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Stephen G.

  • York, PA 17401
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  • Male Age 73
  • Member since: 07/2012
  • Will travel up to 50 miles
  • Rates from $13 to $20 /hr
  • I am a Certified Teacher
  • On-line In-Home In-Group
  • Terms: The fee per hour of instruction via Skype if two hours per week are involved is $20 per hour. If lessons are engaged for three hours per week, the rate drops to $15 per lesson and $13 for 4 or more. Textbooks for German 1, 2, and 3 can be purchased through Amazon at about $7 each. Lessons involving requested technical vocabulary that are above the level of German III may be at higher rates. References as to my tutoring services can be found at thumbtack.com.

Profile Details

Experience Summary

12 years of one-on one tutoring Latin and German, 5 years of teaching high school German (I have also lived and worked in Germany), and 18 years as a Latin teacher. While I have taught a wide range of subjects and ages, German and Latin are my current preferred subject areas. I have tutored, or classroom taught, language students from ages nine through adult, including married couples, and currently teach a German four hours per week teens' class.

Credentials

Type
Level
Year Rcvd
Title
Issued By
Type:
Other
Level:
Post-Graduate
Year Rcvd:
1980
Title:
Six cr. hrs. in Sp. Ed./Learning Dis.
Issued By:
University of Maryland
Type:
Degree
Level:
Bachelors
Year Rcvd:
1975
Title:
Bachelor of Arts in German
Issued By:
Beloit College
Type:
Degree
Level:
Masters
Year Rcvd:
1975
Title:
Master of Arts in Teaching
Issued By:
Beloit College

Teaching Style

No, absolutely no pressure at any time. Patience, patience, patience. And there can't be too much encouragement. I aim to foster a love of learning and a genuine interest in the subject matter. It really should be fun, and if it's not, I wouldn't be doing my job.

My Hobbies

I read mystery and historical fiction, with a particular interest in ancient history. As part of developing my own Latin and German instructional materials, I very much enjoy writing short stories in those languages. I am also a licensed scuba diver with a collection of photographs I have taken of coral, fish, and other reef life.

Top Subjects

German
Is one of my top Subjects!
I hold a BA degree in German and an MAT as well as having lived and worked in Germany. In tutoring, I will work with any text with which the student requires assistance. When the choice of text is left to me, I prefer the Deutsch Aktuell series. Supplemental reading of children's books, like Charlotte's Web in German, is available if desired, in order to provide grammar and vocabulary reinforcement. I also make extensive use of German language websites such as the German versions of Sesame Street and Yahoo as well as Deutsche Welle.
Latin
Is one of my top Subjects!
I have an MAT degree and have taught Latin I, II, and III for 25 years. I will gladly work with the Cambridge or Ecce Romani textbook series or with my own materials which incorporate the best of both of these. The goal of my instruction is reading knowledge of Latin as opposed to the memorization of a grammar that does not apply to English. The stories I use to teach reading classical Latin center around the everyday lives of Roman families and their slaves, not military and political events. This is the vocabulary of everyday Roman life that has passed its roots into English, and so this is the Latin that should be learned in order to enhance one's English vocabulary. Additionally, the everyday lives of the Romans were far more strange and interesting than anything that occurred on their battlefields or on the floor of their Senate. The emphases of this course are adventure and wonder.