Hello, my name is Patricia Dominguez and I'm 53 years old and currently living in Portugal. I am a native Spanish speaker and teach English, Spanish. I have been an online English teacher with Verbalplanet.com since May 2016.
I can speak the following languages fluently: Spanish, English.
I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 50% of my normal lesson price for new students.

Detailed Profile in English

About me

Hola, thank you for taking the time to read my profile.

My name is Patricia. I was born in Mexico in a multicultural border city to the United States. My native language is Spanish, I speak English fluently and am currently studying French. I studied and lived in the United States, Mexico and China. I taught for many years in both languages, English and Spanish, to children from the ages of two (in China) to adults (in Playa del Carmen, Mexico). As well, I home-schooled my children. I am a certified yoga instructor, psychologist and I enjoy teaching and wish to share this joy of languages with you.nla

Qualifications & Experience

I am certified as a bilingual/ESL teacher from the University of Texas at El Paso. I also have a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Education 'with emphasis in Math and Science' from UTEP. I took the Spanish Proficiency Interview and scored a 'level of 3 or above', the highest score.

I have taught in the United States, pre-kinder to fourth grades in Spanish and English. I taught 'at-risk' high school home/house students as a home/house-bound teacher. Further, I taught in El Paso Community College, Texas, English as a second language (ESL) to adults including reading, writing, listening and speaking. In Jiansu University of Science and Technology, China, I taught English conversation to engineering students. My private on-line teaching experience is extensive.

Teaching Approach

My approach is individualized according to each student's needs. I believe everyone can learn! I provide a conducive environment where students feel comfortable in experiencing the learning of a new language. I listen, ensuring a teacher-student connection, so as to make the most of every minute while making the class interesting and fun.

Patricia is thoughtful and organized! She was very conscious of helping me work on areas that I need help with. She offered me several options such as conversation or grammar exercises and was right on time with our lesson. Highly recommended!

09 Dec 2016
By : Katharine L
Subject : Spanish

Pati is very kind, patient and easy to converse with. Her corrections never feel harsh, only encouraging.

28 Nov 2016
By : Katharine L
Subject : Spanish

This was my trial lesson with Pati and a wonderful first experience with Verbal Planet. She is an excellent teacher!

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