English classes and translations

General information

English in Valencia is a specialised service aimed at companies and freelance workers within the city who are looking for English classes and/or fast, reliable Spanish to English translations.

For more information about the various services available, either click on the subject you're most interested in from the list on the left or just go straight to the page you need: Spanish to English translations, company courses or private classes.

For those who want to practise their English, there's a page with links to other interesting English websites, a section with grammar topics which includes exercises in pdf format so you can print them out, and if you'd like to listen to some English while you're driving, you can find some ideas and instructions here.

Translations

I provide a translation service from Spanish to English. I only translate into my own language.

My aim with translations is perfection, and the English versions read as if they'd been originally written in English. Although I've been doing translations for years, many of which have been published in respected reviews, I'm now studying to take the Diploma in Translation awarded by the Institute of Linguists in London. (continued...)

English classes

I started working as an English teacher in 1991, and therefore I have many years' experience. I've included two pages on the website giving a bit more information about company courses and private classes.

English in your car

A number of people have said to me that they'd like to listen to something in English while they're driving, and until recently I found it difficult to know what to suggest. Today, however, there's a huge range of mp3s (sound files) and podcasts (see wikipedia if you don't know what they are).

You'll need a computer with an internet connection plus a CD player - I like RealPlayer, but most PCs have the Windows Media Player pre-installed. Afterwards you'll need to transfer the files you've downloaded onto a CD or an mp3 player like an iPod, for example, if you want to listen to them in the car. (continued...)

Printable exercises

Most of the exercises here now also have a pdf version, which means that you don't have to spend all your time doing them on the computer. Just print out whatever exercises you want, though you'll need to come back to the website for the answers. For more information, go to the grammar page.

Personal details

I'm from London, but I've been living in Valencia for almost twenty years, working as an English teacher and translator.

After working in various English schools in Valencia, I became part-owner and director of a language school just outside the city. However, with the local trend towards kids' classes, I decided to concentrate on what I like doing most: English courses for adults and translations.

Before coming to Spain, I took my degree in French, Spanish and Political Studies at Sheffield University in England. Later I worked as a civil servant in London and eventualy ended up as manager of the Tourist Information Centre in the Tower of London.

Other freelance teachers/translators in Spain

MadridTeacher
Clases Inglés.com (Madrid)
Clases de Inglés en España
John Rawlins
Nicholas Cooper (Barcelona)