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Jul 2024
21m 42s

From Prep to Pro 🇬🇧 🇪🇸

Preply
About this episode

[The episode is in English and Spanish | El episodio está en inglés y en español.]

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In the very first episode of “From Prep to Pro”, language learning experts Sylvia and Carrie discuss their experiences of learning a new language, and dive deeper into common mistakes that English learners make when trying to master workplace English. 


Learn to speak like a Pro with Preply! Perfect your English for work, leisure, travel, or everyday communication with an expert tutor today. Download the Preply app in the App Store or Google Play Store, or visit preply.com to begin your learning journey. #PreplyToBePro


About the hosts

Sylvia and Carrie are language experts, taking the learning methodology and curriculum at Preply to the next level and empowering thousands of tutors around the globe to build engaging, personalized 1-on-1 lessons that help language learners reach their goals. 


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En el primer episodio de "From Prep to Pro", las expertas en aprendizaje de idiomas Sylvia y Carrie hablan de las experiencias que han tenido al aprender un nuevo idioma y analizan los errores más comunes que cometen los estudiantes cuando intentan dominar el inglés en el lugar de trabajo. 


¡Aprende a hablar como un profesional con Preply! Perfecciona tu inglés para el trabajo, el ocio, los viajes o para comunicarte de forma diaria con un profesor experto hoy mismo. Descárgate la aplicación de Preply en la App Store o Google Play Store o visita preply.com para empezar tu viaje de aprendizaje. #PreplyParaPro


Quiénes son nuestras invitadas

Sylvia y Carrie son expertas en idiomas, llevan la metodología de aprendizaje y el plan de estudios de Preply al siguiente nivel y permiten a miles de profesores  de todo el mundo crear clases personalizadas e interesantes  que ayudan a los estudiantes de idiomas a alcanzar sus objetivos. 

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