Hello everyone.

Hello everyone. My name is Tamanique. I am based in Madrid, Spain. I have been teaching as a qualified teacher here for nearly 5 years.
I am a Cambridge speaking examiner, I have done the DELTA and am currently an in house teacher trainer as well as a CELTA trainer in training.
I am looking to develop in all areas and extremely interested in developing ways to improve writing and reading skills of students (given they never do enough in their free time to meet the level required) My experience is predominantly exam classes with this years timetable including 9 different exam groups from PET to CPE. I look forward to learning lots of new strategies and brushing up on my own techniques/skills. Best, and thank you

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  1. Anne HendlerNovember 5, 2017 at 2:11 AM

    Nice to meet you, Tamanique. You sound like a really busy person!

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  2. Julia BlinovaNovember 5, 2017 at 2:13 AM

    Hi Tamanique Great to see you on the course!

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  3. Hannah McCullochNovember 5, 2017 at 2:41 AM

    Hi Tamanique! That’s a lovely name. I’m really impressed with how much you have done in 5 years! Enjoy the course.

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  4. Francesca Di MambroNovember 6, 2017 at 10:46 AM

    Hi Tamanique! I'm in Madrid too. Great to see you here!

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