Dutch Tutors & Teachers

Hi! I am Tamara. I have a university degree in literature and linguistics and I am an experienced language teacher, with 7 years of experience. I used to work for a language school in Brussels, teaching and tutoring Dutch, until I decided to move to Spain, and started teaching online. I love languages and helping people to improve their language skills. I believe learning a foreign language can be a lot of fun. I try to adapt the lessons, as much as possible, to the student's needs and interests, and I use different methods during the lessons. I love my job and I am looking forward to meeting you! (I don't have that many hours available on my calendar here, but if you send me a message, we can find a moment that works for the both of us, and I'll open it on my calendar for you.)

I am native Dutch and have been living in Latin America for more than 15 years. I like to read books, listen to music, learn about other cultures, travel, drink some nice wine and have some good food. I am a TEFL, TESOL and TEYL certified and speak three languages fluently: Dutch, English and Spanish and I have some knowledge of German. Teaching for me is not just a job it is something that I really enjoy doing.

I'm originally from the Netherlands and moved to Medellin, Colombia in 2013. My background in pedagogy and my passion for traveling, other cultures, and languages is what makes me excited every day to teach. I've taught English, Spanish, and Dutch both to groups and individuals, to children and to adults. I know what it is to learn a new language and I will make sure you get a positive learning experience. For me, learning a new language is all about practice, practice, and more practice. That's my teaching approach: explaining the new theory, followed by lots of verbal exercises, allowing you to make mistakes and after every lesson feeling the excitement of getting more and more confident in the new language. In 2015 I founded a Spanish language school for foreigners in Medellin. I developed a teaching approach and curriculum that was different, interactive and focused on the spoken language, which has been a great success. We've taught Spanish classes to thousands of student...

The video contains the following subjects: 00:00-01:05 Speaking English and Dutch, 01;05-03:20 The problems of learning Dutch you may encounter, 03:20-06:02 The languages i can speak at various levels. As you saw in my video i am Dutch and i have been brought up with an open mind, i am atheist and mostly social democratic. But i am always open for Socratic conversations to learn about other peoples views. At the moment i lost my job due to Corona, that is why i am available almost all day everyday. I would like to try to make a living out of this job so feedback is always welcome. I also need to learn.