...In my first incarnation, I was a screenwriter in Los Angeles for over 20 years, writing movies for such companies such as Disney, Nickelodeon and MGM. I wrote the Jackie Chan film AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. When I moved to the DMV in 2018, I switched my focus to education and began teaching a screenwriting class at George Mason University, which I still teach to this day. (read more)
...In teaching these skills, vocabulary is a main component that I have always paid much attention. More important than vocabulary is how to manipulate them and use them in different contexts to express different meanings. This can be supported by reading passages on different topics and specialized vocabulary tests. (read more)
...I am also certified to teach TOEFL preparation. I have done classroom teaching with children/teenagers in standard English-language curriculum and ESL/ESOL teaching with adults. In addition, I have worked as a 1:1 tutor with both children and adults. (read more)
...I truly enjoy helping worried students feel at ease and helping them get through the tough assignments all while supporting them in generating confidence and proficiency in English writing. If the learner of Spanish needs to know one thing about me it is that I, too, was once a learner of Spanish! I never took Spanish in high school! (read more)