Rachel J.

• COLUMBUS, GA 31906 ( 35.2 mi )
• Resume Writing Tutor

• Female
• Member since: 01/2016
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $35 to $60 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Business, Speaking, Accounting

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Your ESL, Spanish, French, Korean learning system /16 yr exp

Q: We've been studying Spanish/French at home for the past year. Would we really benefit that much more from a class environment? A: Absolutely! Language cannot be truly learned in a vacuum. Language is dynamic, and so should be learned and practiced continuously in an interactive environment. Most people say their main goal in learning a foreign language is to be able to speak it. That is why we use the power of the internet, weekly phone conversation practice, and in-class discussions to constantly improve our students' ear for the language, pronunciation, listening, and speaking abilities. Grammar is also taught in a complementary fashion to the English grammar learned in other classes. So, students benefit from a greater understanding of their first language in the process of learning a second. Without real-time interaction with fellow learners, speaking correction, p ... read more

Gary H.

• LaGrange, GA 30240 ( 14 mi )
• Resume Writing Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $46.00 to $56.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Speaking, Public Relations, Marketing, Law, Finance, Economics, Communications, Advertising, Accounting

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20 year corporate management and 15 years of individual owner business experience. Presently own a finance company. 10 years International living experience. Teaching experience at the University of Iowa as a graduate instructor for undergraduate Management courses. Strength of educational experience is math, finance, economics and accounting, social science and political science. Presentation and test passing skills - yes it is a skill.
I have expectations that the student wants to learn and to achieve. I have all the time in the world for those who make the effort. Having lived overseas on two occasions and having run several businesses in many environments, I have a diversified experience base to relate authentic examples to the educational setting. I believe the best learning comes from active participation rather than passive observance.