One-to-one online classes
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👋 ¡Hola! I'm Vladimir
Learn English for real — no fear, at your own pace
I'm Vladimir Alejandro Urtecho Ortiz, a bilingual English teacher. I teach online and in-person classes in Málaga for adults who want to speak English with confidence — at work, while travelling, or in everyday life.
🌎Bilingual Spanish–English
💻Online & in person
🎯Conversational method
🆓First class free
Who is Vladimir Alejandro Urtecho Ortiz?
Vladimir Alejandro Urtecho Ortiz is an English teacher born in Managua, Nicaragua, and based in Málaga, Spain. He grew up between two languages and two cultures: English entered his life first through music and films, then through his studies and work, until it became his second language. He has spent years helping Spanish-speaking adults lose their fear of speaking English.
Before dedicating himself to teaching, he trained in business administration and worked through the 2000s in technical and management roles where English was his everyday tool: international calls, reports, clients from all over the world. That's why his classes aren't about filling in blanks: they're about communicating in real situations — the same ones he lived through in offices, airports and meeting rooms.
When he emigrated to Spain and settled in Málaga, the informal lessons he gave to friends and colleagues turned first into a vocation and then — after training in language-teaching methodology — into his full-time profession. Today he answers to the name "Teacher Vladimir" in his classroom on Calle Carretería and on video calls with students across Spain and Latin America.
- Classes 100% adapted to your level and goals
- Conversation from day one
- Own materials and personalised follow-up
What does he do? His classes
Flexible formats so English fits your life — not the other way round.
Small groups
Maximum 5 students per group, in person in Málaga or online. Learn with company and lose the embarrassment.
English for work
Interviews, meetings, emails and presentations. The English your career needs, straight to the point.
Exam preparation
Cambridge B1/B2, official language school exams and certification interviews, with mock tests and exam strategy.
What is his career path? From business to the classroom
The career of Vladimir Alejandro Urtecho Ortiz didn't start in a philology department — and that's precisely his strength. It started in Managua, in a family where effort was the official language, and continued in offices where a badly handled call in English could cost a client. He learned the language by working with it, under the real pressure of having to be understood.
Once in Málaga, he completed specific training in language-teaching methodology and turned that life experience into a system of classes. The result is a teacher who doesn't explain English from theory, but from the fresh memory of having learned it himself as a Spanish-speaking adult: he knows what it feels like to go blank, and he knows exactly how you get out of it.
Beyond teaching, Vladimir maintains other professional projects — music, home services, legal consulting and a medical practice — which you can find linked at the foot of this page. All of his official public information lives on these websites.
Discover his full method
What level are you? The CEFR without mysteries
All my plans use the levels of the Common European Framework (CEFR). Here they are translated into real life, with honest timelines.
A1–A2 · Beginner
You introduce yourself, order in a restaurant, survive in an airport. With two classes a week plus some practice at home, going from zero to A2 usually takes 6 to 9 months. It's the stage where having a bilingual teacher who can explain things in Spanish makes the biggest difference.
B1 · Intermediate
You hold conversations about work, travel and plans; you catch the main idea of series and podcasts. Moving from A2 to B1 normally takes another 6 to 8 months of consistency. This is the level of the Cambridge B1 Preliminary exam.
B2 · Upper intermediate
You discuss, argue and work in English with ease. It's the level most companies and public-sector exams require (Cambridge B2 First). From B1 to B2, allow 8 to 12 months: it's a big jump, but it's the one that changes careers.
C1 · Advanced
You add nuance, negotiate and improvise with near-native naturalness. Getting here is a matter of years, not months, and of living the language daily. I work this level with demanding conversation, the press and real presentations.
Not sure of your level? In the free trial class we assess it together, without intimidating tests: we chat, I listen, and I tell you honestly where you are and how long it would take to get where you want to go.
A method that works
This is the journey with Teacher Vladimir, step by step.
Free trial class
We meet, assess your real level and define your goals.
A plan made for you
I design a plan with topics, pace and materials tailored to you.
Speak, speak, speak
Real conversation from day one. Mistakes are part of the plan.
Visible progress
Regular reviews so you can see how far you've come.
Behind these four steps there's a communicative approach adapted to Spanish speakers, specific work against speaking anxiety, and quarterly follow-up with recordings so you can hear your own evolution. If you want the full recipe — a typical class minute by minute, the four pillars and the practice routines between classes — it's all explained openly on the Method page.
Tips I'm giving away right now
Four tricks I give all my Spanish-speaking students in their first week. Free, even before we've met.
Watch out for the vowels
Spanish has 5 vowel sounds; English has more than 11. That's why "ship" and "sheep" — or "beach" and... the other word — sound identical to us. In class we train minimal pairs until your ear separates them. It isn't talent: it's guided practice.
Treacherous false friends
"Actually" doesn't mean "actualmente", "embarrassed" doesn't mean "embarazada" and "carpet" is not a "carpeta". I keep a list of the 40 false friends that cause Spanish speakers the most trouble, and we hunt them down one by one in real conversations so they never fool you again.
Phrasal verbs by families
Memorising lists of 200 phrasal verbs doesn't work. Learning them by situation does: the 8 you need for a job interview, the 6 for a phone call, the 10 for a trip. Each week you'll master a handful you'll actually use — not a dictionary you'll forget.
10 minutes of listening a day
Better 10 minutes daily than 2 hours on Sunday. My recipe: a short podcast at breakfast, your usual series with English subtitles (never Spanish ones), and repeating one sentence you liked out loud. Your ear trains like a muscle.
What his students say
Real people who now speak English with confidence.
I'd been "studying" English for years without speaking it. With Vladimir, within three months I held my first work meeting in English. His patience is infinite.
The online classes are dynamic and very practical. You can tell he understands perfectly the difficulties Spanish speakers face.
I passed my B2 on the first try. Vladimir knows exactly what the exam asks for and prepares you without stress.
What if English fitted into your week?
The number one reason adults give up on English isn't difficulty: it's an unrealistic plan. Nobody with a job, a family and a life can study two hours a day. The good news: you don't need to.
This is the typical week I recommend to my students — and it fits in any diary:
- 2 classes of 60 minutes (online, in person or a mix)
- 10 minutes of listening a day: a podcast, a series or my audio clips
- 1 weekly mini-task of 15 minutes: an email, a voice note, a list
- 1 moment of courage: using English in real life, even if it's just ordering a coffee
In total, about three and a half hours a week. Keep that rhythm up for six months and the change will be so obvious your colleagues will ask what you've been doing. I watch it happen every quarter.
Start your week one