Carolyn W.
- Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 ( 16.6 mi )
- TOEFL Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 09/2010
- Will travel up to 15 miles
- Rates from $54.00 to $64.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
- Also Tutors: Entrance Exams, ACT
A Little Bit About Me...
As far as possible, I adapt my teaching style to my students' needs. When I was teaching beginner-level German to an adult opera singer, I focused on helping her develop her conversational skills and pronunciation, using English to explain difficult concepts. By contrast, when teaching a beginner-level 12-year-old, I used a total German language immersion approach and built on my student's love of creative writing by asking her to write her own endings to traditional German short stories. In general, I believe in a natural language acquisition approach that gives students opportunities to practice, make mistakes, and learn from them. Students have told me that they find me to be very dedicated, patient, and encouraging.
I hold a master's degree in language education and certification as a public school teacher in two states, New York and New Jersey. In the last three years I h ... read more