English through Stories — Backstory: The Studio

Total price

€20.00 / session

Schedule

Every Tuesday

Ongoing

Time

19:45–21:00

Class size

Min 3 · Max 20

In this drop-in course, you'll immerse yourself in the English language by reading, debating and discussing a variety of texts while learning vocabulary and literary techniques.

Each class will start by introducing a text (story, poem, excerpt). After summarizing and reviewing vocabulary, a concept/theme will be highlighted which will then be explored through discussion and group activities.

Some of our readings will include:

The Best Short Stories 2022 by Valeria Luiselli

In Brief by Judith Kitchen & Mary Paumier Jones

A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin

Chapters by Tim Key

...and more!

About Angelina Colao

Angelina Colao is an English (EFL) instructor with 14 years teaching experience, Florida-born and based in Barcelona. She has worked in language schools and now teaches in-company business English classes to groups and individuals. She has done Spanish to English translation work and is editor of the book Deep Dream by Darius Bogdonawicz.

She’s TESOL certified, gained a BA in Editing, Writing and Media from Florida State University in 2012 and moved to Europe two weeks after graduating. Since then she has been teaching English and doing editing and translation work. In 2017 she studied a Máster en Edición de Libros with Taller de Libros, where she learned about the publishing industry and presented her final project, a creative writing magazine for English-language learners called Paper Cup.

She has taught students of all ages, levels and professions, from school children to bank presidents and CEOs. She teaches both online and on-site classes and has worked with students from around the world. She structures her classes based on individual needs, helping her students build confidence and reach their personal and professional goals.

Reading has always been an integral part of her life and she spends much of her free time reading a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. She is looking forward to working in a space that allows her to join up her passions for reading and teaching.