...to help you learn and see that lightbulb go off over your head. As a native speaker of English I have a natural understanding of how it should sound and what the grammar should be. My formal education in linguistics at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, USA allowed me to gain a much deeper understanding; and what's more, I took the majority of my classes in college in Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese. During...
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...Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. I have been working with Varsity Tutors for 7 years, and my students have demonstrated improvement in test scores and class grades across subjects. I attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where I studied English, and wrote a thesis on female archetypes in Victorian literature. Additionally, I worked in the Reed College admissions office during my undergraduate studies, so I have a strong understanding of what colleges look for...
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...in English and Linguistics. Until recently, I tutored in-person at a local high school, where I discovered an excitement for working with students one-on-one. I always knew I was interested in education: after all, both my parents are teachers. However, before tutoring for myself I didn't realize how much I enjoyed and cared about helping students reach their fullest potential. As an English major, I enjoy tutoring in literature most of all. I remember hearing...
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...to be the motto of my alma mater, Illinois State University. I earned my Bachelor's in English and taught for a few years before returning for a Master's in Education. Although I taught students at the secondary level for a long time, I wasn't always a teacher. I was also a writer for newspapers and syndicated magazines. One of my treasured opportunities included collaborating with a mystery novelist to promote one of her books back...
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...a part time adjunct lecturer at night at a local community college, having taught English consistently. I have a Masters in Library Science from the University at Albany, SUNY, and an additional Masters in English with a concentration in American Literature from Queens College, CUNY. I am 6 credits shy of a third Masters in Education as I did not do the student teaching, for I was hired! I settled for an Advanced Certificate from...
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My number one accomplishment is the ability to engage with individuals in an exciting and innovative way with complex issues. I am always humble and approachable. I enjoy my relationships with diverse groups and a personal priority is to always motivate the entire educational process. Goals are met and self-confidence is built.
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...education and media literacy. As such, I am passionate about helping younger generations and peers to understand the importance of learning and honing curiosity. I have tutored peers and K-12 students for years and am proficient in teaching all grades of ELA/English, literature, grammar, history and sociology. Further, I can tutor math and science up to 10th grade (or sophomore year of high school). As a teaching philosophy, I strongly believe in the importance of...
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...I am passionate about helping improve language skills within my students. I had the experience of teaching English abroad in Thailand for a month and I have developed a student-centered approach that emphasizes understanding individual learning styles. I specialize in ESL/ELL and beginner Korean as well as Elementary School English and Math. My teaching philosophy revolves around repetition and active engagement, ensuring that students not only learn but retain and apply new concepts. Additionally, I...
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...University, pursuing my Bachelor of Science in Engineering. I have been tutoring a wide range of students for several years, starting in the COVID-19 academic year under the organization "Connect With Gwinnett", during which I went to several elementary schools in my county to tutor elementary and middle school students. In high school, as a member of the National Honor Society and President of the National Spanish Honor Society, I assisted peers of mine in...
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I think the most important part of being a tutor, is remembering that you are teaching a person, rather than a lesson. Each individual learns in their own way!! A good tutor must learn to adapt and adjust, so that they may provide the most effective, individualized, and engaging learning experience to their student.
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...teaching and online tutoring. I have worked with elementary through college-aged students, at remedial to advanced levels. I have a B.A. in English, Linguistics, and Speech from the University of Mary Washington(2006) and an M.A.Ed. in Secondary English Education from the College of William and Mary(2009). I tutor math and history, but my primary focus is on English Language Arts--the subject about which I am the most passionate. I believe that everyone is entitled to...
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My name is Sofia. Writing and researching is my thing. I am a social scientist with a media studies MA and 5 years of experience writing professionally anything from TV scrips to anthropological research reports. What do I teach? The foundations of sociology and linguistics: writing, research, social studies and history. I love long walks on the beach (it's actually nice) and horror movies.
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...completing my undergraduate education, achieving a high rank in the nationwide Master's Entrance Exam in the country, I entered the department of Linguistics at Shahid Beheshti University (in Iran). This program was an enormous leap in my life, it has given me a great chance to pursue my study in my favourite field of study. By dedicating myself to intense study, joining classes in other schools and getting help from professors specialized in the field,...
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...English, German, and History. I am currently working on my MA in Germanic Linguistics at the University at Buffalo, after which I will seek out a Ph.D. in Anglo-Saxon Culture and Literature. I am very interested in linguistic research using Old English primary sources, with a current focus on kennings, metonymy, and metaphor in Old English. I plan to teach at the university level, bringing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the English language...
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...tools to comprehend their own learning processes and language comprehension. I empower them to construct new language structures within their communication systems, ensuring they feel comfortable and confident in their abilities. My teaching methodology, PPP - Present, Practice, Produce, ensures that learning is structured, practical, and effective. I believe that learning should be fun and engaging. My primary goal as a Portuguese teacher is to help my students feel comfortable and confident in their abilities....
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...to make learning an engaging and personalized experience. With years of experience in both academic and professional settings, I understand how to help students grasp challenging concepts and build confidence in their abilities. My tutoring approach emphasizes understanding each student's unique learning style, and I take pride in fostering a positive and supportive environment. Whether you're looking for help with writing, research, or general study skills, I'm here to guide you toward academic success and...
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...them to gain the skills necessary to take their writing to the next level. My approach is positive and process-based, emphasizing student strengths while working toward the development of writerly voice and instinct. I have worked with students ranging from ages 13 to 60s, from a wide range of religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. My professional background is in publishing, and I hold an MFA in Creative Writing and Professional Writing from William Paterson University, where...
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I love to work with each individual to ensure that they achieve the best and highest education possible in the shortest time. My goal is to ensure that each professional succeeds in the field they are aspiring to enter and remember the fundamentals to perform successfully.
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...Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Health Sciences. I am currently a Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate with a passion for teaching students. While I tutor various subjects, I am passionate about English, Literature, and Math. In my experience I have helped struggling students read with fluency. I believe that education is necessary for improved quality of life and opens up many different opportunities. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends and family, going...
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...master's degree from there in educational leadership with a concentration in library science. I worked both as a librarian, teacher, virtual teacher, and lead teacher for the virtual program in my district. I have taught my own students face to face in TN as well virtual students from across the US--Texas, Louisiana, Kansas, and displaced students during hurricane relief. I have spent most of my adult life teaching students from prek-12th grade. On a more...
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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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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.
