2025 Current
4th grade teacher
Cologne International School · Cologne, Germany
Teaching a multilingual 4th-grade cohort within the IB Primary Years Programme, and bridging a parent community across English, German and Spanish.
Spanish · English · German
Language is where I do my best work.
I’m Miranda — a linguist and educator who turns ideas into clear, well-made content across three languages. Native Spanish, an MA in Linguistics, and nearly two decades of teaching across three countries.
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About
I grew up in Bogotá, studied Modern Languages there, and have spent my career moving between languages and the people who speak them — in Colombia, the United States, and now Germany.
After nearly two decades teaching learners across three countries, I’m bringing that pedagogical craft to work where the impact reaches past a single classroom: designing learning experiences, multilingual content, and communications for adult audiences and the missions they care about.
My MA in Linguistics (Universität zu Köln, 2025) took me back to Colombia for DAAD-funded fieldwork on the vitality of indigenous languages — a reminder of why precise, respectful language matters. I care about localization that honours register and nuance, not literal word-swapping, and about content that actually teaches.
What I do
- Multilingual content & localization
- Learning experience & instructional design
- Curriculum design (IB / PYP)
- E-learning authoring (Articulate 360)
- Cross-cultural communication
- Project & programme coordination
Selected work
A few roles that shaped how I work. The thread running through them: language, learning, and getting people understood across cultures.
2025 Current
Freelance English tutor
Cologne / remote
Business-English courses for company clients, exam prep, and adult beginners at VHS Cologne — bespoke materials for every learner type.
2023 – 2025
Werkstudent · E-learning
tts GmbH · Cologne, Germany
Authored e-learning guides for Microsoft software in Articulate-equivalent tooling, and trained colleagues on producing them.
2021 – 2023
WHK · Sociolinguistics Chair
Universität zu Köln · Cologne, Germany
Ran the “Languages of Latin America” outreach project at the Sociolinguistics Chair — producing digital materials and coordinating with linguists across Colombia.
2014 – 2019
Lead teacher · Spanish immersion
Magellan International School · Austin, TX, USA
Lead teacher in Spanish immersion, contributing to grade-level leadership and the development and translation of curriculum.
2012 – 2013
Lead Teacher · English as a Second Language
The English School · Bogotá, Colombia
Lead ESL teacher in Bogotá, running student research projects and interpreting between staff and families.
Education
2021 – 2025
MA in Linguistics
Universität zu Köln · Cologne, Germany
2007 – 2012
BA in Modern Languages
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · Bogotá, Colombia
Languages
The toolkit — and the reason most of my work lives between languages.
- Spanish
- Native — Colombian, raised in Bogotá.
- English
- C2, IELTS-certified — seven years teaching in US international schools.
- German
- B2, telc-certified — living and working in Cologne, still improving.
- French
- A1, DELF.
Let’s talk
If you’re working on multilingual content, localization, learning design, or mission-driven communications — especially anything Latin-America-facing — I’d love to hear from you.
miranda@lalinde.de