Amanda Kellenbarger
Personalized, interactive lessons to progress on the path to Spanish proficiency




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Amanda Kellenbarger
Bachelors degree
/ 55 min
About your spanish tutor
¡Hola! I'm Amanda, a trilingual teacher/tutor with 15 years' experience in the classroom and 3 years of experience teaching or tutoring Spanish specifically. My students have ranged in age from 2 to 77-years-old, and I can adjust my classes for a wide variety of ages, skill levels and learning goals. I am happy to support you on your Spanish learning journey, whether you are a beginner needing basic vocabulary, an intermediate learner looking to improve your grammar, an advanced student wanting in-depth conversations to build your comprehension or somewhere in between. Every learner is unique and deserves to be treated as such. Wherever you are starting and wherever you are going, I can help you get there in an engaging way that suits your personal learning objectives and preferences. ¡Espero conocerte pronto! I hope to meet you soon!
Amanda graduated from Drake University


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Spanish classes highlights
My teaching approach focuses on personalized tutoring to meet your unique learning goals. We can focus on vocabulary development, verb conjugation, listening comprehension, speaking practice, homework help or any combination of the above. I offer classes in Spanish listening, reading, writing, speaking, grammar, vocabulary and conversation. The tools we use will depend on your learning needs and preferences, but in general I like to offer many speaking opportunities, visual supports, games, role plays and interactive lessons. Generally, lessons will build upon one another and routinely cycle back to previous knowledge to reinforce the learning. My methodology strengths lie in adapting to individual learning styles, fostering confidence in communication skills and providing a supportive environment for language acquisition and practice to progress on the road to proficiency.
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Spanish concepts taught by Amanda
The Student and Tutor practiced Spanish grammar, identifying future tense verbs and their infinitives from a text. They then worked on forming future predictions about fictional characters, focusing on the correct use of indirect object pronouns for actions that happen *to* someone, and applied these pronouns to express physical pain in the future tense.
Indirect Object Pronouns (IOPs) with Future Tense
Forming Simple Future Tense Predictions
Identifying Verb Infinitives
Revisiting Past Tenses: Preterite vs. Imperfect
Common Connectors and Phrases
The Student and Tutor practiced Spanish preterite verb conjugations for both regular and irregular verbs, enhancing understanding through verb identification in a story and structured sentence building. They also engaged in a conversational 'Guess Who' game to practice question formation. The Student was encouraged to practice Spanish during an upcoming vacation.
Context for Preterite vs. Present
Asking and Answering Personal Questions
Soccer/Football Vocabulary & Story Comprehension
El Pretérito: Irregular Verbs
El Pretérito: Regular Verb Conjugation
The session involved a Spanish lesson where the Student and Tutor first reviewed vocabulary related to rooms and furniture in a house. They then introduced and extensively practiced the preterite (simple past) tense for regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs, as well as common irregular verbs like 'ser', 'ir', 'estar', and 'tener'. The lesson concluded with the Student converting a present-tense text into the preterite tense as a practical exercise.
Spanish Home & Furniture Vocabulary
El Pretérito (Simple Past) for Regular -AR Verbs
El Pretérito (Simple Past) for Regular -ER and -IR Verbs
Highly Irregular Pretérito Verbs: Ser
Ir
Tener
Estar
Contextual Application of El Pretérito
The Student and Tutor practiced Spanish vocabulary across various categories, including physical descriptions, personality, clothing, food, and activities. They then focused on constructing sentences using the "ir a" + infinitive future tense, providing reasons for actions. The session concluded with an interactive "Guess Who" game to reinforce descriptive language and question-asking skills.
Describing People: Physical Traits and Personality (Descripción de Personas)
The Personal 'a'
Key Vocabulary: Clothing
Food
and Activities
Expressing Preferences: The Verb *Gustar*
Expressing Future Actions: Ir a + Infinitive
Student and Tutor engaged in an extensive Spanish conversation practice, focusing on correct grammar usage for commands, subjunctive mood, and distinguishing between preterite and imperfect tenses. They also expanded vocabulary related to personal experiences and descriptive scenarios, practicing sentence construction and direct object pronoun placement. The next session is scheduled for the 22nd.
Negative and Positive "Tú" Commands
Conceptual Actions: Infinitives vs. Gerunds
Subjunctive Mood Triggers & Uses
Irregular Past Participles in Preterite Context
The Pluperfect (Past Perfect) Tense
Differentiating "To Have/Get" in the Past
The Student and Tutor reviewed direct object pronouns in Spanish, covering their forms, placement, and purpose in conversation. After starting practice exercises, they pivoted to conversational practice using thematic pictures due to the Student's difficulty with rapid application of grammar. The session concluded with the Tutor assigning informal homework to practice speaking Spanish in real-world settings, with the next session scheduled for August 18th.
Strategies for Enhancing Spanish Fluency
Placement of Direct Object Pronouns
The Personal 'a'
Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs) in Spanish
Learning tools used in spanish classes
Grammar practice
Writing prompts
Language simulations
Interactive quizzes
Speech recognition
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