Jabier Eduardo Portillo Castillo - Spanish Tutor

Introduction

¡Hola! My name is Jabier and I am from Venezuela, although I currently live in Chile. I have a Bachelor’s in Modern Languages from the Universidad de los Andes in Venezuela and a Master’s in International Business from the Instituto Europeo de Posgrado. I have taught Spanish since 2007 in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany, Colombia, and Ecuador, mainly to adults.

I teach professional Spanish, Spanish for tourism, Spanish for business, medical Spanish and Spanish for teachers.

Outside of teaching, I love to travel and I enjoy reading, writing, cooking, watching movies, and sports. I speak five languages, so I am very familiar with the challenges of learning a new one.

See you in class!

Education

BA in Modern Languages ULA - Venezuela
MIB Instituto Europeo De Posgrado

Teaching options

Courses I teach

DELE Spanish for Tourists Spanish for Business Spanish for Medical Spanish for Teachers Custom Professional

Age ranges

College Adults Seniors

Teaching style

My teaching approach is based on the point of view that languages are not merely signs and phonetics symbols scrambled together in particular orders under certain rules to facilitate communication. Languages enclosed the full content of a culture, countries and regions. Therefore they cannot be marginalized to simple syllabus and scheduled lessons. Should anyone desire to learn and eventually master a language, it is necessary to have a comprehensive approach where each aspect is tackled in the right way. Nevertheless, such approach loses its effectiveness when it is not boosted by the constant work of the student under a knowable guidance. That is why my philosophy for learning a language goes beyond only lessons and handouts; I like to encourage the student to dive directly into the language and turn normal lessons in truly learning experiences.

Teaching Spanish as a second language since 2007.

I speak a total of 6 languages:
Spanish (Native), English (Adv), French (Adv.), German (Adv.), Italian (Interm.), Portuguese (Interm.).

I've visited or lived in the following countries: Venezuela

"I absolutely love my classes with Mr. Portillo! I look forward to each one of them. Mr Portillo is super knowledgeable, professional and fun to talk with and I learn so much from him. I have made a lot of progress and I owe it, in a large extent, to Mr. Portillo." Grace R. - Unknown

I teach Spanish to help you...

Speak with native Spanish speakers wherever you meet them.

Get fully prepared for your Spanish exam

Explore a Spanish speaking country comfortably and safely.

Work more effectively in a business environment

Deliver care to Spanish speakers in need of medical assistance

Develop yourself and open up new opportunities in your life.

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