About Denise Arguijo

Before becoming an ESL teacher, I had a career in graphic design print production and art administration, which is the legal acquisition of artwork elements for use in music artwork. I have worked for museums, lawyers, and major music companies Warner Bros. Records and Capitol Records. As someone who loves language, I play the daily word games Wordle and Connections and am a fan of NPR radio shows and the New York Times. This give me a broad range of business and life experience and a large vocabulary, which I bring to my tutoring.

My Qualifications

TESL/TEFL Certificate, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Graduated with Distinction

Advanced B.A., English Literature, Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA

My Experience Includes

Over 7 years private tutoring and teaching

Caltech (California Institute of Technology), Pasadena, CA - ESL tutor/teacher for the school’s International Spouses Club

California American University, Alhambra, CA -  ESL and TOEFL preparation course instructor

The American Centre, Mieres, Spain - EFL Teacher in private after-school academy

❤️ What Students Say ❤️

  • "My 9-year-old daughter has been learning English with Denise for almost 3 years. She likes the classes very much. Instead of focusing on grammar only, they are focusing on reading and speaking. Denise shares fun books with my daughter, and encourages her to think and express her own opinions. That makes her class very active, interesting and also helpful for oral English."

    Yilin Yi (China)

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    “Denise has much experience teaching English to Japanese students. She understands what kind of mistakes Japanese tend to make. Her pronunciation is very clear and easy to understand for me. Also, she listens carefully, understands and responds to what I say, which makes me confident to speak English. I enjoy the lessons.”

    Hiroyuki, engineer (Japan)

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    “Coming from Europe, my girlfriend took ESL lessons with Denise. She helped her with pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. Denise is very patient, easy to connect with and is great about identifying areas of weakness and working on them.”

    Zoli (Hungary)

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    "...we were a little doubtful about doing an online class to improve everyday English skills. But, it just keeps getting better thanks to Denise's expertise, patience, and ability to connect with her students. Recommended.”

    Jason and Meeyoung (Seattle)

Loved by my students

I am happy for the 5-star rating on Wyzant.com.
Over the years, I have completed 1,250 hours of tutoring students on Wyzant.

And now, I am excited to work with you too!