ENGLISH TEACHERS 
NAME: Sarah
FROM: Chardon, Ohio, USA
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Parma, Italy and Portsmouth, England
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: BA in Visual Journalism from Kent State University and TEFL Certification from TLC Tuscany.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: My students love Phrasal Verbs! Especially phrasal verbs that use "get": get up, get on, get down, get over, get along, get in, etc...
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: The sunshine and our fantastic international students!
NAME: Monica
FROM: Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 5
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Dubai, UAE and Seoul, South Korea
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: B.A. English Literature from the University of Miami, TEFL certification from Trinity College
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: the perfect progressive tenses and English idioms
FAVORITE THING ABOUT MIAMI: The shopping!
NAME: Marty
FROM: Washington DC., USA
I TEACH: Beginning and Intermediate English, Accent Reduction for advanced speakers
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 8
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Peace Corps (TEFL), Paris, and Washington, DC
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: BA in English from Brown University and MA in Linguistics from New York University
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: The lack of consistency and firm rules in English pronunciation (example, the silent L in WALK or GH is THROUGH)
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: Cultural diversity,climate,and art deco architecture
NAME: Lia
FROM: New Jersey
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Indonesia, New York
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University. CELTA Teaching Diploma.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: phrasal verbs and idioms
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: Cuban coffee, crystal clear water, and teaching students from all over the world!
FIRST NAME: Diane
FROM: Boston, MA, USA
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 20
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA, Seoul, South Korea
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: B.S. Early Childhood Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA / Special Education Reading Program, Boston Public Schools/ Curriculum Development
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: pronouns, prepositions, question formation, ordinal numbers, pronunciation of 'th'
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: meeting international travelers, events and activities on the beach, the sun, the ocean, seagulls and palm trees
NAME: Melissa
FROM: Dolores, Colorado
I TEACH: English
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 5 yrs.
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Newport Beach, CA
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: B.A. Recreation/ Leisure Services Management - CA State Long Beach;
Multi Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential - California State Teaching Commission
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: Perfect Tenses and words with many meanings! Ex/ I have seen Costa Rica in person. -vs- I have been wanting to see New Zealand for ages. (see: to know by firsthand experience; to visit or attend)
MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: Ongoing views of waterways, bay and ocean! Warm water beaches. Cultural diversity. Gorgeous bike rides!
SPANISH TEACHERS
NAME: Liliana
FROM: Pasto, Colombia
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 6
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Colombia
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Studied Psychology at University de Los Andes, Colombia and Masters in Marketing Strategy.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: Spanish Prepositions: Por-Para (Yo corro por la playa, but Yo voy para mi casa) Verbs Ser and Estar (Luis es de Peru, but Luis esta en Miami)
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: Warm weather, beautiful beaches, happy people and students who come from all over the world!
NAME: Marlene
FROM: Caracas, Venezuela
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 6 years
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Caracas - Venezuela
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: General Education and degree in Advertising and Marketing. Florida Spanish Teacher Certification.
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING: The tenses and irregular verbs.
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: The beach, the lifestyle and all my great students!
NAME: Pelican
FROM: Havana, Cuba
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 10 years
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Cuba
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: BA Humanities
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: Verbs: Ser/ Estar (Estoy listo / Soy listo)
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT MIAMI: The beach, The Everglades, the cosmopolitan South Beach, riding my bike to work!
NAME: Maria
FROM: MÁLAGA- SPAIN
I TEACH: Spanish
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 6
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Spain
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: Degrees in Elementary Educationt & Foreign Languages
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: Subjunctive
FAVORITE THING ABOUT MIAMI: The sunsets
OTHER LANGUAGES
NAME: Fabiane
FROM: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I TEACH: Portuguese
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 5
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: Brazil
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE: B.A. in Communications, Advertising, Radio & TV
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: Conjugation of verbs, spelling & the accent
FAVORITE THING ABOUT MIAMI: The lifestyle
NAME: Laurence
FROM: Paris, FRANCE
I TEACH: French
YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 3
PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT IN: France
DEGREE / OTHER EXPERIENCE:Bachelor's degree in foreign languages. Studied Russian at INALCO Paris (National Institute of Oriental Languages & Civilizations)
WHAT STUDENTS FIND CHALLENGING ABOUT MY LANGUAGE: gender, conjugation, pronunciation
FAVORITE THING ABOUT MIAMI: The climate.
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