Liliane
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: University of Yaounde I Cameroon Africa - Bachelors, Biochemistry
Graduate Degree: University of Yaounde I Cameroon Africa - Masters, Biochemistry
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What is your teaching philosophy?
Repetition is the mother of science.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Introductions and expectations.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Give him necessary strategies.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
By encouraging him through words. Make the less easy to learn.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
I will make him repeat it until he gets it, or I will change the strategy.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
Loud reading, repetition, and exercises.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
Try to familiarize with the student and care about his issues.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
I try to make him see the funny part of the subject and use figures, analogies, and images.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
I will let him explain it to me or repeat it to me.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
Start with the easiest exercises and progress to the hardest, and at each stage, I will congratulate him.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
According to his needs and expectations.
How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?
Change strategies according to the needs. Let the student tell me his best method of learning.
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
I use the student's books, the Internet, images, figures, and prepared lessons.