Santiago Navarrete
Educator and researcher in the humanities, currently connecting people through language.
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Santiago Navarrete
Masters degree
/ 55 min
About your spanish tutor
I am a language instructor with over five years of experience in middle and higher education, specializing in Spanish classes for learners at all levels. My expertise lies in providing personalized learning experiences that develop speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills. I offer engaging lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced students. I create a dynamic classroom environment through role-playing and task-based activities, focusing on real-life, contextualized, and culturally relevant situations. Media, art, design and gaming are also part of each class. As a teacher and educator, I am skilled at addressing diverse student needs and providing a comfortable, supportive space to learn. Whether your goal is to start learning a new language, improve your business Spanish or to gain a deeper understanding of our literature and culture, I will guide you every step of the way.
Spanish classes highlights
I view learning as a constructive process where students actively build and adapt knowledge through meaningful engagement and use. In my Spanish classes, I balance professionalism and approachability, creating a supportive environment that fosters participation, confidence, and trust when taking risks. My methodology blends role-play, task-based learning, and cultural immersion through songs, short stories, games, and discussions, allowing students to connect lessons to authentic, real-life contexts. I treat mistakes as valuable opportunities to clarify concepts and expand understanding. This approach consistently strengthens speaking, writing, reading, and listening skills while motivating learners to produce personal, meaningful work and develop a deeper connection with the Spanish language and its diverse cultures.
Santiago graduated from Universidad de los Andes
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Pronunciation Coaching
Cultural Context for Speaking
Cultural immersion
Vocabulary Building
Homework help
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Spanish concepts taught by Santiago
The Student and Tutor reviewed regular verb conjugations in Spanish, focusing on -ar, -er, and -ir verb endings, and how to use them in daily activities. The Student also practiced reflexive verbs and integrating time expressions. The homework includes completing an online test and additional exercises using the lesson's concepts.
Regular Verb Conjugation
Using 'A' to Indicate Time
Reflexive vs. Non-Reflexive Verbs
Stem-Changing Verbs
Contractions: *Al* and *Del*
The student reviewed the subjunctive mood in Spanish, focusing on its usage with conditional and future tenses to express varying degrees of certainty. The class involved listening comprehension exercises, sentence construction practice, and a mock business pitch. Homework was assigned involving email writing to further practice the subjunctive in different business contexts.
Expressing Needs and Relevance with the Subjunctive
Expressing Wishes and Desires with the Subjunctive
Persuasion and Context in Language
Conditional Tense Usage
Subjunctive vs. Indicative with Future/Conditional Tenses
Review of 'Estar' and 'Hay'
Using 'Estar' with Street Names
Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
Verb Conjugation Examples
Distinguishing 'Camino' vs. 'El Camino'
The session involved a review of routines, family vocabulary, and professions, along with a focus on the verbs 'ser', 'estar', and 'haber' in Spanish. The student practiced prepositions of location and listened to an audio exercise. The student was assigned homework to write sentences describing family members' locations in a city, to practice using vocabulary and grammar concepts learned during the session, and prepare for a test in one week.
Ser vs. Estar
Mucho vs. Muy
The Verb 'Hay'
Prepositions of Place
Reflexive Verbs
The class covered the differences between using the subjunctive, conditional, and indicative moods to express hypothetical scenarios in Spanish, with a focus on real-world business situations. The Student practiced sentence construction and comprehension through exercises and an audio clip. Homework was assigned involving creating fictional hypotheses to justify business decisions, reinforcing the lesson's concepts.
Hypothetical Situations: Future vs. Subjunctive
Real vs. Unreal Hypotheses
The Imperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Tense
Conjunction 'Seguro'
The session reviewed homework, distinguished between 'ser', 'estar', and 'hay' in Spanish, and practiced using prepositions to describe locations. The student practiced describing a city and the location of family members within it, using the new vocabulary and grammar concepts. Homework was assigned: write six sentences about a real city using 'hay' and practicing prepositions.
The Verb 'Estar'
Describing Cities and Locations
Distinguishing 'Ser' and 'Estar'
The Verb 'Hay'
Prepositions of Location
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Spanish for adults
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ADHD
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ASD
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