...participated in a student exchange at the Universitt Heidelberg in Germany. After one year there, I continued to live and work in Germany for four years. I taught English as a foreign language and earned a CELTA teaching certificate offered through Cambridge's ESL program. In 2012 I decided to return to the US to pursue a Master of Pubic Health. I received my MPH from the University of South Florida in 2014. My favorite classes...
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...enjoy. Furthermore, like many people in academia, I have also come across material that was initially challenging to conceptualize on my own. When this would happen I would often seek the help of those who did understand, such that we could work together to break down the material into more comprehensible sections. I was always very grateful for these interactions and enjoy being able to teach others as I have been taught in the past.
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...graduated in May, 2020 magna cum laude from Northeastern University with my degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in economics. All of methods and study habits I teach my students are ones I have personally used and found to work, either in test prep or in math, science, and engineering courses. In addition to tutoring, I am always more than happy to give no nonsense advice to any student interested in going to engineering...
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I love to experience new things in life - through travel, food, people, cultures, etc. Teaching is another expression of exchange that can provide new insight and depth of perspective for myself and my view of the world. ... Sharing my knowledge and passion through an interactive exchange - I love to learn things from my clients too!... First establish some basic level of companionship - understand what methods of delivery might be more effective for...
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...help you see where in your thought process you can improve/reevaluate. I'm pretty easy going and like joking around. So there won't be much pressure and, for sure no judgement on my part. Everyone is coming from different places in their learning. I myself understand the difficulty of coming to understanding a topic. But it's possible ! :) Outside of academia, I like working out at the gym/running/cycling, drawing (see my insta @abigail_iturra_art), and lounging...
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...+ your smiles + the joy you will get out of mastering a foreign language. Regarding my teaching style, I consider real communication in the foreign language as a priority in language teaching. Therefore, I apply the communicative approach when having classes with my students. I am very enthusiastic about my work, so I carefully prepare for each class. I try to do my best to make the students feel comfortable, and make language learning...
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...that I place the highest value in transforming difficult concepts into simpler, understandable processes. It is my desire to evoke a detailed, precise, imaginative explanation, opening up our minds in the session to true learning... not just the easy facts you'd attain for free a Google search away. After sessions I've had previously, students find the hardcore memorization much easier to handle, and importantly, relatable to their everyday life. Excited to help with anything you...
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I am a creative teacher with a passion for languages and learning. I always try to find fun and engaging ways to teach even the hardest concepts, and always offer possitive encouragement and challenging practice. I want to see my students grow in thier learning and confidence in their new skills.
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...teach them to be independent learners and problem solvers, to be critical readers, to ask questions, to know where to look for answers as well as to have the self confidence to tackle novel problems and find their own solutions. Over the course of my teaching career I have dealt with a broad range of challenges that students face when they struggle with understanding concepts, especially in the sciences. I was able to develop many...
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...I'm tutoring, to give them more depth of knowledge of the language. I've also been trained in the idiomatic pronunciation (diction) of these languages (I'm an opera singer) so I would be able to help the student pronounce the words with a more native-sounding accent. Finally, I've been teaching voice for many years and have worked with many types of students over that time, from all ages and backgrounds. This has given me a lot...
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...that area. I have enjoyed working with and mentoring children and young adults all of my life. Throughout high school and college I spent my summers working at summer camps, with children aged 6-16. Most recently I worked at AYF Merrowvista in the summer of 2014, where I led teenagers on adventure trips throughout New England. I particularly enjoy mentoring and watching children grow into their identities as they grow up and would really relish...
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...students from 4th grade through high school and am sensitive to individual needs and developmental levels, making sure to fit my teaching style to best assist any given student. I also have experience working as a teacher's assistant through a post-grad fellowship program where I worked with professors and students in the classroom for the studio art department at Dartmouth College in 2016. I am excited to bring my energy and enthusiasm to students and...
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...Spanish, French, History and Linguistics. My passion and discipline for learning foreign languages were the driving forces I was able to achieve fluency for some of the languages I took the effort to learn to this day. These are the same core values I also want to instill in all of my students. By inspiring them to achieve their goals and reminding them the importance of discipline and consistency, success is sure to follow. Some...
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...CELTA Certificate from Cambridge. I tutored English at East Tennessee State University and German at UNC Asheville. My passion for teaching language comes from my experience as a learner and the teachers who helped me grow over the years. My language skills have allowed me to travel all over the world, and I am driven to help people learn language to do the same! Outside of academia, I love the outdoors, playing guitar, going to...
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...and study skills. In addition to tutoring, I've taught German in workshop format for college students, in an afterschool program for an elementary school, and in private teaching for children ages 3-12. In my teaching, as well as my tutoring, I use Socratic questioning and other techniques to encourage independence in learning as we work through the material for each session. I value interactive, personalized tutoring sessions, and I adjust sessions to the strengths and...
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...in Germany, which enriched my love for the German language and allowed me to be fully immersed in the language. I am also confident and comfortable teaching in the field of English and literary analysis. I would love to help in any way to help you improve your reading and writing skills. I believe we are all life-long learners and education can be the window to a world of understanding. Life may not give you...
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...hobby of mine to occupy my free time and nothing else. Things that I enjoy include classical music, art, poetry and literature or any other form of creative expression. I find these all so emotionally and intellectually stimulating. I find modern society's apathy for the arts to be quite disappointing. What people don't realize is that these cultural stigmas are withholding people who may find some deeper meaning in these fields from ever reaching true...
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Hi! I'm Rachel. I have a pretty relaxed teaching style and adapt well to all kinds of students. I really aim for students to understand concepts rather than make great test scores. However, great test scores are a good side effect of understanding concepts better.
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...language. I'd definitely be willing to help anyone, regardless of skill level, improve their German! Outside of school, I work as a waitress and definitely have a passion for good food (I cook a little too). I also love to play the cello, read novels and creative non-fiction, go on runs, and listen to music (all genres, but I have a penchant for indie rock). I'm friendly and down-to-earth, both of which are traits that...
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...become fluent in seven foreign languages, so I can treat patients from many different regions of the world. I enjoy doing many activities that keep me outdoors: hiking, biking, camping, fishing, running, etc. due to me being an Eagle Scout, past JROTC cadet, Civil Air Patrol Cadet and a student pilot. Because of my JROTC experience, I live by three core values: Integrity First, Service before Self and Excellence in all we do.... My teaching philosophy...
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A first language course can be deceptively simple. As you begin to learn conversational German, it can seem as if you are merely being taught an assortment of basic vocabulary words, short phrases, and sentences. Certainly, German 1 is a far distance from the rigors of AP German, but this should not trick you into thinking that tutoring help will be superfluous for your early studies. Instead of waiting for problems to arise in later classes, provide for mastery in your German 1 class.
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Recent Murrieta German 1 Tutoring Session Notes
Today's focus was Mandarin grammar points to prepare the student for his Chinese final. We went through grammar points that covered time, being at a location or a repeated action, as well as location direction (front, back, NSEW, etc.) He seemed comfortable studying for his other final on his own. I directed him to go over the vocabulary himself since we only had time for sentence practices.
We hadn't met in a while, so we spent the session reviewing what we covered previously, especially lesson seven. The student did fairly well. We did dictation and tried to converse in Mandarin, and I assigned him homework from his workbook. We also discussed how best to proceed.
The student did great today. He had completed most of his homework in school, so after we reviewed it he studied for his dictation test. He had some trouble with the two new words but was attentive and eager to participate in tutoring. He cooperated for writing sentences and even requested to write his own sentences. I was very impressed with his initiative. I left him with two short sentences that he helped write that he can copy as practice during the week.
In this class, we practiced the Chinese test, including listening comprehension and reading comprehension. Before practicing, we went over 80 vocabulary words. I asked the student to memorize the words and we will have a little test next class.
We went over her homework which was writing the new characters in her lesson. We put together a memory game for these characters and played the game until she could remember her new words. We watched a video of a Chinese kid's song talking about spring and the seasons.
Today we went over all colors we learned from the student's last two classes, and also we learned 4 more colors in Chinese. I brought a bunch of my family's pets' photos to show him for helping him to master the new sentence structures, like "This is a small cat" "This is a big dinosaur",etc.. We had conversations with these new sentences together. His pronunciation was surprisingly perfect! He had trouble on the word "white" and "gold". We will practice more at next class!
