...When I returned to teach in the United States, 40% of my students were ESL students and needed language training in addition to the science education I was giving them. In recent years I have designed and taught several 40-hour ESL teaching conferences. My particular specialty is developing students' confidence in speaking English. (read more)
...I look forward to working with you!I believe in the Berlitz method, which has the student utilize English to the greatest extent during the lessons. In other words, there is less time devoted to grammar and more time devoted to simply having the student engage in conversation. The dialogue can be on subjects of interest to the student, anything from baseball to computers. (read more)
23 Subjects: includingEnglish,GRE,Public Speaking,Career Development
...Ten years of tutoring, some in person, now, mostly online, is informed by 33 years of teaching public high school and, for a couple years, community college courses. For 10 years, I guided juniors in AP English Language and Composition courses. Nearly every one who took the exam, passed it for college credit. (read more)
...My experience spans classroom teaching, small-group instruction, and one-on-one tutoring across diverse educational settings, including elementary school classrooms and university writing centers. I have taught students from elementary through adult learners, adapting my approach to each learner... (read more)
...I also spent three years running the Children's Theatre program at the Little Colonel Playhouse in Pewee Valley. At UK, I designed my own major - Voice and Speech for Theatre. While there, I served as a speech, diction, and dialect coach on several productions. (read more)