A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Colin Powell... Put the student at ease, start off by introducing myself, tell them about my background, and explain why I love their subject.
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...in working to help children of all ages and abilities to achieve their full potential and some of my best experiences have come from in-home counseling clients and residential behavioral health counseling. I hold a Master's degree in sociology, am a qualified mental health counselor (child), and will be certified for Middle School English in Sept. 2017. I look forward to working with Varsity Tutors and helping my clients achieve their educational and personal goals.
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I have been successful in my legal background and tennis officiating experience with my strong hope, patience, and willingness to give back to my community. My international living experiences and language skills have built my resilience and unique maturity. Eager to learn and willing to face new challenges.
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I'm a professor, writer, and translator living in Buffalo, NY. I'm passionate about books, whatever research project is currently occupying my time, and helping students succeed where they think they can't.
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...of subjects to students of all ages since graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2012 with a BA in Comparative Literature and Romance Languages. I went on to obtain an MA in French from Middlebury Language Schools in 2013. I have always been a curious and enthusiastic student and have a passion for teaching--especially since I have come to realize how much I learn from my students and from our work in and around the academic...
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...years in the classroom. My passion for teaching Spanish and French stems from a desire to foster language proficiency and cultural appreciation among my students. I employ a communicative approach that emphasizes real-world application and interactive learning, enabling students to connect with the material in meaningful ways. Currently, I am certified to teach in Georgia and Texas and strive to create a supportive environment where every student feels empowered to succeed. In my spare time,...
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...enthusiastic support and encouragement to my own students. Beyond my history studies, I spent a semester during college at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, allowing me to develop my deep understanding of both French language and culture. While on Colby's campus, I spent much of my spare time working as an assistant to one of my professors on his manuscript, as both an editor and a researcher. During my spare time, I sang in...
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...set on teaching in a classroom setting, but simply because I couldn't get enough of studying language! My undergrad years included a semester abroad at the University of Rennes II in Brittany, France, where I studied French literature, journalism, translation, and pronunciation. During my undergrad, I worked as a French tutor in one-on-one settings, as well as a teaching assistant for a French course, independently leading a weekly class that followed their professor's curriculum and...
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...at NYU, I took advantage of America Reads, a fantastic work-study opportunity where I was able to work as a classroom tutor and student teacher in several classrooms around Manhattan. I was also lucky enough to complete a semester abroad in Paris, where I took courses (taught in French) on culture, politics, and literature taught by professors from partnered universities including Sciences Po and the Sorbonne. My greatest passion is linguistics and language in general....
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...intricacies of English, my native language. I graduated from the University of Iowa in 2018 with a degree in Linguistics with a focus on Teaching English as a Second Language and degree in French. I have experience in teaching classrooms and giving one on one lessons online and in person. I believe in putting a student's needs first. I will always do my best to teach in a way that will help my student achieve...
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I'm eager to help you in whatever way I can! I'm a graduate of Harvard (BA, Social Anthropology) and Columbia (MA, Human Rights) and have spent years tutoring students in a variety of subjects. I'm a firm believer that effective tutoring stems from developing a program that is tailored and highly customized to individual students. I look forward to working with you!
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...enjoyed guiding freshmen and sophomores through the skills necessary to succeed in their future careers. I used to teach math and French during high school and am very passionate about both subjects. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to host a talent showcase to raise funds for a charity called Teach for India, an organization that helps build schools and provide education for young children in India. I'd love to support the cause...
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...some time teaching English as a Second language and French in the states of New Jersey and California. Once I acquired my 120-Hour TEFL Certificate, I moved to China to teach English for a year. I am now completing a Master's degree in Linguistics at the Sorbonne University in Paris France. My aim is to learn as much as possible about first and second language acquisition and apply it to my teaching practices.
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Hello! I graduated from the University of Bologna in Italy with an M.A. in Specialized Translation with a degree to translate any combination of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and English. In addition to my master's, I hold a B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese with...
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...a hotel as a Systems Administrator in Madison, WI. I deal with computers everyday, from computer troubleshooting to networking and cyber security. I have just been admitted to graduate school for my program in Information Security (Metropolitan State University). Tutoring students is my passion, especially those who believe Math is difficult. I don't rest until all my students are completely satisfied. On top of Math I also teach French as I'm a native speaker.... I would...
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I am currently living in Washington, D.C. as a graduate student at Georgetown University. I am studying international affairs and European studies in the School of Foreign Service. In May 2018, I graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in French and English. I studied abroad at La Sorbonne and was formerly an intern at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City.
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...the next few years to obtain a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology. While in college, I volunteered with the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project, an organization that brings Penn students into Philly's inner city to tutor low-income middle school students. I found the experience deeply rewarding and my time with WPTP nurtured an interest in working with children professionally. I tutor a wide variety of subjects including English, writing, history, SAT Reading/Writing, French and more! My...
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...from the University of Michigan with a triple major in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience; French and Francophone Studies; and History of Art. I have worked as a tutor for several years, and I most recently tutored for the University of Michigan Athletics Department. My strengths include French, Biological Sciences, and Psychology. I have had a wide range of experiences in my undergraduate career, and I am always happy to talk about study abroad or pre-med...
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...in artistic expression, in which his passions include reading, writing, and singing, among others. Colin likes to travel and feels inspired by new people, places, and scenes. Along with the creative arts, Colin enjoys being outside and walking during all seasons. Colin looks forward to leading students toward their expression and helping them find their voice. He knows that interpersonal connection will be rewarding and hopes that students will gain confidence in their communication skills.
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...come from having always been the top of my classes and helping family and friends with different subject areas so they can not only improve their grades, but also gain more confidence in regard to the subject in hand. I am creative about approaching a student, determine his/her weakness that causes his/her low grade or lack of confidence and provide him/her with tools or techniques that help overcome the weakness and become very confident instead.
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A first language class can be quite enjoyable, but also quite demanding if you are just beginning your language studies. During the first year of French studies, you acquire a basic vocabulary that will help set the foundation for your continued education in conversational use of the French language. Although many of the exercises and assignments for this course may seem simple, they help you to build the important initial foundations for being able to hear and interpret the language in its natural use. Such skills will be presupposed in coming years of study in which conversations and grammar will become far more difficult and complex. Therefore, it is critical that you perform as well as possible in the first year of your French studies. What better way to work towards such success than by finding a knowledgeable personal French 1 tutor to help you master the skills of hearing and speaking French words and sentences?
Contact Varsity Tutors for assistance connecting with an experienced French 1 tutor to help meet your particular needs. Language tutors are able guides through the many joys and difficulties of language acquisition. By giving you personal attention, a French tutor can provide the one-on-one interaction that can best help you with the acquisition and strengthening of linguistic skills. While your classroom instructor can provide the basics of vocabulary and phraseology, these skills need continual practice in order to be retained. Such practice cannot happen in a silent vacuum, for linguistic skills develop between speakers, not alone in a mere monologue.
Personal French 1 tutoring can provide just such a spoken environment to help exercise, correct, and encourage your budding Francophone capacities. In addition, a personal tutor can help with the early grammar acquisition that occurs in French 1, helping you gain the skills that you need to meet with success in later French courses, which increasingly focus on the difficult aspects of French grammar. The French language remains an important tongue for international travel as well as advanced research in college and graduate school.
While textbooks showcase vocabulary, spelling, and grammar in great detail, it is nearly impossible to master a language in solitude. The best way is to learn from either a native speaker or someone who has learned to speak the language fluently. Your tutor is here just for that, and can analyze your learning style and personality to adapt their own instruction based on your needs. In the beginning, you will get to know one another, which includes discussions and possible assessments based on proven methodologies. Later on this will help to establish a series of personalized lessons so your French 1 tutor can help you learn all the necessary aspects of the language to move forward.
Lessons can be fine tuned along the way, but it is the scheduling flexibility that is most beneficial, other than the ability to learn from a French expert and have someone to converse with. Your instructor can meet whenever is most convenient for you -- around classes, work, and a host of activity and family obligations. The Varsity Tutors live learning platform allows you to meet with a private tutor either in person or face-to-face online. This gives you the flexibility to meet with your tutor at the time and location of your choice. Whatever the case, you never have to leave your French 1 progress unchecked. Expert help is available to ensure you meet your academic and personal goals so you'll achieve true communicative mastery.
By working with an experienced tutor today, you can help prepare yourself to retain and exercise these important linguistic skills in the years to come. Contact Varsity Tutors today to connect with a French 1 tutoring professional available in your area!
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Recent French 1 Tutoring Session Notes
We continued progress through the student's book. This time we added more vocabulary, including the nouns and adjectives associated with describing people. We also talked about definite and indefinite articles, and the idea of gendered nouns. I was pleased to see that she has been doing review on her own, and gave her some tips for how to practice speaking/listening.
Worked on reviewing verbs, learning new feelings, writing and conversation. Working with his flashcards is really helping him to retain vocab. His confidence in speaking and vocab is also growing. He should continue flashcard review (especially verbs).
I taught some French pronunciation and introduced the student to the francophone world by showing her all the countries where French is spoken. The student did well even though she is a special education student with an IEP in middle school and her difficulty is in the subject of English. She has been exempted from foreign languages study, but she is getting a head start in French with me before she starts French Level 1 in 7th grade next year. The student is going to really try hard to pass French Level 1 next year. I asked her to look up the capitols of the francophone countries and the European countries we studied where French is not spoken. I left her with a website where she can use the 30 day free trial to practice elementary French with games online. No concerns at all.
The student reinforced his use of greetings, introducing his family (he constructed a great and very creative family tree), the alphabet, possessive pronouns and pronunciation. Today he showed progress in pronunciation, comprehension and grasp of key phrases.
During this session, the student shared his homework on special uses of the definite article with me. He understands the topic with little prompting, though he will need to continue to practice this specific skill.
After reviewing the homework, we moved back to work on verbs, which we set aside for a short time to work on nouns, articles, and adjective agreement. The student can accurately conjugate basic -er verbs and demonstrates understanding of conjugation in general. Today we worked on special spellings of -er verbs, such as verbs ending in -ger and -cer, and verbs with "e"s with accents. For homework, the student will practice these skills in the Schaum's grammar book.
We covered conjugating -er verbs and 13 verbs using the same forms. We looked over the workbook using these forms. I asked her to study the verbs and the conjugation pattern of these verbs. She worked hard at learning the patterns and the pronunciations.
