1-on-1 Spanish instruction
comments Study Spanish with one of your favorite PCC Community Ed instructors! Would your language development benefit from a personalized curriculum? Whether you’re just starting out or have previous experience, you and your instructor will work together to co-create and execute a learning plan tailored to your goals and language level.
Program details
- Review the instructor bios and schedules to select and register for a package.
- Sessions last 50 minutes. Use sessions within the term; no refunds for unused sessions. Individual sessions must be canceled with your instructor 24 hours in advance; otherwise, the session is counted against your package total. You must be registered before participating in a session.
- Your instructor will contact you by the first week of the term to schedule your sessions.
Refund and drop policy
If you want to drop, you must do so online in MyPCC within six calendar days after the start of the term. No drops or refunds on partially used coaching packages. Learn more about?dropping a class.
Instructor profiles and availability
Mario Galindo
- Contact: mario.galindo@pcc.edu
- Availability: Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-12pm and 3pm-6pm
Mario is a Guatemalan professor who has been teaching Spanish for nearly 15 years. He is passionate, creative, and conscious of his students’ learning skills. He believes the process of learning Spanish is another route to approach and engage with people because monolingualism is curable.
Gina Sonera
- Contact: gina.soneragregg@pcc.edu
- Availability: Mon-Wed, 1pm-3pm; Thu, 3pm-5pm; Fri, 9am-5pm
Gina is a veteran teacher who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a Master’s degree in Education. Her goal is to get students to connect, engage, and communicate in Spanish through a variety of activities in a relaxed environment. Creativity, passion, and humor are part of her “receta” (recipe) for learning a language. Release your fears and open yourself up to the community at your doorstep.
Rasec Urbina Benton
- Contact: rasec.urbinabenton@pcc.edu
- Availability: Thursday, 9am-10am and 2pm-6pm
Rasec is a native Spanish speaker and a former business executive who holds a Master’s degree in Marketing. She loves sharing knowledge about the Spanish language and has teaching and tutoring experience. Her love of being an educator may have been born within her family since her dad, mother, sister and a few aunts are professors! She believes learning should be fun and enjoyable. Rasec is very willing to assist others with the challenging aspect of learning a new language. Tell her your goals, and she will help you, encourage you, and coach you with great positive and enthusiastic energy to achieve them.