...Wright, I am 26 years old and from New Jersey. I am a graduate from the College of Charleston in South Carolina with degrees in both Spanish and International Studies. I speak and write Spanish fluently. After graduating college I joined the Peace Corps and moved my life to South Africa to teach English to kids in a rural village. I lived there for 2 years improving English Language Proficiency in the village.
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...Spanish from Indiana University, a masters in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a PhD in linguistics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. My passion is analyzing languages all over the world. I have published 115 academic books and articles. During my teaching career I have lived in Spain, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, and Papua New Guinea. I have worked for 40 years as a professor and field researcher, documenting minority languages. For...
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...and tell their stories. What I didn't realize immediately was how much they were impacting my life. I was entangled in these young people's experiences and they welcomed me with open arms. I began to learn Xhosa, which allowed us to share the role of teacher and student. My personal and professional experiences have shown me that education is the doorway, and community is the key. The best educators are not just ones who go...
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University of Virginia (Pursuit of Biochemistry B.S., Sociology B.A., and Chinese Minor) Specialized tutoring in Chinese, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.
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I just graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and Data Science. I am passionate about helping students excel and have lots of experience teaching both in my personal and professional life as I used to work for the Kumon tutoring center as well and volunteered as a teacher in my free time.
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...in numerous readings and listening on this field. Understanding myself, life, and the people around me has been transformative. It not only helps me be a better tutor but also enriches my own life. Apart from teaching or delving into psychology, I have been a college student mentor since 2012. Guiding and supporting students has been a rewarding experience that fuels my passion for education. In my free time, I enjoy playing the violin and...
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Aiding in the development of knowledge is of the utmost importance to me. As a tutor, I strive to ensure that my students always feel comfortable and supported as they learn. By determining how students are best able to absorb material, I cater lessons to each student to facilitate the acquisition of as much knowledge as possible.
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...Nebraska, Omaha, I thrive on the intricacies of writing and grammar. With over 2 years of tutoring experience, I specialize in AP English Language and Composition, College English, and English Grammar and Syntax. My approach focuses on breaking the writing process into manageable steps, allowing students to tackle challenges with confidence. I believe that fostering a supportive learning environment is key to helping students succeed, and I take pride in guiding them through essay editing...
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...Arts in both Psychology and Latin and have tutoring experience in both subjects. I am passionate about learning theory, reading, writing, and grammar. It is my goal as a tutor to create a learning environment where all students feel comfortable, capable, and confident enough to ask questions and share their thoughts. I seek to advance students' skills through strategic, specialized instruction and positive reinforcement. I am a firm believer that learning should be fun, engaging,...
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Hello, my name is Victoria Anderson. Since I was young, I have found working with children to be an advantageous and impactful experience. I am a recent graduate student who just taught in my first year of kindergarten. I am looking to gain more experience working with students.
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...exams. I find tutoring history and geography to be the most fun. This is mainly because I think most teachers and tutors in this area are quite boring and my approach to these subjects is very different. Nearly everything in the world can be broken down into something smaller, both literally and figuratively. There is no such thing as a concept that is too complex to understand. Any concept can be broken down into things...
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...student at UNC Chapel Hill. I've been learning languages for nearly nine years now and have picked up six (English, Afrikaans, French, Swedish, Norwegian, and Esperanto) fluently, among many others which I have learned to an intermediate or beginner level. My philosophy in language learning and teaching is that having fun and staying interested in the content is the most important component, and I hope to bring that philosophy to bear here on Varsity Tutors!...
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...in English literature (with a minor in linguistics and a TESOL certification) from Mississippi State University in 2020. I have extensive experience tutoring and teaching students looking to improve their English language skills. I am currently a writing tutor at Santa Fe Community College. As an undergraduate, I volunteered as a conversation partner to international students and tutored kindergarten English language learners in Mississippi. Since graduation, I've taught Korean high school students and tutored Korean...
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...have developed a deep passion for language and communication, which I bring to my tutoring sessions. I specialize in teaching my native language of English at varying levels. I also teach Mandarin Chinese at the beginner level, as I studied the language extensively at both Reed College and National Taiwan University's International Chinese Language Program. My approach is student-centered, engaging with and supporting a variety of individual learning styles and study techniques. I believe in...
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...I enjoy lifting, basketball, soccer, investing, technology, and soon hope to travel. I graduated from Bucknell University with a BS in Biomedical Engineering in May, along with a Math Minor. I excel at teaching strategies for tackling standardized tests, including the GRE, ACT, SAT, and PSAT. I received nearly perfect scores on the math sections of all of these tests. In addition, I can also help with the AP level classes in Chemistry, Physics, Calculus,...
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...what proves difficult before delving into tutoring. Instead of nitpicking minute details, I aim to help students recognize what works within their writing in order for them to develop editing skills with my guidance. I have completed my own senior research paper on Indigenous dance as a form of cultural practice and hegemonic resistance so I would love to help college students eloquently express their own subject interests. I have also previously worked with the...
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A warm hello to all my future students! I have been teaching English and close subjects for more than 20 years, can't believe it myself! Open for new friends and victories as every new class will bring you closer to your goal and me to the perfection I aspire to achieve in my profession) It won't be boring and it will be resultative, I promise!
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...when I first tutored at a women's advocacy group in Morocco. I also have experience teaching English to elementary students in France. For my paper-editing and writing skills, I've taken undergraduate courses that have called for many different approaches to writing, like studying literature, using foreign languages in diplomatic and political settings, writing scientific reports, writing research proposals, and doing graduate-level research. I'm especially well-versed in writing in APA style. I'm an intensely curious and...
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...of Massachusetts Boston, I bring 20 years of tutoring and classroom experience to my students. I specialize in English grammar and pronunciation, ESL/ELL, and high school writing and reading, and I am dedicated to fostering a supportive learning environment where students feel empowered to express themselves. My teaching philosophy centers around personalized instruction, enthusiasm and engagement, and adapting my methods to meet each student's unique needs and learning styles. I find immense joy in helping...
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Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. It can be a challenging course that systematizes and decontextualizes familiar elements of language, often making them seem very unfamiliar. The subject can become overwhelming very quickly, especially if you are suddenly required to discuss aspects of the language that you have never considered in their own right before, like verb transitivity. In linguistics, transitivity is a property of verbs that determines if a verb can take direct objects and how many objects a verb can take.
What effect does verb transitivity have on the workings of the English language as a whole? These are the sorts of questions that linguistics courses will ask. Varsity Tutors can help you connect with premier one-on-one linguistics tutoring available in many locations across the country -- and online -- to help you sort through your most taxing worries in the subject. Allow the tutor's exemplary grades, knowledge, experience, and professionalism in their linguistics courses to attest to their familiarity with the subject. Our educational directors will help you connect with a tutor who best suits your particular academic situation, learning style, level of understanding, and level of experience with the material. This individualized learning allows you to start working effectively with him or her right away.
Every student has different concerns in linguistics, and your class curriculum may stress certain aspects of the subject more than others. Your tutor can design a lesson plan that's specific to your needs and concerns to make your linguistics tutoring as efficient, rewarding, and enriching as possible. Whether you are encountering difficulties conceptualizing the difference between syntax and semantics, forgetting what makes a grammar rule prescriptive or descriptive, or you simply find yourself intellectually entangled in the intricacies of parse trees, your tutor is there to help. So that you learn the maximum material, you do not need to review concepts you already understand as you have fully grasped this content. However, you are free to move on to new concepts and theories as soon as you feel you have mastered the content at hand.
Furthermore, your linguistics tutor can customize your tutoring sessions to be as convenient as possible for you, and they are willing to work around your schedule. These tutors know that you are busy and have other commitments, so they can come to whatever location you decide is most convenient. Sessions can be held at your home, at a branch of your local library, at your favorite coffee shop or cafe, or even online. You can also schedule sessions to take place when it is best for you and at the frequency you desire. Do you only need help studying for your linguistics final exam? You can receive tutoring aimed at helping you to be fully prepared. Do you find your upper-level linguistics course in semantics confusing? Do you feel you could use help throughout the semester? You can receive tutoring as often as you would like to prevent yourself from falling behind.
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Recent Linguistics Tutoring Session Notes
Before we started this class, we had a little quiz on the vocabulary we have covered in last few classes. The student studied a lot at home. Thus I asked him to memorize just one page at one time and we will test it again next class. Then I introduced different sentence types, such as questions and negations, we will finish the sentences next class, then the rest of the time we will intensively practice what we have learned in class.
The student has a test tomorrow, so we went over the vocabulary for the test by playing Simon Says and practicing having conversations. He did really well and is well prepared for his test. I also went over the etymology of some of the characters to help him develop tricks for memorizing the characters. We talked about the three functions that a radical can play in a character (tell you what it sounds like, tell you what it means, do nothing) and practiced identifying the parts of characters.
The main two phrases we learned of today were "different" and "same". We learned different colors, different numbers, different animals and different shapes. We used different color to draw same animals on the paper and we used same colors to draw different shapes on the paper. A series of drawing activities like these gave us opportunities to say them in Chinese again and again. The student is smart and has an amazing memory.
Today we went through two sets of vocabulary from the student's school work, one was about the animals and the other was from previous vocabulary for reviewing. He learned and memorized the animals vocabulary very well and also we practiced the adjective, cute, by telling which animals were cute or not. And I also explained three characters that look alike as he couldn't differentiate them at the beginning.
The student learned a new lesson today, and she did really well. She did 65% of the reading on her own as well as she learned to write a few new Chinese characters.
The student and I went over the previous session's dialogue on date and time, and then we went over a new dialogue involving hobbies. We also reviewed basic sentence structures and various modifications of sentence structure, and we practiced a few grammar drills.
