Marta S.
Friendly, patient native Spanish tutor | Speak confidently from day one | Beginners & GCSE | 15+ years experience
About
Hi! I’m a native Spanish tutor from northern Spain with over 15 years of experience teaching Spanish online and face to face. I work with beginners, adult learners and GCSE students, helping them feel confident speaking Spanish.
My lessons are relaxed, friendly and focused on real conversation from day one. I use a supportive approach where mistakes are welcome, and I help you build confidence step by step at your own pace.
Lessons are fully personalised to your goals and learning style, whether you want conversational Spanish, to prepare for GCSE exams, or simply become more confident speaking in real life.
Subjects & pricing
Languages
- English Fluent
- Spanish Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA Education · Universidad de Cantabria · 2:1 (Upper second) · 2011 Universidad de Cantabria · 2:1 (Upper second) · 2011
- Foundation Degree Education · Universidad de Cantabria · 2:1 (Upper second) · 2008 Universidad de Cantabria · 2:1 (Upper second) · 2008
Teaching qualification
- TEFL English · The TEFL Academy · 2014 The TEFL Academy · 2014
Other
- Teaching Spanish as a foreign language · Universidad de Cantabria · 2009 Universidad de Cantabria · 2009
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Sofia
Marta is a great teacher. She creates a very friendly and comfortable atmosphere.Her lessons are organised, fun and engaging. She also produces her own learning materials, vocabulary and grammar tailored to your interests and needs. Very happy!
Marta S. replied
Sofia, muchas muchas gracias for your kind words. The most important thing is that you all feel comfortable so you can learn faster and better. I'm sure we'll learn many interesting things together because you're a fantastic student. Muchas gracias
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Tabbi
Marta is a super friendly, patient, and excellent teacher. I recommend her to any aged learner who wants to improve their confidence in Spanish. You won't regret it :-)
Marta S. replied
¡¡Muchas gracias Tabbi!! I am grateful that you chose me as your Spanish tutor. I am sure you will learn lots :) Gracias
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Rebecca
Marta is an amazing tutor. She is patient, kind and has a brilliant technique to get you speaking Spanish. Would highly recommend her.
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Rebecca . It is fantastic to be your tutor and help you to learn Spanish , you are a wonderful and very diligent student!!
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Liam
A very good tutor who explains things well and makes lessons engaging
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Liam. I am super grateful that you enjoy your classes and to see you improve lesson after lesson
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Chris
I'm only a few weeks into my learning journey with Marta. She takes time to see where you're at within your language experience, and is able to assess strengths and weaknesses and gaps in knowledge. She is well prepared with card games and exercises to push you with making phrases to match the activity. She brings a positive energy to lessons and makes them really enjoyable. Really loving the lessons and looking forward to more
Marta S. replied
¡Muchísimas gracias Chris! It is fantastic to help you to "polish" your Spanish . We will keep learning lot of handy things in the next lessons. ¡Hasta pronto! Gracias
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Shauna
I cannot thank Marta enough for my lessons. I am very happy with how they are going. Marta is very understanding and caters to my needs each lesson. I really enjoy my lessons with Marta and cannot thank her enough for all her help and patience. Gracias Marta!
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Shauna. I really enjoy helping you too. I am sure you will keep learning lot of handy things during the lessons. Muchas gracias ¡Hasta pronto!
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Noa
Marta is a great teacher! She's friendly and professional and alters her lessons based on your needs and skills. She has loads interactive and creative ways of teacher.
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Noa. I love seeing how you learn more and more every week! :)
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Tamaki
Marta is a punctual, kind and a well organised native spanish speaker. She is very patient as I am a total beginner. She gives me a reasonable amount of homework every week and I would definitely recommend her.
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Tamaki for your words. Hope we learn lots together and you keep improving your Spanish. Gracias
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Anthony
I’m only a few weeks in but I love Marta’s style of making learning fun and interactive. The homework also keeps me accountable and re-enforces our previous lesson. I’m definitely glad I decided to pick Marta to help me learn my first second language.
Marta S. replied
¡¡¡¡Muchas gracias Anthony!!! It is fantastic to be your teacher and help you to learn my language!!!! I am sure you will learn lot of things! :)
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Kerri
Marta is an excellent Spanish tutor and I would highly recommend her! I always look forward to the lessons and always come away from them feeling as though I’ve learnt a huge amount. I really like the way Marta teaches. Because she is a native speaker, she is able to quickly correct my pronunciation and grammar mistakes and explain rules (and any exceptions) with easy ways to remember. She goes back over previously learnt vocabulary and adapts lessons to build on my prior knowledge. She is very patient and encouraging and gives very valuable feedback. She uses games and flash cards which make the lessons fun and engaging and she explains things in very clear ways. She is very easy to talk to, flexible with lesson times and I find her very approachable and friendly. She sets homework and gives recommendations for apps, music and TV shows and films that can be accessed to reinforce learning in between sessions. I always look forward to my next session. I feel as though I’m making great progress very fast having lessons with Marta! I highly recommend her :) ¡Gracias Marta!
Marta S. replied
Muchas muchas gracias Kerri; to take the time to make this wonderful explanation about my lessons. It is fantastic you chose me as your tutor because I am super happy to help you with your Spanish. I can tell you have learnt lot of things so far and in a short perido so, I am sure you will learn much more and very quickly! ¡Hasta pronto! Muchas graciassss
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Natalia
Marta is a native speaker (from Spain) and an excellent Spanish tutor. She is very kind and pleasant, and makes the lessons both fun and challenging (e.g. Playing bingo to learn numbers, using flash cards for activities etc). She's very good at adjusting the pace of the course to the learner's ability (slowing things down when they're difficult, and speeding through when they're easy). She's also quite flexible with scheduling lessons, which was a massive help for me, and allowed me to finally start Spanish lessons with my chaotic working hours! Marta sets relevant homeworks which we go through the next lesson - which help me expand my vocabulary, and aims to get the learner speaking as soon as possible (which is usually what people including myself struggle with the most!). Great tutor with a very reasonable price :)
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Natalia for such a detail description of my lessons. It is fantastic to have you as my student. It is super easy to teach you , you are eager to learn and it means you will learn super fast . Muchas gracias ¡Hasta pronto!
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Gary
Very happy that I found Marta on here to help me on my learning Spanish journey. Her lessons are well set out and often involve games to help practice speaking and listening.
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Gary. It is fantastic to hear you are enjoying our lessons! I am sure you will learn lots. ¡Hasta pronto!
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Georgia
Marta was brilliant at communicating with us before we took her on as my daughters tutor. We talked about her experience and methods of teaching which sounded brilliant. This is a 2nd tutor for my daughter as the first was not reliable. Marta has been a great communicator, efficient, reliable and most of all my daughter says she didn’t feel pressured, she is learning loads. She thinks her way of teaching is great, she has fun ways of teaching with games but still doing the necessary vocabulary and grammar. We would highly recommend her.
Marta S. replied
¡Muchísimas gracias for all your words! It is fantastic to help your daughter. She has lot of interest in learning the language and pays full attention in every lesson. She is a fantastic student!
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John
Marta, listened to what I needed to improve my Spanish and has tailored the classes according. I’ve had 6 lessons so far and feel my confidence and ability to understand and speak has improved greatly in such a short time. I really look forward to the classes. They honestly don’t feel like a class rather a conversation or a chat with a friend who gives you constructive feedback and encouragement. Marta is a superb teacher and I’d recommend her to anyone.
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias John for all your lovely words. It is fantastic to help you with your Spanish. We always talk about very interesting subjects and I love seeing how your Spanish improve after every lesson. Gracias
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Laura
Amazing tutor. Really lovely woman, very helpful and understanding. I am really enjoying learning Spanish in an easy and relaxed way, I feel the teaching techniques are very inclusive and are always fun. Would definitely recommend Marta as a tutor she’s been supportive and motivating as an adult starting from scratch.
Marta S. replied
It is super nice to hear that you are enjoying your lessons, Laura!!! I hope I can teach you lot of things and you can make the most out of your trips to Spanish speaking countries!! ¡Hasta pronto!
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Megan
Marta has taught my husband and I 4 lessons so far, and we have already learned so much! Lessons are always really engaging and enjoyable. Marta is a fantastic teacher, and we highly recommend her lessons!
Marta S. replied
¡Muchas gracias chicos! It is fantastic to help you with your Spanish because you two are very diligent and you are learning super quick. I am sure we will learn useful things in the future to make the most out of your trips to Spain and South America!!! Gracias
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Mana
Marta is a great tutor, very helpful and knowledgeable! lessons are always varied and engaging and I’m making great progress and having fun at the same time.
Marta S. replied
¡Muchas gracias, Mana!!! It is fantastic to help you on your Spanish learning adventure. I am sure we will learn lot of things ¡Hasta pronto!
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Eleanor
Marta has catered the lessons perfectly for my current level. We spend half of the lesson in conversation which is great practice for consolidating everything I've learned so far. The exercises during the lesson and homework are very clear and effective. It's a pleasure to learn Spanish with Marta!
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Ellie. I love chating with you and she how quick your Spanish improves. It is always easy and fun to help you with your Spanish. Muchas gracias :)
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Katryna
I would highly recommend Marta to anyone thinking of starting Spanish lessons. Not only is she friendly, but she also has a great teaching style. Marta is patient, and organised and she keeps the lessons fun and interactive!
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Katryna. I love helping you . Lessons are always fun and I love seeing you talking in Spanish and all your progress lesson after lesson. Well done !
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Breda
My lessons with Marta are always fun and engaging. She is very friendly and encouraging and I always look forward to learning. I would highly recommend her
Marta S. replied
Muchas gracias Breda . It is always very fun to help you with your Spanish! Gracias