...As a lecturer at a state university, I also have 5+ years of teaching experience working with both college students and older adults, teaching classes on phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. My specialty is linguistics, but I also have a background (B.A.) in sociology... (read more)
...The students make connections between the text and their lives, global or historical events, and other texts. We practice making inferences, predictions, visualizations, and observations. I lead students through the process of essay writing, from brainstorming and note-taking to research and structure, and sentence-by-sentence syntax and eloquence. (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)
...I have Long-Term Substitute Teaching experience at the Elementary, Middle and High School levels. I currently teach Life Science at the Middle School grade level. I have teaching experience at the Elementary, Middle and High School level. (read more)