...succeed on their own. This means not only teaching students the material, but also familiarizing them with effective learning strategies and helping them develop strong study skills--all in a way that is supportive and which capitalizes on their existing strengths. I tutor at the middle school, high school, and college levels. My primary focus is on verbal subjects, including critical reading, essay-writing, and SAT/GRE prep. I aim to help students develop the strong language and...
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...and Berlin in Germany, and hold degrees in German Law and Literature. My students come from all levels, from total beginners to opera singers to law professionals. I have traveled extensively, and taught at all big language schools in the US. I enjoy reading, running along the East River, and the cultural diversity of New York City. My new teaching method will enable you to speak German right after your first session!
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...Bachelor of Art in Studio Arts with a focus on painting. During my time there, I also studied German Language and Literature, eventually spending time studying at the Humboldt University of Berlin. I was previously involved with the group Culture Connect. This group was an after school program at local elementary schools to help ESL students with completing schoolwork and aid in language comprehension. While I tutor English, German, and Art, I am most passionate...
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...Hamburg University of Technology (Germany). Since then I tutored math, chemistry, and physics in Germany before coming to the US. Here, I have taught for 14 years in private schools. My subjects ranged from middle school sciences, chemistry, physics to many different thematic classes. I can tutor a wide range of subjects but I'm most passionate about tutoring chemistry, physics, and my native language German. I love the precision of the science and enjoy sharing...
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...focus. I enjoy teaching slang that may otherwise go unnoticed. I am also a certified excel expert. I fully believe that learning should be fun and if you are willing to not care about what I think, I'm willing to meet you there and enjoy the time we have together. In my spare time I love to travel, spend time with friends and family, and take my dog to the dog park.
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...engaged all learners by applying a variety of teaching methods and utilizing SMARTboard technology. I formed cooperative learning groups, organized individualized projects, created learning centers and implemented interventions. Alternative assessment methods, such as portfolios, rubrics and performance assessments, in combination with traditional tests, enabled me to evaluate the students individually and comprehensively. I communicated with parents and attended all parent/teacher conferences and professional development workshops that were held. Furthermore, I have been a substitute teacher...
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...degree in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pre-Theology. My extensive background also includes nearly 20 years in Kids Ministry, where I have honed my skills in fostering children's development. I am confident in my ability to tutor students in English Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Math, Social Studies, History, and the German language. Outside of my professional life, I prioritize spending quality time with my family, engaging in crafting, and actively...
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Learning a foreign language is one of the most rewarding and difficult challenges you can take. I use my extensive theoretical and personal knowledge of language acquisition and my understanding of learner profiles to help my learners reach their goals.
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...of Other Languages). I am most passionate about the subjects of English literature, critical and creative writing, and German language acquisition. I believe that the study of language and literature is imperative for building students' awareness of other people's perspectives and fostering inclusive and accepting communities. To support the development of students' writing and language skills, it is important for me to provide opportunities that foster students' connections between the language or material and their...
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...participated in a study abroad program called the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (Parlamentarisches-Patenschafts-Programm) from July 2014-July 2015 and gained German fluency through a two-month intensive German language phase, a five-month university phase and a six-month legal internship phase. During my graduate studies, I was awarded a teaching apprenticeship requiring me to instruct undergraduate German language classes four days a week, as well as participate in social events created by the FSU German Department. I also assisted...
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...just graduated from the University of Arizona with my BA in Linguistics. My minors are Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. I was born in Germany, and speak fluent German. I have always had a love and interest for languages, and my goal is to encourage students to also embrace foreign languages, and hopefully ignite a spark for second-language learning all kinds of different people. Learning a second, third, or even fourth language can be an extremely...
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My goal is to help students maximize their potential and increase their comprehension, while simultaneously providing a safe and comforting learning environment.
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...feel as a native German I'm in a unique position to help students learn both the language and the culture of Germany. Whether helping beginners with problems or grammar questions, or training advanced students in their language skills through conversation, I like to tailor my tutoring to the needs and preferences of the student. This could mean providing additional exercises to the ones you have already, or discussing German newspaper or magazine articles. I can...
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...more than what it takes to excel in whatever workplace I may find myself, wherever it may be and for whomever I may be working. I am steadfast and never deterred by adversity; if these qualities sound even remotely appealing, do not hesitate to send me a private message expressing your interest in working with me. Additional notes: Certified Goethe Institute B-2 level, fluent German language speaker, studied abroad in Frankfurt, Germany for a year...
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...lived in Germany for a full year as a visiting student at the Free University Berlin. Having had German roommates, classmates, and close friends, I fell in love with Berlin that year. I will be going back there to continue my studies next year. As a speaker of three languages, I spent a long time thinking about how to phrase things in different languages, that I can better imagine what a learner is going through...
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...for guiding students through the learning process, in addition to a passion for the material I present. It is my job to create an atmosphere that fosters learning. There are many different learning styles, and it is important as a teacher to recognize the learning style of each student. I encourage learning by creating a relaxed environment for students. My students also will realize that I am a life-long learner myself. I am always researching...
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...and worked professionally with Germans, and I am certified at the highest proficiency level in the German language (CEFR Level C2, if you're curious). Full disclosure, I'm not a native speaker...just an enthusiastic learner. I'm also a GMAT tutor. I took the test in April 2016 and scored a 740 out of 800. That's a 97th percentile score, one that I'm very proud of -- but I only got there by studying diligently. My aim...
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I am going into my senior year at Saint Vincent College with a major in chemistry. I love learning and enjoy sharing knowledge. I tutor chemistry and general science as well as German, English, college application essays, and essay editing. I like to make concepts fun to learn, with memes if I can (they make it way more enjoyable).
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...and theology. I have taught both German and English Composition at the university level and have 20+ years of tutoring experience in English, Literature, Writing, and Reading. I work with elementary, middle school, high school, and college students, teaching reading fluency, reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills. I also guide students in creative writing, poetry analysis, literary analysis, Shakespeare, and research papers. I specialize in proofreading, editing, and helping students craft strong essays, including...
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...are intentionally interdisciplinary, ranging from European culture, literatures and languages, to several subfields of linguistics (sociolinguistics, dialectology, linguistic anthropology, internet linguistics). I'm particularly passionate about teaching my students to think about and LOOK AT language in completely mind-bending ways. (If I'm your tutor, you'll see what I mean... =) While my professional passions are teaching and language, privately I enjoy tinkering with computers and technology, exercising, home brewing, hiking, fishing the many streams of Upstate...
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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.
Personal German 4 tutoring can help you prepare yourself for future German studies by helping you gain a good command of the grammatical, conversational, and literary skills that are presented in your German 4 class. Contact Varsity Tutors today to discuss the German 4 tutoring options available near you!
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Recent Durham County 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.
