I am a native speaker of Spanish and a retired educator I have taught all levels of Spanish - standard, honors and AP - to students in elementary, middle and high school as well as adults and tutored French I and II from K-12 grade Excited about working with any foreign language students!!
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...I received my Bachelors of Science in Biology as well as minors in Chemistry and Spanish. In my time at my Xavier, I was given the opportunity to tutoring beginning in sophomore year. This is where my love of teaching began. I have always been a passionate, involved student, and teaching allows me to share that fire with my students! My personal teaching philosophy is to treat all students with respect and empathy, and to...
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...want to be. I want to help them develop the confidence to reach for the success of their dreams. My classroom would be the environment where students support one another find comfort and security. I want to mold young people into adults who can make good choices. I believe I should be crucial to the formation of my students into adults. I want to have relationships with my students and their families. As a teacher,...
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...with autism spectrum disorder and other accessibility needs, first-generation college students, and ethnically and racially diverse students. Last fall I studied abroad in Cusco, Peru where I took classes about Latin American culture and literature, hiked through the Andes, and tutored young Peruvian women in English and study skills. Although I tutor multiple subjects, I am most excited about tutoring Spanish and Psychology because of my passion for these subjects! Tutoring allows me to share...
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...and I double majored in English and Spanish, with a minor in Psychology. Since graduation, I have worked as a Spanish Supplemental Instruction Leader (a tutor for large groups of people) and as a high school summer English teacher. Based on my experiences working in education and having gone through the education system myself, I see how education can profoundly impact the lives of everyone in a community and in society. I believe that quality...
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...are learning English to pass their citizenship. I believe that students learn better when they feel like they have a real relationship with their teachers. So, getting to know the student allows me to adapt my teaching methods based on their personality. Being a student who once needed a bilingual tutor, I know how valuable it is to have that skill. Having the opportunity to lift the pressure off of parents' shoulders to help their...
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Hi! My name is Camille I graduated from Babson College May 2019. While at Babson I studied Retail Supply Chain Management but took many courses on Spanish language as well as Latin American history. I lived in Spain my Junior year of high school and spent some time in College studying economics in Uruguay and Argentina.
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...The fall semester of 2006, I had the amazing opportunity of studying abroad in Murcia, Spain, as well as traveling around a bit of Italy, Belgium, France, and Morocco. I've since then been on trips to Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, the Cayman Islands, Canada, England, Whales, and across the States to reside here in Virginia. I have taught high school for 6 years in three different locations: Balfate, Coln, Honduras, Richey, MT, and Missoula, MT,...
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Hello there! :) My name is Sophia, a tutor with more than 5 years of experience. With me, classes will be filled with fun, lots of conversation, and activities to make your journey with languages (Spanish and English) or diverse subjects the best one possible! I can't wait to meet you.
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...French and Spanish and a minor in teaching and science. My career goal was to be an Animal Ecologist-but my innate ability in teaching took over and that has made all the difference! I enjoy students' success and feel proud of the accomplishments that they have in all aspects of their lives through the learning of languages and being able to communicate effectively and with strength. I have been lucky to travel and work in...
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...a teacher is seeing a student overcome the challenges he/she is facing and become confident as he/she sees her grades getting better and better. I enjoy spending time with my three sons (ages 5, 7 and 13) swimming, playing sports and reading. I love to run, exercise, hike and travel. In college, I studied in Ecuador and Costa Rica. I have also traveled to Mexico, Peru and Nicaragua. I'm interested in the history, art, music...
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...experience, helping students learn Spanish and prepare for standardized tests is the most rewarding part of teaching and tutoring. I'm a native Spanish speaker and love teaching the language and culture that I grew up with to others. Similarly, there is no feeling more satisfying than seeing a student I'm working with experience an "aha moment" as what they're learning starts to click and their confidence consequently grows. In my opinion, education isn't one size...
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...have experience tutoring in those subjects as well. I have worked with high school students taking classes at the University of Nebraska as a student mentor and have also spent time as a Student-Athlete tutor at Auburn University. I believe in an integrated approach to tutoring in which I work with the student to solve sample problems then allow them to try problems on their own. I enjoy making fun and creative lesson plans to...
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I am an award-winning teacher with over 40 years of experience. I have a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree in Spanish, and have studied, lived and traveled in the Spanish-speaking world. I love it when my students improve their Spanish with my help, and am even more thrilled when they catch some of my love for Spain and Latin America.
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Hi there! I'm a junior at Washington University in St. Louis studying English literature and international and area studies. My specialties are reading comprehension, writing, grammar, Spanish language, politics, and history, though I also enjoy chemistry/earth sciences and math up to Calculus 2! I can't wait to work with you!
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...academic career that has prepared me to be a professional in the tech field. My teaching philosophy revolves around creating a supportive and collaborative learning environment, tailoring my approach to meet each student's unique needs. Beyond academia, I actively engage in hackathons, publish research on peer-assisted learning, and have received awards for innovative projects. These experiences contribute to my creativity and enrich my tutoring approach. I am excited about the opportunity to guide students on...
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...lightbulb go off over your head. As a native speaker of English I have a natural understanding of how it should sound and what the grammar should be. My formal education in linguistics at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, USA allowed me to gain a much deeper understanding; and what's more, I took the majority of my classes in college in Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese. During my time in Taiwan, Germany, and France...
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...also worked as a summer camp counselor and program director for six years. I love working with all kinds of students, particularly EFL learners and new writers who want to improve on their ability to communicate and express their ideas. I also worked on a minor in Spanish during my undergrad. When I was 17, I graduated early from high school and spent two months in Guatemala at a Spanish language school. In college, I...
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Mi nombre es Marco, soy originario de Mexico y he estado viviendo en los Estados Unidos por cerca de 15 aos. Me gusta ensear y disfruto conocer gente nueva. Creo que cada da es una oportunidad para ensear algo divertido.
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...Advanced Placement tests and tutoring, and 8 years experience general tutoring of all ages. I particularly enjoy English, History, and Science. I have six years of bilingual instruction experience, from preschool age to adults. I love tutoring English as a Second Language and Spanish language. I am currently completing my TESOL certification. As a tutor, I really work to understand each student's learning style and tailor instruction to their needs. I am looking for students...
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Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Literature and Culture demands excellence from students on multiple fronts, challenging them to read classic works of Spanish and Latin American prose and poetry, think critically about the meaning readers can take from each work, compare and contrast their various features, and convey their analyses in cogent, elegant Spanish prose. Sound overwhelming? It can be, but AP Spanish Literature tutoring can help you approach your AP Spanish Literature and Culture studies in an organized manner that minimizes your stress and maximizes your understanding of the material. Rather than tackling the admittedly difficult course on your own, it may improve your chances to employ the guidance of a knowledgeable instructor who can help you in each concept in a way that you are receptive to.
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Recent AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutoring Session Notes
Today's session was spent working on the student's homework. His listening skill is improving, as well as his speaking. However, he does need to practice a little bit more. On the other hand, it's an improvement from when school started again. We also went over his stroke order and character writing.
We began by going over some homework the student did from his workbook. I then gave him a quiz on the vocabulary from lesson 4, dialogue 1. He did very well. We then practiced some grammatical constructions and conversed in Mandarin.
Today, the student practiced writing sentences using prepositional phrases and adjunct phrases in Chinese with emphasis on placing modifiers in the correct position in the sentence. We briefly discussed relative clauses, since they follow the same grammar rules as the phrase types she was studying, but did not go in depth, since her class has not yet covered them. We spent most of the session practicing asking and answering questions in conversation. Her use of tones has improved, and she was able to express a wide variety of ideas in Chinese. She understood most of the questions I asked her.
In today's class, I talked about the Chinese New Year to my students, using a presentation and cartoons. They enjoyed the Chinese story and Spring Festival very much. I also taught them the basic greeting words in China. They matched the flashcards I gave them for the basic communication. Their homework was to remember all the conversation.
Student 1 and I went through his action routine and reviewed the characters for 1-10. I also taught him the pattern for writing numbers in Chinese, using 10 as a base and adding numbers on to 10 (for example, 21 in Chinese characters is 2 10 1). he and I quickly reviewed his action words, including up/down and left/right with the help of a yoga ball.
Student and I reviewed the old and new characters she had learned. I had her say the words in addition to recognizing the characters.
We talked about the Chinese new year and started a new lesson today about online chatting in China. The student read both texts and translated them into Chinese. She also wrote a 15-line dialogue in Chinese incorporating all the key words.
