Award-Winning Russian Tutors in Raleigh-Durham, NC

...their language barrier and begin to express themselves in a foreign language. I have taught adults and children speaking, listening, reading and writing skills,using a variety of communicative activities and games in a lesson. Preparing students for IELTS and TOEFL is also part of my work. I have a BA from CUNY (New York) and international teaching certificates CELTA and DELTA 1, and I am currently studying for a MA in TESOL. I also enjoy...

...ten years. I enjoy being with students and helping them become more successful. As a former special education teacher, I am well-versed in the ins and outs of that world, and I can help any parent struggling to make any sense of it. (Trust me, I can talk for hours about that stuff!) The most important attributes that I have in regards to tutoring is enormous patience and a great deal of tenacity!... I believe in a student-centered approach. This is probably influenced by being a special education teacher for many years. I enjoy working one on one with students, figuring out what they need to be successful and working toward that goal. I believe in allowing students a certain level of choice, which can be important to many students. I've always been complimented on my patience and tenacity with students who are experiencing difficulties.

...I've been speaking French since I was old enough to read and I have a Russian heritage that can help out with colloquialisms and grammar. Languages and linguistics are fascinating to me and I don't get to speak mine enough, so please speak them with me! My physics background, as well as my years of teaching, means I know a disturbing amount of math (through advanced calculus). Yet, I've also been reading since I was...

...GED. I love history, science, math, and writing, and have a passion for the environment and social justice. However, I am excited to help students reach their goals in any subject area. I strongly believe in a collaborative approach as a tutor, where the students' goals are front and center, and we work together at a pace that is comfortable but achieves meaningful results. Outside of tutoring, I love spending time in nature, and am...

...help you! Living overseas for 14 years and adapting to new cultures and languages has made me a very understanding instructor. I have experience with children, adolescents and adults and I specialize in making learning FUN! I am CELTA certified for ESL, have a degree in International Studies, and am proficient in Russian and Turkish. I also have experience helping children read for better comprehension and learn how to take notes on what they are...

...online). I also teach Russian Culture and Literature, but I especially like teaching Russian Language because it is difficult. Tt is a challenge to help the students to learn it by assisting and guiding them in this uneasy travel through this "dense forest" to their goal to feel comfortable using it. I teacher teach Russian in mixture with Russian culture (knowledge brings forth more comfortable atmosphere) and through a variety of colloquial speech exercises, like...

...I am originally from NYC and now live in North Carolina. I am also an EMT, a volunteer researcher in stroke and molecular biology, and a writer for the Carolina Scientific journal. I am an aspiring Pediatric and Endovascular Neurosurgeon with research interests in the fields of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience. I hope to develop a functional, minimally invasive, safe, and effective treatment for stroke and other neurodegenerative disease processes through bench-to-bedside research. I enjoy...

...and age groups. However, I was always drawn more to teaching one-on-one, where I could form a relationship and really tailor my teaching style to the students’ way of thinking and approaching various concepts and ideas. I have been fortunate to instruct and engage with students in a variety of ways, from teaching as a summer school proctor, classroom teacher, private tutor as well as a teaching assistant in a classroom setting, all of which...

...of all backgrounds. I feel rewarded when I see students succeed and achieve their academic goals in life. I have worked as a tutor in the past with elementary and high school students as well as being a substitute teacher at a number of private schools. In addition, I have enjoyed working as an instructional assistant for over 10 years in special education with moderate to severe and mild to moderate students with various disabilities...

...ESL: 4 years at a refugee resettlement agency. I studied European Literature in Cambridge (earned my M.Phil. in that subject, with specialization in French and Russian literary traditions). I lived in Paris for two years, have translated prose and poetry from French into English, and wrote my Ph. D. dissertation in French. I started learning the language because I wanted to sing like Edith Piaf. I still sing, although not like Edith Piaf and preferably...