I am a professional educator with about two decades of experience, both in the U.S. and overseas. My main areas of expertise are history and the English as a Foreign Language. Online tutoring is exciting because I believe the future of education is online.
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...am a trilingual tutor, who has been raised in the German School in Cairo, Egypt, the country of pyramids and ancient civilizations. The German School is highly reputable and caters to the needs of children of the German expats, where I lived a double cultured life and got certified by the German Ministry of Education in Bonn, Germany. Afterwards, I studied Chemical Engineering and had an internship in Hanover Germany at the "Institute for Petroleum...
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...dass du aussendest kommt immer wieder zurueck. - The smile you are giving is always coming back to you. (indian proverbs) I believe whatever you do, do it with a smile or don't do it at all. Life is too short to be upset about it. If you are struggling on something work on it, don't waste your time in complaining about. Only the ones who work hard, succeed. It might take some sacrifices but...
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...German student at the University of Texas, studying to become a German teacher. Helping students overcome their challenges and improve their German proficiency is something I love to do. My interest in foreign languages started in middle school, and since then I've had a lot of first-hand experience with the language-learning process. I understand that learning a new language can be uniquely intimidating, which is why I believe an important part of my job is...
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...am a native of Germany and I have a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education and English from the University of Hamburg (Germany). I also hold a Master's Degree in Education with specialization of Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley University, Cambridge MA and a Master's Degree in French from Montclair State University. I am fascinated by the intersection of culture, history, and language, and I have always been passionate about the opportunity to explore new...
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...started teaching in my junior year of high school where I was a part of the Virginia's Teachers for Tomorrow program. With this program, I taught Spanish and French to Middle School students. I was also sort of a teacher's aid when it came to helping students in my mixed AP German class assisting the other students who were taking German I. World languages are my fort and I enjoy helping others to understand them...
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I am a graduate of The Citadel and Temple University. At the former, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Foreign Languages (German and Russian). At the latter, I earned my Master of Arts in German. I also completed the Teachers for Secondary Schools Program at the University of Southern Maine....
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...I bring the world and its languages and cultures to you. Languages and travel are my passion. I have lived, studied, and worked as a language teacher all over the world, including Japan. I speak English, German, Spanish, and Arabic, which I learned at University of Wisconsin - Madison as a Linguistics major and by studying abroad in Jordan and Morocco. I welcome the chance to get to know you while we learn world languages...
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...tutoring as opposed to teaching, it is important to not just communicate the information, but also to make sure that the student learns it. As a tutor, I work with the student's strengths and weaknesses to help him/her learn. I earned a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University, where I also taught. Although I enjoyed teaching on the university level, I missed the engagement one develops in a more individualized setting like tutoring....
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...for standardized tests, completing college applications, and just dealing with high school on the whole can be a very stressful experience (I know first-hand) and I would love to try and help anyone have an easier time! I graduated from high school last year, so I have some college experience under my belt, but I'm not in so deep that I can't remember what it was like to go through high school. I'm back home...
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...and Skilled Certified STEM Tutor with graduate education in Math, Economics, Statistics, Business , Data Science, Engineering, and fluent in many languages. I am patient, passionate, adaptable, supportive, and I put students of all ages and all levels at ease while helping them achieve their goals and become independent learners. If you are an elementary school student or a graduate student or anywhere in between, wanting to strengthen subject comprehension, boost confidence, improve your grade,...
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...a teacher, I believe in teaching children and young adults how to think for themselves through critical thinking and knowledge of the liberal arts. When it comes to education and pedagogy, I follow the philosophical traditions of Plato and Aristotle. While acquiring my Master's Degree in Philosophy from Texas State, I learned and thought a lot about pedagogy and the best way to communicate and interact with students. My unique education background allows me to...
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I am a great tutor because I am patient and I am attentive to my students needs. I specialize in teaching English and languages to students of all ages. I have spoken Spanish for 43 years, German for 38 years and French for 37 years.
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...am a graduate of Duke University. I received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in German. I studied abroad in Berlin, Germany for two semesters, during which time I studied the German language, history, and culture Since graduation, I have traveled extensively, tutoring children of immigrants in California for the "No Child Left Behind" program; adults in Manhattan looking to improve their English (as I am a certified ESL instructor);...
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...am currently studying at St. John’s College for my Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts. St. John’s curriculum follows the Great Books Program which relies on primary sources instead of textbooks. During my time at St. John’s, I have volunteered as a tutor working with middle school students, focusing on Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. I have also tutored students in US history, Government, and World Religions. I have enjoyed tutoring English and Literature the...
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...2017 I completed my degrees in German and Journalism and moved on to study a Masters degree TESOL while teaching German courses at West Virginia University. During that time I wrote substantial research into language learning and utilization and won the prestigious award as Eberly College Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant for the World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Department 2018-2019. Thereafter, I spent the summer teaching English to children in Italy and working as an adjunct...
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...have a PhD (Yale) in history and an MBA (UCLA) in finance. I have excellent writing and research skills, and have made extensive use of German and French -- spoken and for research. My work in finance has required skills with mathematics. I have taught university classes in finance and international economics. Another area of much interest, related to my background in history and public policy, is US constitutional law. I published a book on...
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...have been tutoring all levels of German, from beginner to advanced, for the past 11 years. I earned my bachelor's degree in German Language and Literature from Oakland University in Michigan in 2010. I earned my master's degree in German from Bowling Green State University in 2012. I am currently a teacher of German and Spanish at a high school in Michigan where I love seeing my students grow in their proficiency of the target...
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...a 2020 graduate of Northwestern University, I received a Bachelor's of Music in Voice/Opera and a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies. During my time at Northwestern, I enjoyed being both a teaching assistant for a first grade class and an after school tutor for grades 1-4 at the Roycemore School's Extended Day Program. Understanding and teaching elementary school students has become a passion of mine as I get to watch these students not only...
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...discovered my passion for tutoring when I took a job at a tutoring center in high school, and I've been growing as an educator and honing my craft ever since. I've enjoyed tutoring in a college writing lab, a K-5 reading center, various tutoring companies and school programs, as a volunteer, and as the coordinator of a community college tutoring program. My love of tutoring, particularly in the areas of reading, writing, and critical thinking,...
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Unlike many other modern European languages that are taught in high school and college foreign language courses, German presents a particular set of challenges. German education requires you to work through a complex vocabulary, whose cognates are more distant from English than those found in languages like French and Spanish. Likewise, while grammar can be difficult in any foreign language, in German this is particularly the case given its complex inflections and clause structures. Now that you are in your fourth year of studies, all of these aspects have come together in a very difficult mixture of speech, reading, and translation. Rather than struggle through the many difficulties of this intense course, contact Varsity Tutors today to learn about the German 4 tutoring options available near you.
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A personal language tutor can be particularly helpful in a course like German 4, given the number of topics that are frequently addressed in any given assignment. Your tutor can help you to evaluate the specific issues that are causing you difficulties in your conversations and translations, assessing your current learning in light of the topics that you have covered in past years. By focusing in this way on the many grammatical topics that you have already learned and the relationship of these topics to your current studies, your tutor can help you to address any remedial needs that you might have in order to make your current work as easy as possible. It is no small matter to read authentic literature in a foreign language and, given the specific difficulties of reading and analyzing German literature, personal German 4 tutoring may be the best way to help you surmount these difficulties as quickly and as painlessly as possible.
Your instructor may provide personalized learning materials to help you achieve your goals. You might be told to watch German shows, listen to their music, view artwork, read literature, or otherwise immerse yourself in the culture. In addition, your tutor can serve as the perfect conversation partner. He or she can provide instant feedback on your grammar, pronunciation, and more to make sure that you aren't forming bad habits.
Whether you merely want to do well in your particular course, are looking forward to AP studies, or are perhaps going to study German history, language, or literature in studies abroad, your current success in this rigorous course can be greatly helped by the personalized attention afforded by a language tutor. Tutors are selected both for their subject mastery as well as their ability to teach complex topics, like many of the grammatical and linguistic subjects that are covered in German 4. When learning a language, personalized assistance that is attentive to your particular strengths and weaknesses is particularly helpful. Language is learned incrementally and your tutor can help you to make the adjustments needed to gain fluency in German, mastering the translations and conversations that face you in this year of studies.
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Recent Barrington German 4 Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I spent most of this time working on his paragraph for Mandarin. The topic was Chinese New Year and he had to write about the traditions, when it started, what animal this lunar year was, as well as how long it lasted. Most of the material he translated himself while I corrected his grammar and provided vocabulary he did not know. After he finished his paragraph, I had him read it out loud, and his intonation is getting better. His character writing is also improving, but he could use a little more work on his stroke order when writing characters.
In this class, we talked about the family. We learned the sentence structure "how many people are there in your family". Then they learned to identify different familial terms, such as mother, father, sister and brother. Then we learned to count from one to thirty. I also played their favorite Chinese songs for them.
The student had some homework from school he needed help with. It involved filling in some blanks in two dialogues. I explained what any unknown words meant and guided him to fill the blanks in correctly.
The student was very focused today, which was great to see. He studied for his dictation test and helped write a new sentence that he will copy each day during the week for extra practice. He worked hard in his workbook. I explained that I see my job as helping him become more independent and that he will learn better if he practices finding the answers himself.
We introduced the verb of location "zai" and practice using it when describing the location of objects. We continued to practice pronunciation and tones. We then finished the lesson by testing her listening skills.
Had a great first session with the student! We learned the four tones and PinYin as well as some basic Chinese characters. He did quite well as a beginner. We deed to practice more on the tones and PinYin.
