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Pronouns: they/them English; elle/le- Spanish; iel/lea-French

Elsie holds a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Music from Allegheny College, and a Master's degree in French and Spanish from George Mason University. They have experience as an Adjunct 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, and in university courses. They also speak German, a little bit of Italian, and has an ever-growing "languages to learn" list.

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Elsie’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Allegheny College - Bachelor in Arts, European Studies

Graduate Degree: George Mason University - Master of Arts, Foreign Languages and Literatures, General

Test Scores
GRE Verbal: 165
Hobbies

My interests include music, foreign languages, travel, reading, fairy tales, Dutch paintings, and dinosaurs.

Tutoring Subjects
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP French Language and Culture
AP Spanish Language & Culture
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
College English
Conversational French
Conversational Spanish
Elementary School English
Elementary School Reading
Elementary School Writing
English
French
French 1
French 2
French 3
French 4
German
German 1
Languages
Literature
Phonics
Reading
Spanish
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish 4
Writing