Art Institute of Houston

Spanish Teaching and Literature

Sep, 1977 - Jun, 1978

University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Methodology Teaching French as Second Language

Jul, 1975 - Jul, 1975

Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (sponsored by the Alliance Francaise of Curacao)

Languages

Curacao)

Native Proficiency

French

Native Proficiency

Italian

Native Proficiency

Spanish

Native Proficiency

English

Native Proficiency

Dutch

Native Proficiency

Portuguese

Professional Proficiency

Papiamentu (language from Aruba

Native Proficiency

Bonaire

Native Proficiency

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