Mia Miller

To briefly introduce myself, I am a 21 year old student in Manchester. I am half Japanese and half English but have lived my entire life in Spain so I do consider myself Spanish, although my passport says otherwise :)

I am mostly experienced in teaching primary school students. I was a teaching assistant in St. Georges College in Argentina during my gap year, and I taught English as a foreign language to students aged 6 to 17. As well as one-to-one tutoring for international students who needed a little extra attention to help them get their Spanish levels up to speed.

As a fluent Spanish speaker who studied A Level Spanish in England, I have a strong understanding of both the language and the academic requirements of the subject, giving me confidence in teaching Spanish up to A Level. (I know what your thinking, I did kind of cheat my way into getting and easy A*)

Being a Spanish local gives me an upper hand and insight to what the language is like when used on an actual day to daily basis as well as the local pop culture. That combined helps me create lesson plans that are entertaining and engaging for young students.

I would achieve this by researching the content that is vital for the level of teaching, and finding ways to make it more interesting, through songs or games. Although, repetition and practice are vital, for some of the more "boring" aspects of learning a language, I would use the fun activities as an incentive.