Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...classes and seminars at institutions such as Emory University in Atlanta, The George Washington in Washington D.C., and Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. As Head Spanish instructor at The New School of Atlanta, I teach language and literature classes, as well as World and Latin American History. I have extensive experience with directed studies and tutoring, both in person and online. I enjoy watching people learn and develop confidence in their abilities. I also enjoy...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...highly trained tutor. I am extremely passionate about teaching, I find it satisfying and beneficial to the students I work with. I am a great communicator and listener, and have the ability to understand a student's needs. I love creating lesson plans, organising work flow and interacting with the students. Education is a passion of mine and creating a safe, friendly and productive environment for my students to learn is a top priority. I am...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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I am a sophomore at Barnard College of Columbia University majoring in History with a minor in Spanish. I have 4 years tutoring experience with middle school, high school, and college students with specialties in math, writing, and Spanish. Outside of school, I enjoy working out, going to museums, and watching documentaries!
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...a McNair scholar, I have worked extensively on presenting, delivering and researching my topics of interest within Psychological development and LGBTQ+ studies. As a past English tutor, I assisted first generation migrant students with an agricultural background with reading, writing, and comprehension skills. As a McNair scholar, I have much knowledge in assisting students with the GRE Analytical and writing portions of the exam, and ways to improve their personal statements for admissions towards graduate...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...the Year.I moved to Texas about four years ago to attend college, where I continued my passion for playing sports. I was a college athlete, playing both volleyball and running track. Furthermore, I was a SCAC Student Athlete and either on Honor Roll or Dean's List every semester in my undergraduate career. I double majored in college, earning my B.A. in both Psychology and Spanish from the University of Dallas. I am currently attending the...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...University in New York in comparative literature and since then I have been living in France! I love to tutor language and writing, Chinese is my maternal language, but I'm also fluent in english, french, and spanish. I am also now pursuing a masters degree in france where alongside continuing to teach languages and social issues at the university level (most recently for the University of Paris Nanterre) I am working on a thesis about the...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...of Biology! I have extensive experience with education, beginning with my own, and including my 3 years spent working for the Greenfield Union School District as an after school tutor with the position of "Program Facilitator". Through my job as an after school tutor I have managed, tutored, and mentored students both ranging from Kindergarten age to middle school age, and anywhere where from 10 to 35 students at once. In addition to my professional...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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Hello! My name is Maisha Mitchell. I love languages and teaching them as well. I have been teaching Spanish for 30 years. While learning another language can be a bit difficult sometimes, it is always fun. That is what makes learning languages stand out. You will have a skill that allows you to connect with other people all over the world. I look forward to meeting you and embarking on your journey of learning together:)
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...younger kids allowed me to enhance my teaching techniques and implement engaging activities, which facilitate all styles of learners. I have had the wonderful opportunity to instruct a diverse group of high, middle, and elementary school students, including those who performed below-, on-, and above grade level. Also, in my free time, I have tutored adults who want to go to a Spanish speaking country or need Spanish for work. My greatest applicable strength is...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...Science student at Florida International University and minor in Philosophy with a passion for computers, math, science and sports. I would like to inspire those I tutor to do well in school, and maybe enter a career in STEM. I am passionate about finding the best methods to help each individual reach success. I work closely with the student and its family in order to help the student succeed in a independent way that may...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...University in Waltham, Ma. Six years later, I moved to Dallas, TX to work as an elementary school teacher in an urban school district. I've been here for ten years and have spent the entire decade working in education. I have taught all subjects and almost all grades in elementary school. In 2011 I graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Master's in Bilingual Education. In recent years, I have worked as an instructional coach...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...with people from different cultures and being able to work as a tutor since I was a university student has given me that opportunity. In my experience, helping students be more prepared for school presentations or exams, or improve their pronunciation and conversation skills, is very rewarding. I also enjoy and appreciate learning from them, as we can have interesting conversations while practicing Spanish. It is important to learn grammatical structures and how other languages...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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I am a driven and passionate learner myself, currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Spanish at Clark University. While I tutor many subjects, I have extended expertise in biology, Spanish, and chemistry. I hope to convey not only knowledge, but an excitement for learning itself to my students.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...of Other Languages). My skill set encompasses 11+ years of advanced experience in translation, transcription and customer service. I currently serve as a professor in ESL Healthcare Occupational. In my most recent positions, I worked as a translator and English instructor for Basque and Catalan native speakers in Europe and an Ambulatory Representative and Interpreter in the medical field. It is important to me to secure a positive and structured learning environment, create engaging activities...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...Instructor of Spanish at George Mason University, and an adjunct instructor of French at the University of Pittsburgh. They are currently getting their PhD in French. They have also been trained as a writing tutor in English, French and Spanish. Elsie grew up in France, and continued to learn languages in immersion programs, study abroad semesters, and fascinating courses through graduate school. They have worked with multilingual students in elementary schools, immersion academies, tutoring programs,...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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I am a middle school and high school Spanish and ESL teacher I would love to inspire students to be an integral part of their respective communities through intelligence and bilingualism in America this will undoubtedly increase the quality of life for us all.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...biking, hiking, yoga, reading, photography, traveling, listening to live music, dancing and spending time with family and friends. I enjoy working with others and helping them achieve goals. My tutoring experience includes working with students one on one and in group settings. I have also taught basic Spanish, basic reading, writing and math. My fluency in Spanish is backed up by over ten years of practice while living in other countries and working with Spanish...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...who values higher education, I'm passionate about helping others achieve their goals just as many educators have guided and inspired me along the way. As a neurodiverse individual with ADHD, I understand the unique challenges that can come with learning, focus, and staying motivated. My own journey has taught me the importance of patience, personalized strategies, and self-empowerment in education. I strive to use my experiences to empathize with and support students who may be...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Pleasanton, CA
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...with over 6 years of experience, I am passionate about sharing knowledge and simplifying complex coding concepts. My expertise in languages like Python, JavaScript, and SQL, combined with my experience in mentoring and technical writing, positions me to effectively teach and inspire students. I am dedicated to helping learners not only understand the fundamentals but also apply them in real-world scenarios, ensuring they develop the skills needed for success in the tech industry.
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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.
As AP Spanish Literature is situated at the intersection between traditional language-learning classes and the literary analysis students in the United States typically study in English courses, it's no surprise that each student taking the course experiences unique problems with the material. How could they not? Your studies bear a unique mixture of strengths and weaknesses, assumptions, experiences, preferences, and learning styles. Along with all this, AP Spanish Literature presents a wide variety of potential stumbling blocks over the course of each assignment. For instance, if you're trying to write an essay on the role of literature in the opening chapters of Cervantes' Don Quixote, you first need to understand complex syntactic and grammatical features of the Spanish language in order to read the work accurately. You then have to apply your critical thinking skills while explaining the meaning of the text. And if this weren't enough, you need to explain yourself in a language in which you may still have unsure footing, especially in a subject like literary analysis, which requires such specialized vocabulary. Varsity Tutors understands that the difficulties you encounter in your AP Spanish Literature courses are unique, so they aim to help you connect with tutoring that is similarly custom tailored.
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Recent Pleasanton 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.
