Daniel M.
- Akron, OH 44313 ( 33.4 mi )
- Japanese Tutor
- Male Age 39
- Member Since: 12/2011
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $10.00 to $25.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
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On-line
In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Latin, English ESOL
My comments on tutoring Japanese : I studied for a month in Osaka, Japan, to augment my university Japanese classes. Native speakers certify that my pronunciation is extremely native-like
I employ the Socratic method of asking lots and lots of questions. I see a tutorial as not a time for a student to soak up information, but to engage the mind and use the tools he has already been given. Of course, if a student truly doesn't know something crucial, I will tell him. I always try to make my instruction at least a little bit funny, and to connect the material to the student's interests, because these factors are known to enhance learning.
I have five years' experience as a writing tutor at my university, during which I wrote and presented papers at multiple regional conferences for university writing tutors. I rose to become one of the most respected and requested tutors out of my peers. I many credit hours of pedagogy and teaching methodology classes, both for Teaching ESL and Latin, and a semester of student teaching under my belt.
