...I have a master's degree in linguistics with a special focus on teaching writing skills and I taught freshman-level composition courses, including timed essay writing, in colleges and universities for over fifteen years in California. I also served on timed essay reading panels several times so ... (read more)
...Feel free to contact me for more information or to schedule a FREE "get-to-know-you" session.I am a Native German speaker; I was born in Austria. I majored in English/Comparative Literature at Princeton University and attended Columbia Law School, which involves Reading. I majored in English at Princeton University and have tutored extensively in reading and writing. (read more)
...My approach to tutoring is to ask questions and listen first. I want to find out where you're at, what you understand and don't understand, and how you feel about what you're studying. Sometimes students are completely lost and we need to go all the way back to the beginning, but just as often, they only need some gaps filled in, and some concepts strengthened. (read more)
...Let's figure out what exactly what you want to achieve and work together until you are happy with the results of how you are expressing yourself.I am a New York State certified teacher of social studies for grades 5-12. Relevant graduate work was done at both the CUNY Graduate Center and Manhattanville College. My undergraduate degree at Columbia was in English. (read more)