Amorim Language Services

Introduction: Hola! Olá! My name is Cristina and I am based in Bethesda, MD. Highlighted by a decade of happy client relationships, I am an experienced Spanish and Portuguese language professional providing instruction as well as Spanish/English - English/Spanish and Portuguese/English - English/Portuguese translation and interpretation services. I strive to go the extra mile in providing support and excellence to my clients. I am a Brazilian native and Spanish and Portuguese speaker with over 10 years of experience providing top quality online translation, interpretation and tutoring services. I am native from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where I completed my undergraduate education (sociology and education). After graduating I traveled to Ecuador where I spent five years and acquired proficiency in Spanish at the Catholic University of Quito and a Masters’ degree in Project Management from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). Experience and qualifications: TRANSLATION: * 10 years of experience providing translation services for a wide array of international organizations, law firms, businesses and individual clients both nationally and internationally. * Studied Translation and Interpretation at Georgetown University. INTERPRETATION: * 10 years of experience providing interpretation services at national and international events. * Provided interpretation services for healthcare, education, law firms, international organizations as well as for USCIS immigration interviews. TEACHING: * Recognized consistently for performance excellence. Award recipient of 2020 Foreign Service Institute - U.S. Department of State (1) Teaching Excellence and (2) Innovative Use of Technology in Online Class. * 10 years of experience helping hundreds of students speak Spanish and Portuguese fluently and ace their language tests. * Developing and designing face-to-face as well as eLearning interactive, innovative, functional, and instructionally sound material. * Focusing on student's needs, diversifying and adapting instruction to serve all students. * Monitoring student performance, aligning assessments with standards and scales (IRL). *A Bachelor's Degree from the University of Brasilia with a Major in Sociology and education/teaching. * Certified teacher by the University of Brasilia. * Portuguese Instructor for the Foreign Service Institute - Department of State in Washington DC for 3 years. * Spanish Instructor for the Language Learning Enterprise School in Washington DC for 4 years. *Spanish Private Instructor, tutoring and preparing high school students to take the AP Spanish test. I can share a plethora of useful resources with you for learning Spanish, and Portuguese including padlet, learning online tools, apps, websites, books, movies, podcasts and videos.