| Name | Carlos S. Recommended |
|---|---|
| City | Montréal, QC |
| Teaching | Portuguese, English |
| Native Language | Portuguese |
| Originally From | Brazil |
| Working With | Kids (7y+), Youth, Adults, Groups |
| Levels I Teach | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
| Lessons Take Place | Learner's Home or Work, Public Place, Online |
| Review Rating | |
| Hourly Rate | C$50 |
Portuguese native speaker. Thirty years of experience in second-language tutoring. Currently teaching Portuguese and English at the YMCA (downtown Montreal) at all levels.
McGill University - Second Language Education / C2 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Certificates in Italian, Spanish, French and English. CELTA training (English) / DITALS training (Italian)
30 years teaching English and Portuguese as Second Languages. Competent revisor of academic written work (sampling of both English and Portuguese published academic texts available)
Classes based on authentic material. Problem-solving tasks. Songs (rich Brazilian Portuguese repertoire to be explored). Communicative approach with reduced teacher talking time.
Student's residence or workplace.
On line platforms.
Carlos is a wonderful tutor. Kiara and I throughly enjoyed our lessons. Lessons are well planned and organized and Carlos has a wonderful manner that makes the lessons enjoyable. I whole- heartedly recommend him. Larry
Carlos is an excellent teacher. My boyfriend is learning Portuguese with him and I would like to recommend him for several reasons. He comes to our house (which is really nice) and always on time. He has very cool tools to teach and everything adapts to the ease of each one. The class is interactive, it also includes music. So, it is a very good way to learn a new language! Thanks for all!
A month and a half before attending my Brazilian girlfriend's cousin's wedding in Brazil, I decided to hire Carlos as a Portuguese language tutor. My goal was to learn enough about the language as to make it worth while to listen to the conversations I would be exposed to in Brazil as I visited my better-half's relatives; I wanted to avoid spending every social outing staring off into space or smiling sillily at people in confusion. Carlos understood my goal and tailored his course for it. He came to every session prepared with new and stimulating activities which aimed to developed the skills needed to achieve my ends. The courses were very well structured, honing in on specific grammatical topics while keeping the activities entertaining enough to eschew the monotony which sometimes accompanies grammar lessons. He taught using sing-along, speaking and writing activities. He even supplied a binder full of problem-sets which he assigned as homework, making sure that, between sessions, I would not forget the lessons learned. Carlos is an extremely kind and patient persons as well as being an effective, professional and experienced tutor. I doubt that I could have made as much progress in Portuguese with any other teacher as I did with him. If you're looking to learn the language, he is the person you should talk to. Obrigado Carlos
We are a family learning Portuguese with Carlos. We are very pleased. Courses always well prepared and tailored for our needs, Carlos is on time and uses various learning technics, which are great for us. Recommended!
I've had Carlos as a teacher for a few months now and everything's been great. Material is always well prepared, and the lessons are structured according to how fast (or slow) I'm learning.
Carlos helped me a lot with my writen Portuguese
