farolitospanish.com

Farolito Spanish Language School
Spanish classes in Melbourne

We provide a fun, friendly and interactive environment for learning Spanish. We believe that communication is the key to learning and demonstrate it in our classes: we'll get you talking from the first day. We are supportive throughout your learning experience from the first steps to fluency.

Our teachers:

Eleonor Palacio, founder

Born in Argentina, Eleonor graduated as a Literary Translator (Spanish -English) from the University of the National Social Museum (Buenos Aires), and she is a NAATI Professional Accredited translator.

She moved to

Australia

in 2002 and has since been teaching Spanish as a Second Language to adults. She holds a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and she has completed a course in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language from the Argentinean Association of Teachers of Spanish (AADE).

Interests: Eleonor is passionate about Latin American Literature; she enjoys absurdist theatre and she is learning to dance tango.
'From my own experience, I understand what it is involved in learning a second/foreign language. I ensure my classes are interactive and fun, using audio, visual and tactile materials to stimulate the students' learning'.

Luis Escudero

Born in Valparaíso, Chile, Luis grew up surrounded by the sounds of Latin America and developed a loved for music which he incorporates in his teaching.

He has worked as a Spanish and French teacher for both adults and children in Montreal, where he lived for 11 years. He holds a Certificate in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from the CEB, Centre of Education Baser (

Canada

) and an Advance Diploma in Steiner Education (Canada-Australia).

He has spent six month of 2008 working as a kinder teacher in a Steiner School in Pucón’s lake area, Chile.

Interests: Luis loves literature, especially Latin American poetry, and he is a poet himself. He is a percussionist and also plays the kena (Andean flute). Listen to Luis' band Reflejos at http://reflejosmusique.com/?page_id=7

'I believe that with my experience and love for the language I am able to facilitate an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience', he says.

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