Nuestro auxiliar

 

Como cada curso, tenemos la  suerte de contar en el centro con un auxiliar de conversación, un recurso valiosísimo gracias a la consejería y al fondo social europeo.

A través de esta entrada podréis conocerle mejor.

                          ELLIOT

Hello to parents, family members, colleagues, and acquaintances in the community of Puerto de La Torre, Malaga. I’m very excited to assist CEIP Salvador Allende as an English assistant by helping the young students with English, Natural, and Social Science courses.  

My name is Teacher Elliot and I’m from a small town called Ladysmith in the state of  Wisconsin, United States.  Before moving to Spain in 2020, I spent all 26 years of my life living in Wisconsin ranging from the rural countryside,  to urban America in a city called Milwaukee (nearby Chicago). I went to the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire where I studied Geography.

 

Somehow when I was a little boy, I discovered the novel of Don Quixote, even though most Americans have no idea what that is. I’ve been interested in the country of Spain since I was very young! I wanted to learn more about the Spanish language so I started traveling to Latin America in the year 2013.  I became completely fascinated with the Hispanic culture and the vastness of the Spanish language, also known as Castellano.  From there I decided to start studying Spanish, and I enrolled at beginner-level Spanish courses in the University because I really wanted to explore Latin America more.  In 2015, I studied abroad (en el extranjero) in the little tropical country of Costa Rica in Central America.  It was truly a life-changing experience that I'll never forget. In fact, I fell in love with Costa Rica so much that I returned there 5 separate times!  Pura Vida! As such, my fascination with the Spanish-speaking world has continued here into Spain, where I’ve been the last two years!

 

My goal is to enrich the classroom with a valuable bilingual teacher (although I will only use English) who has a strong bi-cultural identity.  I understand not only the Spanish speaking culture and stratosphere, but also the anglo-speaking world as a native speaker.  I will bring energy, enthusiasm, and multiple years of experience working with children and adults ages 4 - 22. I value and enjoy hands-on teaching  and love to incorporate culture and practical English learning and speaking into the classroom by showing how English is important to learn as the lingua-franca, while simultaneously helping show the importance of their native language - Spanish.   Additionally, I'm excited to be a part of the education system in Andalucía and in particular Málaga. I understand that while Andalucía is a part of Spain, it has its own specific and special cultural phenomenons that fit into the education system and models particular to the region.  

 

 

Feel free to say hi to me in English or Spanish if you ever see me passing by - I love the “small town” culture where “mi casa es tu casa.” It’s what makes Malaga one of the best cities in the world to live in.  Un saludo a todos!