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Lia Marson is the founder and owner of Say it in Spanish. She was born and raised in Argentina, where she taught elementary school, then studied law at the University of Buenos Aires. After arriving in Toronto she worked as a translator for Confederation Life, a large life insurance company with several branches in Latin America. She was also involved in the areas of systems and business analysis. She enrolled in the Spanish program at the University of Toronto and now is completing her degree in Adult Education at Brock University. For the past five years, Lia has successfully taught Spanish at private language institutes, at Seneca College and recently in corporations. She is convinced that her unique and varied combination of education, work, and life experiences has prepared her well for her latest endeavor: helping adult students learn Spanish in an unfailingly interesting and exciting way. Student Testimonials “Having experienced
other language teaching methods and programs from university to private
schools, I was pleasantly surprised by the responsiveness, professionalism
and flexibility that studying with Lia Marson offered. It cannot be stressed
enough the benefits of learning a language from a native speaker. Besides
the fluidity of speech, subtle nuances of language can be conveyed. I
was impressed and benefited greatly from Lia Marson’s ability to answer
my specific professional needs.” “Lia was able to
balance the need to acquire the important basic elements of grammar and
vocabulary with a broader insight into the cultures of Spanish speaking
people around the world. In the five courses that I took with Lia, she
sustained a level of energy and enthusiasm that is essential to any teaching
environment but is particularly important to teaching a language. With
different levels of understanding in the class, she could still retain
the attention and interest of all the students. Finally, she always had
a great sense of fun that made the classes all the more enjoyable than
simply trying to learn how to conjugate a verb or learn a new word.” “I have had many
language teachers over the years. None of them have been as talented or
effective as Lia Marson. She has been consistently creative, organized
and inspiring. In the classroom she had a wonderful enthusiastic manner
that kept the students interested and entertained. She took a personal
interest in us and this motivated us to do more work for her than most
of us would normally do for another professor.” “Lia's classes are
always entertaining and informative. She employs a great sense of humor
in her teaching and encourages class participation. Lia treats all students
with care and encouragement, no matter what their level of Spanish proficiency.
Perhaps the best thing about her classes is that she goes beyond the prescribed
curriculum by introducing exercises to stimulate conversation and by bringing
in current events materials related to Hispanic culture. All of these
things make learning under Lia's guidance an enjoyable and rewarding experience.” “Since I have been
an educator specializing in linguistics for many years, I can evaluate
Lia Marson’s teaching style as being extremely motivating, interesting
and challenging, never boring. Her choice of supplementary material in
addition to the required text was current and of interest to the adult
students in the class. She had a good rapport with the students and a
caring attitude.” Please contact us to learn more about how Lia Marson's teaching methods can help you learn Spanish, too. Home | Courses | Links | Contact | Translation Copyright: Lia Marson, 2002. All rights reserved. |
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