Award-Winning TOEFL Tutors serving Paterson, NJ

...within the United States and Southeast Asia. Through this opportunity, I prepare and deliver lessons to a variety of students - young learners, intermediate learners, adult learners, and TOEFL preparation candidates. I primarily deliver lessons in-person, but I also provide tutoring and online support to students, so I am familiar with education delivery in both formats. My primary areas of expertise span across English and the Humanities. This includes Writing, Grammar, Phonics, and Standardized Test...

...in Bogota, Colombia. I have experience tutoring one on one as well as teaching courses of up to 40 students. As a tutor, I prioritize understanding individual student's learning styles. While I offer structure and approaches that have helped me and others I know along the way, I understand that there are multiple ways to take in the same information. I believe that everyone is capable of learning just about anything given the right support...

An engaging instructor, I find out the goals of each student and gear my focus towards their learning in interesting ways. Invested in the success of each student, I build an atmosphere of trust that supports student success.

...is an ever-evolving process where one is always looking for ways to improve yet also finding new challenges as research, teaching technology and classroom dynamics, and one’s own perceptions of what is an effective class, change and develop. I also find that I learn a lot from my students, and this sharing of opinions and experiences enriches the class content and keeps me from repeating the same patterns and routines. My goal in teaching is...

...adults looking to improve their language skills. Currently, I am a middle school teacher specializing in work with English language learners, and am working towards my teacher certification with a concentration in TESOL. Stemming from my education and experience, I am deeply interested in environmental science and teaching English. Additionally, I am passionate about test preparation and developing successful writing skills for tests and college applications. Through a variety of strategies and motivational techniques, any...

...concentration in Finance. I have worked in the financial industry for the last 10 years. Currently, I am a VP at a Wealth Management firm in New York City where I help clients make smart choices about investments and financial planning. I enjoy explaining financial and economic concepts to clients and students. I have helped colleagues and students pass standardized tests related to the financial industry (Series 7, Series 66, CFA Level I). My approach...

...Second Language (ESL). While I have many years business experience, I was downsized in early 2009 when the US economy crashed. I reinvented myself as an ESL instructor and have never looked back. Travel is my passion in life and I have always enjoyed meeting people from different cultures. I am friendly, flexible and professional. I believe in enjoying life every day and I love seeing students become more comfortable and confident in using English.

...it very rewarding to be able to help them interact in class and learn English in a fun way. I have also worked with adults in a university setting, and have had successful results with helping them move forward in their language acquisition abilities. I am adaptable, energetic, and like to work with each student's interests and needs to adjust his or her learning and make the process as enjoyable as it can be.... My teaching...

...Spanish, and Creole. My father's goal was for me to speak many languages. And, although I hated going to Spanish and/or French classes as a teenager, I have learned that being fluent in other languages open many doors for new opportunities. Whether as a tourist in a foreign country or a having a job offer, you will be ahead of your peers with the knowledge of a second language. Not to mention, it is a...

...got back to the US, I decided I wanted to try some other fields before I committed to education. I worked for two and a half years as Spanish-English medical interpreter helping Spanish-speaking patients communicate with their doctors. After that, I worked for an immigration lawyer. Both of these jobs were incredible experiences, but I found the things I got most excited about were the educational parts of the jobs. I loved when I could...

...students' lives: not only seeing them doing something that they were not able to do just 20 minutes ago, but also being a mentor and role model. Private tutoring is also rewarding because you get to analyze a student's personality and skill sets, in order to figure out a unique, personalized plan of action to get them advancing academically. I am able to dumb down math concepts to the most simple and basic terms, and...

Learning can become a joyful activity. You just need the right professor and the right tutor for you, who loves learning. I trust in the potential in every one of us. I will be your mentor for tapping into your own and turn your learning experience into a successful and joyful one. Reach out!

...Southeast Asia, I have since returned back to New York , whist living abroad I taught English at a Cambridge certified International School. I helped students achieve praise worthy marks in IGCSE, A-Level, and IELTS examinations. I can also assist you in other exams such as TOEFL and TOEIC. I especially like tutoring students in improving their English writing skills, following a Writing Process method, and in Conversational English, focusing on fluency and communicative competence.

...in Kyrgyzstan through the United States Peace Corps and high school students in Guadalajara, Mexico and studied German while working as an au pair in Germany. While working on my master's degree, I taught adult immigrants in Flushing, Queens who wanted to improve their English. After graduating with my master's degree, I taught academic ESOL, essay writing, and adult continuing education at a city college in Queens, NY. Following that, I taught ESL to predominantly...

...stayed in the homes of Chilean families in the northern and central parts of the country. I became more and more obsessed with learning languages and seeking opportunities to travel. I registered for classes in Mandarin Chinese as soon as I found out my college offered them. A friend helped me to win a scholarship to study Chinese at National Taiwan Normal University's Mandarin Training Center in the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan....

...a private tutor in cello and a music camp counselor while also tutoring for a nonprofit organization aiming to elevate underprivileged middle schoolers. Although I enjoy multiple subjects, I am most passionate about history, English literature, and math. In fact, I hope to major in International History and minor in Computer Science and English at Georgetown! Besides tutoring, I am also adept at editing essays, including those for college applications. I've edited many of my...

...degree in Linguistics and French. After that, I spent some time teaching English as a Second language and French in the states of New Jersey and California. Once I acquired my 120-Hour TEFL Certificate, I moved to China to teach English for a year. I am now completing a Master's degree in Linguistics at the Sorbonne University in Paris France. My aim is to learn as much as possible about first and second language acquisition...

...majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Mandarin Chinese. Since graduation, I have spent my time finishing premed requirements for my future applications to medical school, visiting my family in Italy, and privately tutoring students in New York City high schools. Having been raised in New York City myself, I have first-hand experience with the rigorous academic curriculums and standardized tests with which many New York City students are challenged. I feel passionate about imparting the...

...everyone can learn and that we all learn in different ways, at different speeds, and with different goals and results. This makes creativity when teaching and tutoring all the more important. I believe that learning to express yourself effectively and increasing your ability to understand and interact with the world around you meaningfully is more important than the skills and strategies used to increase scores on standardized tests, but the skills needed for these tests...

...had the opportunity to perform in fifteen countries. I am currently working as a political professional in New York City, and have experience working on a variety of political campaigns and in the government offices of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. I am very enthusiastic about spending as much time as I can tutoring students in the variety of subjects I am qualified to teach.... I believe that my...