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Kelly M.
Private tutor in Vancouver, WA
Education
Master's in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the Freie Universität Berlin (Free University Berlin), 2012-2014; GPA: 3.9 Bachelor's in International Studies and German Language and Literature from the University of Washington, Seattle; 2007-2011; GPA: 3.9 National Finalist: Henry Luce Scholars Program Graduating Senior Award: European Studies at the University of Washington Memorial Scholarship: University of Washington School of International Studies DAAD Undergraduate Scholar, Germany
Experience
I have experience tutoring ESL, German as a foreign language, and college-level or college-prep essay and analytical writing. I also have experience tutoring academic writing, including citation rules and style. Having worked as a copy-editor and manuscript editor in the past, I'm a fan of proper punctuation,, syntax, and diction - in fact, I love them! And I've developed ways to get my students enthusiastic about them too. I enjoy overcoming challenges with my students and enabling them to learn and progress without difficulty. I tailor all my materials to my students particular needs, strengths and weaknesses, as well as preferences, where age appropriate. I have training as an ESL instructor from Berlitz Germany and currently work as a German instructor for German 3 at a Portland Saturday school. I have also assisted many students with their college application essays, learning to write for the SAT and the GRE, and to apply for scholarships and employment through strategic cover letters and other application materials. As a final note: Language is a living artifact, a process - tutors should be immersed in the subjects they teach! I have written journalistically for various online magazines and academic journals, and continue to work on a freelance basis as a copy-editor and writing coach for native and non-native English speakers.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade Writing, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade Writing, ACCUPLACER ESL, ACT English, ACT Reading, ACT Writing, Anthropology, AP English Language and Composition, AP German Language and Culture, CLEP German, CLEP Introductory Sociology, CLEP Social Sciences and History, College Essays, ESL/ELL, Essay Editing, German 1, German 2, German 3, German 4