Jake Salloum - Tutor

Exam season is near 😩 Are you looking for a tutor for CSEC/CAPE Spanish or French? Well look no further! I have has been tutoring students in CSEC & CAPE Spanish and French for the past 4 years and can help get you the results you deserve. 💯 Call or message to sign up today! 😊

Exam season is near 😩Are you looking for a tutor for CSEC/CAPE Spanish or French? Well look no further! I have has been tutoring students in CSEC & CAPE Spanish and French for the past 4 years and can help get you the results you deserve 💯 Call or message to sign up today 😊

Sitting Jan exams this year? ✍️🤓

Get prepared with our upcoming online Spanish 🇻🇪 Crash Course! 💻📖

Dates 📆
26/12/21 - Preparation for Paper 3 (Speaking) 11/01/22 - Preparation for Paper 2 (Reading & Writing)
12/01/22 - Preparation for Paper 1 (Listening & Grammar)

Times 🕐 10 AM - 4 PM

Cost 💵 $400

To register:
💬 Call or WhatsApp (868) 752-8629
📩 Message here on Facebook or on Instagram Jake Salloum - Tutor

Give the gift of education this Christmas 🎁🎄

Beyond excited to be having my first promotion - sign up for classes before New Year's Day and get 25% off tuition fees in January! 🤩

Spanish & French lessons for Forms 1-6, as well as tutoring for those who just want to learn a second language! 🇫🇷🇪🇸

NOW AT A LOWER PRICE! Register BEFORE August 16th and get $100 off!

Last year's August class was a big hit so I'm so excited to bring it back! 🇫🇷🇪🇸

CSEC Preparation Crash Course - Perfect for those going into form 4 and want a head start at the syllabus, or those going into form 5 and are still looking for a lessons teacher! 👨‍🏫

Cost - $700 for 10 classes ($600 if you register before August 16th)

Message me here or on WhatsApp @ 752-8629 for more information! 📲

NOW AT A LOWER PRICE! Register BEFORE August 16th and get a $50 discount!

Looking for something to keep your kids busy this month? Look no further than my Intro to Spanish & French course! 👨‍🏫

Week 1 - Monday 16th - Friday 20th August - Spanish Week 🇪🇸
Week 2 - Monday 23rd - Friday 27th August - French Week 🇫🇷

This is PERFECT for kids of any age who you want introduced to a second language, or those going into form 1 this September and want to be ahead of the game. 💻🎒📖
Complete with games, songs, interactive online activities, and educational lesson plans designed around the MOE Lower Secondary Modern Languages Curriculum. 🤓🎓

Cost - $350 for 1 week of either Spanish or French
$600 for 2 weeks (both Spanish & French)

Message me here, or on WhatsApp @ +1 868-752-8629 for more information! 📲

Sometimes, the reality of online learning feels like you don't actually know the teacher behind the screen, so I thought I would re-introduce myself.

Hola/Coucou! 👋🏻 My name is Jake Salloum and I'm currently a Spanish & French Tutor for Forms 1-5. I have been teaching Spanish & French at both Lower Secondary and CSEC Level for the past 3 years. This year, I'll be graduating with a BA in Spanish with French & Linguistics from the UWI, St Augustine. From 2019 - 2020, I taught as an English Language Assistant in France at both middle school and high school, and I recently completed a programme teaching English as a Second Language to Venezuelan migrants. Other schools I've taught at include Purple Pine Foundation and APEX Educational Institute.

My goal as a teacher is to make my classes as fun and as enjoyable as possible, so that my students won't feel as if they're going to school twice. Having been through the system, my goal is to create a unique classroom experience taking into consideration each student's individual learning style, strengths and weaknesses. I also believe in the importance of interaction when learning a foreign language, so my class sizes are always kept small or I commit to one-on-one tutoring. Having experience teaching kids, teens and adults has given me the competence to adapt to every situation and adjust my lessons to suit.

I hope with my help, every student would reach their language goals and fall in love with language just as much as I have. Undoubtedly, language and culture are inseparable, so I hope their appreciation for culture will also grow as we break down the language barriers in an increasingly globalized world.

Looking for something to keep your kids busy this month? Look no further than my Intro to Spanish & French course! 👨‍🏫

Week 1 - Monday 16th - Friday 20th August - Spanish Week 🇪🇸
Week 2 - Monday 23rd - Friday 27th August - French Week 🇫🇷

This is PERFECT for kids of any age who you want introduced to a second language, or those going into form 1 this September and want to be ahead of the game. 💻🎒📖

Complete with games, songs, interactive online activities, and educational lesson plans designed around the MOE Lower Secondary Modern Languages Curriculum. 🤓🎓

Cost - $400 for 1 week of either Spanish or French
$700 for 2 weeks (both Spanish & French)

Message me here, or on WhatsApp @ +1 868-752-8629 for more information! 📲💬

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 😎

Last year's August class was a big hit so I'm so excited to bring it back! 🇫🇷🇪🇸

CSEC Preparation Crash Course - Perfect for those going into form 4 and want a head start at the syllabus, or those going into form 5 and are still looking for a lessons teacher! 👨‍🏫

Cost - $700 for 10 classes

Message me here or on WhatsApp @ 752-8629 for more information! 📲

We all know how the story goes..Christopher Columbus sailed past Trinidad on his third voyage in 1498 and named us "Trinidad" 🇪🇸⛵ the Spanish word for Trinity as he was so fascinated by the three peaks of the Southern Range ⛰️ which reminded him of the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
But were you aware of all these other Spanish place names around our country and the origins and meanings of their names? 🇪🇸🇻🇪
Check out our latest infographic below! Spanish Place Names in Trinidad Part 1 🤓

At midnight on August 31st 1962, the Union Jack was lowered and our flag of red white and black was raised for the first time. The nation state of Trinidad and Tobago was born. Happy Independence Day to all my students and their families! 🇹🇹❤️🤍🖤

Parents, do you have a kid who just finished form 4 and is going into form 5? 📚🎒

Or do you have a child who just finished form 3 and picked Spanish or French and is enthusiastic on starting their bilingual journey? 🇪🇸🇫🇷

Well you're in luck because there are still spaces left in our Back To School Spanish & French programmes! 🏫🚌

REGISTER TODAY! Here on Facebook or via my Whatsapp at 752-8629.💬📩

All five components concentrated into one course:
- Reading 📖
- Writing ✍️
- Speaking 🗣️
- Listening 👂
- Grammar 🧠

Form 3 & Form 4 students!
Get ready for September with this back to school course in Spanish/ French! 🎒📚

When 📅: August 17th-August 30th (10 classes in total Monday-Friday plus weekend activities)
Where💻: Online Classes on Zoom
Class Time 🕐: TBD
Cost: $700

Perfect for form 4 students going into form 5 to prepare themselves for CSEC 2021 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

AND also form 3 students going into form 4 who just want to get ahead of their class! 🏃💨

Be ready for September 2020! ✅

Call/message here on Facebook, or my Whatsapp @ 752-8629 to register! 📲

LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE

English: Happy Bastille Day! 🇫🇷
Français: Bonne Fête Nationale/ le Quatorze (14) Julliet!

So time for a quick Q&A to discuss this tremendous holiday!

Q: What is Bastille Day?

A: Bastille Day is celebrated every year in France to commemorate the onset of the French Revolution. On the 14th July 1789, a mob of Parisians stormed the Bastille prison. A bloody battle ensued between them and the prison guards, however the revolutionaries eventually won and captured the prison. By doing so, they freed its political prisoners and seized the military's arms, ammunition and gunpowder.

Q: What lead to this social unrest?

A: Negative public opinion of King Louis XVI's monarchy was increasing due to him continuously raising taxes to pay off debts, increasing food prices (for example bread and salt were becoming basically unaffordable to the masses) and increasing social inequality among the estates (i.e the clergy, the nobility, the bourgeoisie and the peasants).

Q: Why is Bastille Day important?

A: It is important because it marked a turning point in history; a moment in French history in which the public had successfully challenged the aristocracy. It showed that the common people no longer accepted the absolute power of the monarchy. It would lead to further developments in the French Revolution as well as France's transformation into a Republic.

Q: How is Bastille Day typically celebrated?

A: Bastille Day is traditionally celebrated through the hosting of a military parade on the Champs-Elysée in Paris. In the evening, firework displays can be observed across France. In addition, it is a bank holiday so most businesses are closed across the country. This year's celebrations were a bit more modest due to Covid-19 restrictions, and was dedicated to healthcare and essential workers.

As the French say, "Vive la Bastille!"

We reached 100 followers tonight! 🙌 Muchas gracias/ Merci beaucoup for all your support 🙏 Can't wait for class this week!

Happy Sunday everybody! ☀️ Having Sunday lunch is a tradition close to all of our homes, but did you know that a lot of the names of our foods have actually been influenced by the French language? 🍽️🇹🇹

Here's a bit of history behind it 😉🇪🇸

In 1793, the Spanish general of Trinidad José de Gálvez introduced the Cedula of Population, which opened up Trinidad to immigration by the French. The French were allowed to settle in Trinidad once they were Roman Catholic and pledged allegiance to the Spanish crown. They brought with them the enslaved Africans from their colonies resulting in a huge boom in population. For reference, in 1773 the colonial population of Trinidad was only 1,000 people. By 1797, the population of Trinidad grew to over 18,000 people. The French came from islands like Martinique, Guadeloupe and Dominica. This was a turbulent time in the French Antilles due to the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution, so many did take up the opportunity to migrate to Trinidad.
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This pivotal moment in Trinidad's history profoundly influenced our language. The French Creole legacy lived on even after we became a British colony in 1814. 🇬🇧
Enjoy these posters displaying 8 fruits we have in Trinidad whose names have French origins.
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There are still many fruits missing from these posters. Can you think of any in the comments? 😊

In case you are wondering how to contact me to book your first lesson! I'm on Whatsapp 📲 and Gmail 💻 or you can send me a message right here on the page 📩 Any questions feel free to leave a comment, I'll get back to you quicky!⌚

Current classes being offered:
Spanish & French for Forms 1-3
Spanish & French for CSEC Students (Forms 4&5)
Introduction to Spanish & French For Children
Introduction to Spanish & French for Adults

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Every Friday I will be posting a word or expression to help broaden your vocabulary! Here's a fun one:
"Ser pan comido" is an idiom (un modismo). It literally translates to "To be eaten bread" but as an idiomatic expression, its English equivalent is "to be a piece of cake." Por ejemplo,"Este trabajo es pan comido!" means "This job is a piece of cake!" It means that it is an easy job to do.

Fun Fact Friday: Did you know that Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world? Spanish is spoken by over 500 million people and it is the official language of 20 countries. Just Mexico alone accounts for 1/5 of the global Spanish-speaking population with a population of over 100 million people! Learning Spanish opens up a world of opportunity for travel, work and communication. You can never go wrong by becoming an and

See below for which classes I am currently offering for the July and August summer period 😄 🇪🇸🇫🇷 Enroll today!
I'm currently teaching online but I am also willing to teach in person if the student prefers in person lessons!