José Aguirre, graduated from the Central University of Ecuador
in 1989 with a degree in Castilian Language and Literature
and received a doctorate in Educational Investigation
in 1996.
José has been teaching Spanish to foreign students since 1991
and has worked in a variety of Spanish speaking countries
including Perú, Chile, and Bolivia. He has also worked in
Europe, England and Spain using different methods and styles
of teaching.
Every month, José leads a professional development session
with the teachers of the school to ensure the highest standards
of education are maintained at the school. José is
also the co-author of a variety of reference books for teaching
and learning Spanish as a foreign Language. These include:
- Learn Spanish One to One 1995
- Learn Spanish on your own 1997
- 1001 Exercises of Spanish 2001
- A Comprehensive Spanish Course: Grammar 2002
- A Comprehensive Spanish Course: Excersices 2003
- The Sistema IE.- 2005/6/7
The Sistema
IE.- System of teaching and learning Spanish as a foreign
language consists of fourteen different textbooks written
in standard lexic communication. The Sistema IE is used for
several Spanish Schools in Ecuador and also in Cusco-Perú.
José is the founder and current director of Cristóbal
Colón
Spanish Language School.
