Alexander Bowden
Writer and English teacher
"Vanesa is, hands down, the best teacher of any subject or language I've ever had. She helped me improve my Spanish considerably and in a short period of time. She will design the classes around your needs and has an aptitude to teach in a way that gets the very best out of you. As you can tell, I highly recommend you to choose Vanesa to be your teacher."
Kerry Campion
Copywriter
"Encontré a Vanesa porque quería presentarme para el examen de DELE C1. No podría haber elegido mejor! Vanesa es muy paciente y divertida, siempre lo pasas bien en sus clases. Además sabe un montón sobre el DELE ya que es examinadora. Aprobé con muy buenas notas gracias a ella y su apoyo."
Patrizia Maugeri
Insegnante di spagnolo (scuola media)
"Ho conosciuto Vanesa diversi hanni fa e subito mi è stata super simpatica. Dotata di grande empatia, incredibilmente originale, contagiosa di belle emozioni. Tutte le impressioni positive che ho avuto subito, sono state confermate in seguito dalla conoscenza, ritrovando in lei anche grande professionalità e impegno nel campo dell’insegnamento della lingua spagnola.
Ho preparato delle lezioni in lingua spagnola con Vanesa con l’intento di trovare spunti che mi aiutassero a rendere le lezioni più fluide, allegre,divertenti e soprattutto comunicative !!! Risultato garantito"
Marina Marangolo
Mommy and creative entrepeneur in Ginimagi
"Vanesa has been my spanish teacher for quite a few years. We started with lessons in presence in Catania, and after she returned to Spain I was very lucky she decided to start teaching online, so that I could continue learning from her. Vanesa is a great teacher, I love her method and her lessons are brilliant online as they were when she taught in presence.
Her classes are very enjoyable and time flies when I learn from her; while we do conversation she also teaches me a lot of grammar, without making it hard or boring.
She helped me build my confidence in spanish and I went from knowing a bit of the language to speaking it fluently. Vanesa is a very inspiring teacher and I hope she’ll start teaching my teenage girls soon"
Chiara Luo
Responsable de relaciones internacionales
"Mi profesora Vanesa hace que yo insista en el aprendizaje del español. Después de mis clases con ella me siento muy relajada. Sin duda Vanesa es la mejor profesora para mí, a través del idioma he aprendido mucho sobre la cultura española y creo que esto es fundamental para conectar con el resto del mundo."
Federica Spampinato
Insegnante d’italiano e letteratura
"Vanesa è un'insegnante bravissima e una persona piena di curiosità, simpatica e solare."
Francesco Spadaro
"La profesora Vanesa Galvan Rua ha sido mi profesora de español durante casi tres años. En un momento de estancamiento, como puede ocurrir en la vida de cada hombre, había decidido que quería aprender otro idioma y conocer otra cultura. Estaba indeciso entre el alemán y el español. Al no ser más joven, pensé que el estudio de una lengua neolatina sería más fácil. Por lo tanto, elegí el español y empecé a estudiarlo de la manera más agradable posible. Me organicé un curso de lengua para extranjeros en la Universidad de Salamanca. A mi regreso estaba entusiasmado. Sin embargo, comenzó la parte más difícil, continuar. Me hablaron de una excelente profesora, que acababa de llegar a Catania, Vanesa. La conocí lo antes posible. Vanesa me impresionó por su colorida ropa y por su incontenible simpatía. Sin embargo, desde las primeras lecciones me di cuenta de que era una profesional muy competente y preparada. Además, su profesionalidad y su competencia se ofrecían a través de una atención a las exigencias del alumno con una ductilidad que entendí no era solamente debido a las dotes de natural sensibilidad, pero también a la aplicación de una consolidada y experta técnica didáctica, siempre actualizada. Cuando ella escuchó la llamada irresistible de Castilla, y dejó Catania y Sicilia, nuestras clases continuaron a través de la web, con la misma eficacia. En definitiva, debo a Vanesa Galvan Rua, el hecho de que en poco tiempo he podido conversar con mis colegas de lengua española, escribir y publicar artículos científicos en español, participar en los congresos, y por qué no, cuando sea posible disfrutar de la cultura española. ¡Muchas Gracias, Vanesa!"
Graham Tillotson
Retired Media Director
"I have had the pleasure of being taught by Vanesa on two separate occasions, a year apart, each time one-to-one for one week of intensive teaching.
Put quite simply, Vanesa is a brilliant teacher. But don’t expect an easy time: you’re there to learn and improve your Spanish and she’s there to make sure you do. She works you hard. She immediately identified my level and perfectly pitched material a little above it so that I was constantly challenged. She planned her teaching to ensure that in each lesson, all four language skills – speaking, listening, reading, writing – were put to the test. In addition, there was plenty of homework to do, which was always thoroughly checked, the errors triggering especially focussed teaching.
You will quickly discover that Vanesa is a very creative person, always arriving at classes with a great variety of teaching materials – much of it her own – in order to keep you stimulated and the lesson lively.
I wish I was able to spend a few months with Vanesa because, without a shadow of doubt, by the end I would be as good as fluent. Alas Life doesn’t work quite like that!
If it’s your aim to improve your Spanish as much as possible in a short space of time – and you’re prepared to put in the graft - look no further than Vanesa."
Ketty Teriaca
Mamma di Giulia e musicista
"Se oggi mia figlia è quella che è diventata è grazie pure all’apporto di un insegnamento fantasioso, gioioso, creativo e intelligente di Vanesa Galvan Rua, che sin dall’età di 4 anni si è presa cura della formazione di mia figlia.
Ho sempre desiderato che Giulia parlasse un corretto e fluido spagnolo, risultato ampiamente raggiunto, ma la cosa meravigliosa è vedere quanto abbia inciso questo insegnamento sulla creatività della personalità di mia figlia.
Grazie Vanesa"
