ELE TEACHERS (SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Itziar Lucas Olea

Academic Coordinator

She holds a degree in English Philology (University of Zaragoza, 1996) and has professional experience as a Spanish language teacher at Komalingua S.L.U. (2007 to present), teaching Spanish at international companies such as Basquevolt, the Red Cross and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, English teacher (2007 to present) at the Basque Government, Mercedes, Aernnova, RPK, Michelin, Aratubo, among others, and junior head of studies at Komalingua S.L.U Vitoria-Gasteiz, responsible for teacher recruitment and language training management (2012 to present).

Cristina Urbizu Pérez

Bachelor's degree in Hispanic Philology (University of the Basque Country, 2001). Holder of a teaching certificate (Complutense University of Madrid, 2002). She has completed specialisation courses in teacher training, Spanish for Foreigners (I. Menéndez Pelayo University/Cervantes Institute, Santander 2001, University of the Basque Country/Cervantes Institute, 2022). She has been a DELE examiner since 2002 and a trainer of ELE teachers at the University of the Basque Country since 2012 and for EPA teachers since 2018. She has more than 20 years of professional experience as a teacher of Spanish for foreigners in companies, universities, schools and academies and has extensive experience in Spanish for immigrants and literacy.

Marta Hurtado Caballero

She has a degree in French Philology (University of the Basque Country, 1998). She also has a qualification in teaching adaptation (Complutense University of Madrid, 1999). She has professional experience at Komalingua S.L.U. since 2004 as a teacher of Spanish for foreigners and French. She has also completed several courses in teaching methodology and has experience as a teacher of Spanish to foreigners, both in person and online, for individuals, companies and institutions (European Agency, UPV, etc.).

Ane Alonso Calzada

She holds a degree in German Philology from Humboldt University (Berlin, 2007). She has completed a course on techniques and resources for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language (Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country, 2009). She has also completed the initial training course for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language (University of the Basque Country, 2008). In terms of her professional career, she has experience as a Spanish teacher in Hamburg (2018), Kassel (2013) and at Ortenbergschule Frankenberg (Germany).

Zuriñe Rojas Camín

She has a degree in Primary Education (University of the Basque Country, 2020). She has completed the ELE Spanish teacher training course (Hemingway Institute Bilbao, 2020). In relation to the world of ELE, she also has a Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (Nebrija University, 2023). She also holds a degree in Basque Studies (University of the Basque Country, 2025). She has experience as a Basque language teacher and ELE teacher. She has also taught DELE A2 courses and participated in DELE exams in Bilbao. She currently teaches Basque, English for children and ELE at Komalingua S.L.U.

As a language enthusiast, she greatly enjoys teaching different types of students and working in such a diverse environment. In her free time, she continues to learn German and Arabic and improve her English.