This depends on your financial situation, your goals for learning the language, and several things regarding your situation (Do you have a quiet study place? Do you have someone nearby that you can practice with? How often is also driven by your needs--are you starting school in a couple of months with little or no English skills?--this means you would want to take a lot of classes, study outside of class most days of the week, and, as soon as possible, practice with people wherever you can find them--at the grocery store, at the movies, at the gas station, etc. Let's talk on the phone--888-258-2560, or email me at [email protected] I'll help you set this goal.

You surely will have a dozen of your own questions. Don't be shy--give me a call--888-258-2560, or email me at [email protected] will give you the most honest answers possible. I won't try to sign you up, and there is no obligation--the way I get clients is by helping them decide what is best for them, not by pressuring them. You need time to decide things about your budget, your need for individual instruction, and other alternatives. No matter what you decide, I wish you luck in all your efforts.

Talk with me for five minutes and I can tell you where you are, what we should study, and how long it will take to reach goals that you set for yourself. If you are interested in studying this question in depth, you may want to study a very formal analysis system for determining language proficiency, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL)--just type it into your web browser--it may be fascinating, or it may put you to sleep in minutes :)

Yes. Pay-as-you-go, one lesson at a time is $30/lesson (each payment is $30); if you pay for four lessons, they will cost you $25/lesson (payments of $100); if you pay for eight or more lessons, they will cost you $22.50/lesson (Payments of $180); if you take four lessons per week in four consecutive weeks, they will cost you $20/lesson (16 lessons, payments of $320). Lessons are 55 minutes long to allow us to do record-keeping between classes.

Of course. One reason you are not taking a class with a group of other learners is because those classes are generalized to meet the needs of maybe ten to fifty or more students. In my class, we will meet online one-on-one, and we will study exactly what you need to study.

Of course. You are paying good money to learn a specific skill--that is what we will focus on.

I usually let my learners guide me in this--if they like a lot of correction (like I did when I was a student), I will do a lot of correction. If they don't like it, I'll keep correction to a minimum. I do like to explain to my students that there are two kinds of errors: (1) systematic or global errors--these are critical errors that prohibit or reduce understanding, and (2) random or non-critical errors that do not impede a person from being understood. If my student is OK with it, I will likely correct most of the systematic errors, but only a few of the "slips" or random errors.

Absolutely--In language, learning happens with repetition--recording is good, and the more repitition the better.

Some of the items that distinguish me and my classes are the following: (1) You will be taking a class from an instructor who is not only a dedicated expert in English, but also speaks fluent Spanish, and understands Spanish grammar as well or better than most native Spanish speakers. (2) I won't just correct your mistakes--I'll help you anticipate language interference like word order, verb tense usage, false cognates ("embarazada" in Spanish doesn't mean "embarrassed" in English). (3) My experience in English spans decades of instruction at ALL levels of English--if you need to learn beginning spoken English, write a one-page essay for high school, write a Master's thesis for graduate school, or write a 50-page authoritative report for your city council proposing a computerized set of street lights for a major boulevard, I can help.

I prefer Google Meet. You don't even need to download an app. You just give me your email address, I send you an invitation, you click on the link in the invitation and VOILA! we are linked. I can accomodate other platforms like Zoom, but Google Meet is by far the easiest and less restrictive.

You will get more out of the lessons if you study outside of class, but this is up to the students and their families. Let's say, for example, you want to take a class for one hour on Tuesday and Thursday, and you want homework only on Thursday because you have five days until the next class and only two days to the next class if you have homework on Tuesday. I'm happy to accomodate. For the student who wants lots of homework, or none, I'm good with that but, as I said, "You will get more out of the lessons if you study outside the class."

This depends completely on (1) your starting level, (2) study frequency, and (3) practice outside of class. For students with great ambition to learn, in a few months, you can be comfortable in a variety of English settings: farmers markets, school classes, clothing stores, etc.