María Jesús Hernández García

Teacher

María Jesús Hernández García is teacher for all course types and levels, she is also the academic coordinator for the Spanish department, official examiner of DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language) exams for levels B1 and B2, C1 and C2.

Courses given

Intensive and regular Spanish courses of all levels; one to one classes in companies; exam preparation (DELE, CCSE); teacher training courses, suggestopedia classes; tutor for teachers on work experience programs; cultural activities; official examiner of DELE levels B1-B2 and C1-C2.

Education

Degree in English Literature, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ciudad Real, UCLM (University of Menéndez Pelayo), September 2004

Master´s in Spanish Teaching to Foreign Learners, Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with the UIMP September 2010

Expert in E-learning, University of Seville, June 2012

Languages

English, C1
French, A2
Italian, A2
German, A2.1

Who am I?

I started to give Spanish classes by accident, I was working in the south of Spain. Some of my English clients, who were retired, would ask me to help them with their Spanish. I enjoyed the experience so much that I decided that was what I wanted to do. 11 years have passed since then and I haven´t stopped; I am always gaining more qualifications and trying to become a better teacher. I have been working at TANDEM Madrid since 2008 and, although I have worked in various language schools in Spain and abroad, I feel at home here. The best thing about my job? It´s the feeling of butterflies in my stomach on the first day of a new course, like the very first time. And, of course the contact with students from all over the world of all ages and backgrounds, I love it!

María Jesús Hernández García