
Alexandra
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany - Associates, Literary Translation (French, English into German)
Skiing, reading, watching movies, and translation
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
Evaluate if the previous explanations and practice fits the student's individual learning style, and/or put the skill or concept into another context if possible so that he/she can see possible practical applications more clearly. In other words: make the skill or concept more tangible.
What is your teaching philosophy?
Many students, especially those that have to get through a subject in order to make their grades in school, consider learning 'work.' It is, of course, but that should not mean that it has to be tedious and dull - a rote practice to make it through the next test. It is my goal to make the 'work' aspect of learning German stand for success, fun and acquiring interesting new information and skill - not for endless, cumbersome routine.