Marion C.
- Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 ( 39.7 mi )
- TOEFL Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 05/2010
- Will travel up to 25 miles
- Rates from $38.00 to $53.00 /hr
More About This Tutor...
I am an August 2009 graduate of the Adult Education/ESL program at the University of Alabama—Birmingham. I chose to study adult ESOL because I believed it would complement my undergraduate academic background in International Studies, and I have never been disappointed. Since the summer of 2006, I have served as an ESL instructor in a free class for adult learners at Shelton State Community College. Our adult learners include pre-literacy clients, international students desiring to attend university, but unable to afford paid second language instruction, and all levels of academic achievement in between these two extremes.
I use an intercultural (as opposed to assimilationist) perspective, knowing that language teachers also teach culture; this is not only desirable, it is probably unavoidable.
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