Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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Hello! I am a long-time Spanish learner and teacher. I majored in Spanish in college, and I spent 5 years living in Spain. I also practice daily, as my husband is Spanish.... You don't give them answers. You let them experience productive struggle.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...to books, to music, there are many ways to keep practicing the language at home. I think that with languages, it's especially important to continue reinforcing the material you've learned. My comfort with Spanish and Italian and my flexibility as a tutor have enabled me to be successful in tutoring these languages. Another passion of mine is environmental policy, and I am also pursuing a major in Environmental Studies at NYU. Along with a passion...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...previous teaching experience includes being a teaching assistant for Clinical Medicine and Osteopathic Manual Medicine, and I was a teaching assistant for the Biological Systems Engineering department for physics class (2.5 years) and Heat and Mass Transfer (1 semester). I am also an alumni of the Engineering Ambassadors Network, which is an organization that does STEM outreach with K-12 students to teach them about engineering and other science concepts, and how they relate to the...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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Recently graduated medical student looking to get some tutoring hours under my belt. Love to teach and great with kids. Math, Science, and Spanish are my thing.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...fun than accountants. I consider myself a proficient teacher in anything math related. I also dabble in finance and economics and I think I'm pretty well rounded education wise, so I am willing to try my hand at just about anything. I speak and read Spanish fluently. I love seeing the light bulb turn on in people's heads. Helping someone understand or master a concept is just a cool feeling. I have taught Spanish classes...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...field of literacy, reading, and writing pedagogy has uniquely prepared me to teach primary and secondary level literary criticism and research, and essay composition. As a native Spanish speaker, I also have extensive knowledge in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish and have seen great results when teaching young and adult learners. My teaching philosophy is to help learners become knowledgeable in various disciplines and I take a multi-disciplinary approach to help long-term memorization of valuable...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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I am fluent in Spanish. I have extensive experience in Education. I love teaching Spanish to others. I also have experience teaching Science, Social Studies, and Reading/Language Arts.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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As your Instructor, I am dedicated to fostering an environment of integrity, respect, and academic excellence. I aim to empower each student with the knowledge and skills to excel in their goals and beyond. I believe in personalized, ethical teaching practices that prioritize your individual learning journey. Together, we will achieve your highest potential through hard work, honesty, and unwavering support. Join me, and let's make that jump together.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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I am a recent graduate from Texas A&M University with a Hispanic Studies PhD in Latin American literature and culture. I worked as a lecturer in Spanish and researcher at my university and have an excellent understanding of Romance Languages and Peninsular literature and culture. I often tutored while I was a student at the university, and have a passion for helping others understand Spanish language and literature, especially poetry.... As a poet myself, I love...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...for 31 years. I taught Spanish from Levels 1 to 4, AP as well as Spanish Civilization and Culture with emphasis in Art and Architecture. Other subjects taught included Spanish Conversation, Reading and Writing Composition. I have traveled extensively and have a passion for learning about new cultures which is an enrichment in itself. I believe that a good education is necessary for a better quality of life. Learning Spanish and about the Spanish culture...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...to learn and relevant to my students. For that reason, I like to incorporate material outside of the textbook. I especially prefer to use realia such as newspapers, brochures, menus, bus schedules etc. in the target language. I enjoy giving my students hands on activities that they can never forget. Enthusiasm and being positive are two characteristics that I find indispensable in my teaching style. Finally, I do like to have a life outside of...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...native proficiency and it was the first language that I learned! I received my B.A. degree in Spanish from Florida International University in 2019. My experience includes tutoring and providing Spanish language lessons to expand reading comprehension and conversational fluency. I like to coordinate with students in order to offer the best instructional programs and methods. I strive to diversify the learning material with topics that include culture, art, literature, and history. It brings me...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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With a BS in Finance from Brigham Young University and a 98th percentile LSAT, I possess both the academic excellence and practical skills necessary to be an effective LSAT tutor. With a proven track record of academic success, I am dedicated to helping students achieve their highest potential on the LSAT.
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...Throughout my academic journey at Western Kentucky University, where I've maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA, I've cherished every opportunity to delve deeper into my passions, broaden my horizons, and cultivate a spirit of lifelong learning. But beyond the accolades and achievements lies a deeper commitment a commitment to empowering individuals, fostering dialogue, and shaping a brighter future through education. My personal philosophy centers on inclusivity, empathy, and the belief that every student possesses untapped potential...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...in teaching Spanish as a foreign language from University of Jaen, Spain, and a Bachelor's in teaching English as a foreign language from Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences Santiago, Chile. I have taught all levels of Spanish, from elementary education to College level, I am qualified to teach all levels of Spanish. I have taken Praxis test for Spanish and Proficiency tests at ACTFL with scores of Superior, the highest one can get. I believe...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...team, and am an active member of the Otterbein Christian Fellowship. In my free time I love to be active - tennis, skiing, hiking, volleyball, swimming and more. I also love to read books and spend time with my friends here at the university. In the summers, I am employed at a behavioral center called South Community, that assists with impoverished youth who deal with various mental disorders. I enjoying tutoring, and helping people to...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...lots of experience in the university classroom setting. I attended Swarthmore College and have received a handful of fellowships for postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is in English from the University of Sussex (UK) and...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...far-reaching in its ability to precipitate change in all other areas of society. It is this principal that drives me as an educator; as a teacher and tutor I am entrusted with the privilege of sharing the gift of culture, conversation and critical-thinking. I have been a primary school dual language teacher in New York City for the past 4 years. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from Georgetown University and a Master's Degree...
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Certified AP Spanish Literature and Culture Tutor in Derby, NY
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...and learning. I left the corporate sector and have obtained a Master's Degree at the Middlebury Colleges Language School program, where for four summers I took a pledge to speak only Spanish and complete a semesters worth of work in six weeks! For the interim 10 months each year, I tutored, worked with refugees and immigrants on job readiness, and assisted with database management at a non-profit. I love reading, writing, traveling (both locally and...
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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.
Varsity Tutors has educational directors who begin by helping you hand select the tutor who can best address your specific needs. Your tutor can then design a curriculum just for your AP Spanish Literature tutoring sessions, based on your particular needs and concerns. They will factor in your personal strengths and weaknesses, the course's syllabus, your schedule, and your upcoming testing dates. These allow you to have a timetable in which to focus your studies on the areas that matter, rather than those that you already thoroughly understand.
If you struggle more with poetry than prose, your tutor can focus sessions on the former and spend less time on the latter. If formulating the subjunctive is difficult for you, your tutor can provide resources, exercises, and techniques for mastering the more challenging grammatical features of Spanish. If you struggle to achieve sophistication in your written work, your tutor can provide feedback during your sessions as to what aspects of your work detract from it in his or her eyes. And when it comes time to start gearing up for the AP Spanish Literature exam, your tutor can review each text on the reading list with you, provide resources modeled after the questions you will be asked on the exam, and teach you test-taking strategies particular to the final exam.
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Recent Derby 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.
