Hello, my name is Merce. I am a native Spanish teacher

I am also fluent in English and passionate about languages, travelling, other cultures, photography and films. I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.

BEGINNERS 

Spanish from scratch, begginers, upper beginners, A1, A2.
All levels are wellcome!

CONVERSATION PILLS

B1 and B2 levels, intemediate and upper intermediate conversation pills to improve your spoken Spanish

EXAMS PREPARATION

DELE, GCSE, A-levels and OPI preparation for exam success!

PROOFREADING / ESSAYS

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SPANISH TO TRAVEL

Planning to go to Spain? Do you want to be ready for it? We can prepare your trip together. Nice tips available!

TRICKY TOPICS

Not sure when to use subjunctive, “por and para”, “ser and estar” or past tenses?
I have the key!

What I offer

So, whatever is your level or need, don’t hesitate to contact me. See you in class!

ALL LEVELS AND CONTEXTS

I have a wide experience teaching Spanish in different contexts; after working with pupils (from GCSE to A level students) in a high school in England as a Spanish Language Assistant for two years (appointed by the Spanish Education Ministry and British Council) I moved to Spain where I have been working in different Government language teaching programs, teaching adults, young people and other teachers.
I have hundreds of online and face to face teaching experince.

LESSON TYPES AND DURATIONS

One-to-One, couples and groups. I create and adapt my own materials to meet my students’ needs. You can choose a 25 minutes or a 50 minutes class.
You can now book a free trial class of 15 minutes for free! No commitment or deposit required.

Have a look to Pricing tab and ask for a discount if you want yo buy a package!

Feedback 

Here’s what my alumns say:

Very kind and great energy! Gave me a lots of confidence!

Rebecca (US)

She has such great energy and enthusiam for teaching!

Silvia (China)

Merce es una persona muy agradable. Me gustó mucho hablar con ella.

Erika (Italia)

She was very helpfull and informative on what I can work on. Extremaely pleasant to talk to and a fantastic tutor. Really just great to talk to. Highly recommend

Collin (US)

Awesome teacher! Very energetic and interesting.

Emma (US)

Uma pessoa maravillhosa. Responde suas dúvidas, tem paciência para ouvir e ajuda com as dificuldades da língua. Recomendo para todos que querem aprimorar o espanhol em qualquer nível

Hamer (Basil)

Ella es ecelente y llena de energía!

Phuong (Vietnam)

I really like Merce’s class. She is helpfull and has plans for my study!

Tian (China)
who I am

Mercedes Ovies

I hold a Bachelor Degree in English Language and Linguistics and postgraduate training on Spanish Linguistics (MA in Linguistics Applied to the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language) among other courses and training on languages, linguistics and teaching that have provided me with a deep knowledge of the language, its acquisition and teaching.

DELE EXAMINER

B1, B2 acredited DELE examiner.

MA IN LINGUISTICS

MA in Linguistics Applied to the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language

NATIVE TEACHER

Born in Asturias, Spain. Lived in Ovedo, Gijón, Amsterdam and Liverpool. Currently living in Zaragoza, Spain

QTS

Qualified Teacher Status in England, UK

Want to try a spanish lesson? Contact me!

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Curiosities about the Spanish language

Por y para

Aprende con Merce a usar correctamente las preposiciones por y para

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Ser o estar

Con Merce aprenderás a usar correctamente ser o estar

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Contact me

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