Ignacioduran
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Language Instructor & Translator for Spanish, English, French, German, JapaneseI am a translator and language teacher from the USA and Spain, having also lived and worked for many years in Germany, France and Japan. Now I've embarked upon a round the world bike tour, basically from Europe (or Morocco) to Japan over a 5 to 10 year period, working along the way, translating by email, teaching languages via Skype, and occasionally stopping for longer periods to teach.
Role: Tutor
Age: 66
Gender: M
Subjects taught: Spanish, English, French, German, Japanese
Qualifications: 2011 - B.A. in Spanish from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
2006-2008 - School for New Learning, DePaul University, Chicago
1990 - Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency, Tokyo
1984 - Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom, Goethe Institut, Berlin
1980-1982 - School for Translators and Interpreters, Univ. of Barcelona
1978-1980 -Diplôme Supérieur, Alliance Française, Paris, France
1976-1977 - Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Mo. USA (1 year)
1975-1976 - Francis Howell High School, St. Charles, Mo. USA
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese
Education level: Bachelor
Teaching levels: All
Hourly fee (US$) min: 15 max: 45
Fee and payment details: Depends on factors such as duration and frequency of sessions, and the student's situation.
Time table:
Country: Germany
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Max distance: Only online or tutor's home/office
Tutoring mode: Online, Email, Phone
Experience: 2010 - 2013 Online teaching in Chicago and Europe.
2008 - 2010 Design of Language Learning and Travel Network
2006-2008 Tungaloy America, Inc. (Chicago). Business Development Assistant Manager. Translated and interpreted Japanese, English and Spanish, assisting executives on business trips, with presentations, etc.
Jan-Jun 2006 Chicago. Private lessons in Spanish. Translated for Spanish Horizons. Taught Spanish at Instituto Cervantes.
2005 Volunteered teaching Spanish, English, French and German in Seoul.
1994-2005 Founder & Director of Idiomas Babel, a language services company in Seville. Spanish as a foreign language and translations.
1992-1994 Seville. (Spanish and English).
1990-1992 TIME, T.I. Communications Co. Ltd., Tokyo. Company classes (English). Translation (Jp-En) for technical magazines.
1988-1990 Head Teacher at Republic English School, Tokyo. Created a system of conversation lessons for small groups. Teacher training.
1980-1987 See my CV: iduran.com
Nbr. years experience: 32
Current occupation: Online Tutor
Reason for tutoring: Primary job
Available for contract: Yes
Time since last visit: 13
years (2013-02-22 03:55 UTC)