...Our course load included Tocqueville's Democracy in America and Ikle's How Nations Negotiate, among many others. My lower division courses included classics in Psychology (Freud, Jung) and Philosophy (Plato, Spinoza, Voltaire, Spencer, Nietzsche, etc). In fifteen years of tutoring, I've read/wor... (read more)
...I have regularly assessed adult ESL student presentations and academic research paper defenses on a wide variety of topics for 10+ years. I regularly tutor and coach ESL business executives on their presentation skills for activities ranging from small meetings to giving speeches at conventions. I have a Masters's Degree in Adult Education - TESOL. (read more)
...I've spent time working as an English teacher, tutor, and writing coach. I love writing and English, but I can totally appreciate that it's an enormous challenge and source of frustration for many people. My experience spans lead-teaching in a classroom, to small groups, to one-on-one tutoring. (read more)
...I assign challenging homework after every lesson, and provide periodic assessments and progress reports. I studied Theology at Bethel Seminary, St Paul, MN. I graduated from Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea; have numerous translation/interpretation experiences of Korean-English; I taught Korean to both English and Japanese speakers for many years. (read more)
...The small groups worked very well. Each person let another read their writing outloud (to be admired and honored) and if any clarifications were needed to understand the writing better, the small group members could do so. Quite a few adults left the course feeling much more confident about their ability to express themselves easily in writing. (read more)