...Students should feel like they're part of the learning process: rather than me droning on and on about a topic, I work with students to help them understand topics in new ways, through games, audiovisual materials, or just by talking about how these topics might relate to our daily lives. I'm pa... (read more)
...I have a Masters degree in Linguistics with a focus on ESL/ESOL as well as 20 years' experience teaching this subject, 3 of them abroad (Nepal, Argentina. I also have 11 years of classroom experience as a teacher of ESL, from basic to advanced levels, at the college level(focus on written expres... (read more)
Both of my parents majored in English when they were in college, and they passed much of their knowledge on to me throughout my childhood. As a result, English was always my best subject in Elementary and High School. I love the English language, along with its nuances and its quirks. (read more)