Andrea Taboada, English Teacher

From Argentina

Andrea resides in Palermo and Castelar, Buenos Aires, holds a Tourism Diploma and certificates in TEFLE-TESOL and Spanish from International House and Instituto Cervantes. With a banking background, she ventured into language teaching, gaining experience in financial settings and volunteering for an NGO in Miami. She values creating a positive learning environment, emphasizing student motivation, and respect. Her teaching philosophy includes communicative and task-based approaches, considering individual interests and neuroscience. Cultural elements, such as dance, traditional items, and cooking, are integrated into classes, along with city exploration. For online classes, podcasts and audiovisual materials serve a similar purpose. Utilizing interactive tools like H5P and platforms like Zoom, her techniques include contextualization, guided discovery, and tailored approaches for vocabulary, functions, and grammar.