MANUEL BERNARDO ABRODOS
Online resume and personal website
ABOUT ME
My profile and interests
Manuel B Abrodos
Teacher & journalist
Hola! Hello! Hei! Olá!
I am a teacher in Spanish language and literature with a background in journalism, communication and education
Fast learner, hard worker, very passionate in all what I do, extremely responsible, sociable, kind, eager to improve and highly creative
I speak perfect Spanish and Galician, impressive Norwegian, very good English and some Portuguese too. I also speak a lot!
What is worth it: music all the time, a football match, to travel anywhere, those moments with the people I love, cats and dogs, good videogames and books, to walk in a cloudy day, the beaches in Galicia, snowboarding hiking in Norway, a lot of fishing, that cup of coffee that becomes later wine or beer, to write whatever, to paint something, a free while to cook good food, to always drink the life!
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education and employment history
Master's degree in Teaching in Secondary and Upper Secondary School Education, Vocational Training and Languages
Universidad Internacional de Valencia - Valencia, Spain
September 2014 - June 2015
Specialization: Spanish language and literature
Courses: Learning and personality development; Educational processes and contexts; Society, family and education; Disciplinary training in Spanish lessons; Didactics and methods in Spanish lessons; Teaching innovation and education research; Teaching strategies for education on equality, diversity and social inclusion
Teacher training: 3 months at Wang Toppidrett Skole i Oslo
Master's thesis paper on a Spanish learning unit designed for Norwegian secondary students. Final grade: 9,1 out of 10
Master's degree of Philosophy in Nordic Media
Universitetet i Oslo - Oslo, Norway
August 2012 - January 2015
Courses: Nordic Media in an international perspective, methods in media research, Freedom of expresion - discourses, principles and practices, Media Innovations and Internet Content Regulation
Thesis paper: Printing Radio! An audience research experiment looking for new ways of global textual services. Final grade: B
Course for teachers of Spanish as a second language
Instituto Hemingway - Bilbao, Spain
January - July 2013
Contents: Methodological theories of Spanish as a second language, linguistic skills, methodology, and applied didactics
Thematic blocks: MCER Curriculum of the Instituto Cervantes and European Portfolio, curriculum develpment, Spanish language, and evaluation
Practical application: prepare and give lessons, elaboration of schedule
Spanish Teacher
Wang Toppidrett Videregående Skole - Oslo, Norway
Current position - Spanish language and literature classes in secondary education. Teaching and preparation of lessons, program supervision and evaluation. Department of English and Languages
Spanish Teacher
Wang Ung Oslo Ungdomskole - Oslo, Norway
Current position - Spanish language and literature classes in secondary education. Teaching and preparation of lessons, program supervision and evaluation. Department of Languages
Private teacher
Ungdomsakademiet - Oslo, Norway
March 2017 - October 2020 - Freelance private teacher in Spanish. Private tuitions and homework help for pupils in the Oslo area
Part-time teacher
Language Power International academy - Oslo, Norway
November 2015 - October 2016 - Freelance teacher in Spanish and English. Preparation of lessons, evaluation and course supervision
Assistant teacher in Spanish
Sydney Academy High School - Sydney, NS, Canada
October 2011 - Assistance to the teacher of Spanish courses in Grades 10 and 11, with approximately 25 students per classroom
International English program coordinator
Red Leaf SL - Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Nova Scotia; Canada
Summer 2009 - Summer 2010 - Autumn 2011 - Working as a Group Leader with large groups of Spanish students in 3 different English inmersion programs in Canada.
International English program coordinator
King's College International - Twickenham, London, UK
July - August 2011 - Supervising PALE immersion programme in foreign language provided by the goverment of Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
Shop assistant employee
Travel Retail Norge AS - Gardermoen, Norway
April 2014 - September 2018 - Wine, spirits and beer seller at Travel Retail Norge AS in the Heinemann’s Duty Free shops at Oslo-Gardermoen Airport
Cultural reporter (volunteering)
Radio Nova Norge - Oslo, Norway
September - December 2013 - Member of the program Snakker Ikke Norsk, broadcasted on Sundays from 16h-17h on the FM 99,3 in Oslo and online worldwide
Economic journalist
Gestiona Radio SL - Madrid, Spain
November 2010 - June 2011 - Producer, editor and reporter in Gran Angular program.
Local radio journalist
Radio Villalba - Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain
February 2005 - June 2009 - Sports editor in chief of the radio station, voice for institutional commercials, and collaborator in news services and different cultural broadcastings and events
LANGUAGES
Communication level and skills
Spanish
Mother tongue
Reading C2 - Listening C2 - Writing C2 - Speaking C2
Galician
Mother tongue
Reading C2 - Listening C2 - Writing C2 - Speaking C2
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Proficient user, advanced level
Reading C1 - Listening C1 - Writing C1 - Speaking C1
(Passed eksam with grade A, NORA0130 Mellomkurs Norsk Trinn 3)
English
Independent user, upper intermediate level
Reading B2 - Listening B2 - Writing B2 - Speaking B2
Portuguese
Independent user, intermediate level
Reading B1 - Listening B1 - Writing A2 - Speaking A2
PORTFOLIO
Relevant projects and publications
Presentation of an introductory lesson of Spanish language that I designed with Prezi for Norwegian beginner students with no previous background. Topic is Spanish compared to Norwegian, similarities and differences
Presentation of an introductory lesson of Spanish language that I designed with Prezi for English beginner students with no previous background. Topic is the alphabet, its phonetics and orthography
PRIVATE LESSONS
I am also available as a private tutor in Oslo area and worldwide via Skype!
Take contact if you want to arrange individual or group tuitions at any time or venue
Spanish, English or Norwegian lessons, exams preparation and homework help
CONTACT
Where you can find me
Send me emails
mberabro@
See my LinkedIn
Call me maybe!
+47 45 04 43 06
+34 669 576 244
Skype with me
Username: mberabro
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