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 Angelina Colao, instructor at Backstory: The Studio

The Language Studio · Open Session

Saturday Morning Coffee & Chat

With Angelina Colao

Total price

€15.00 / session

Schedule

Every Saturday

Ongoing

Time

11:00–12:30

Class size

Min 5 · Max 20

Start the weekend off right with a cup of coffee and some English conversation. Gain fluency and improve your English while chatting, debating and meeting new people. In this course, you’ll engage in guided discussions, read and share short texts, and take part in games and role-play exercises which will help you step out of your comfort zone and most importantly, get talking! Each class will have a warm-up icebreaker game, and either a short story reading & discussion or simply a "what are you reading?" discussion, a recap of the week's activities and news, lots of takeaway vocabulary to review after class, and time to share book recommendations from participants. I'd also like to include boardgames occasionally and maybe a field trip to the shop to check out the books.

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.