Albert C.
Private tutor in Charlottesville, VA
Education
TESOL/ESL Certificate Harvest Institute, Newark, New Jersey Central Florida University/Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida Film Technology
Experience
I've lived and taught English in Düsseldorf, Germany for the last 10 years. I have taught at Dortmund University, Rhein-Waal University in Kleve, and at a private school named IIK in Düsseldorf. I did TOEFL test prep and ESL at IIK and Dortmund University, both in classes and in private lessons. In Kleve, I taught, in addition to TOEFL and IELTS test prep, academic writing, presentations, and general English to students preparing to enter the university. During my time there I've gained a great deal of experience teaching students from all different backgrounds and cultures and of all language levels. At my primary job, I did test prep for German high school students and undergrads preparing to move on to the next level of their education. (I love getting little thank you notes when they do finally pass that darn test! Even after 10 years, that feeling of appreciation never gets old.) In addition, I have a great deal of experience in teaching ESL to students from Asia - the students at one school were mainly Chinese and Indian, as well as many from Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Russia, Iran, Syria, and Palestine. I have also participated in outreach language training programs for refugees in Germany. The nice thing about test prep is that there is an easy way to judge the effectiveness of the training: The student receives or exceeds the target score. I have a long track record of students achieving their goals. Hand in hand with that, though, is that I take special care to build a student's confidence and to help relieve the stress they may be feeling, as many of my students have been at a highly stressful point in their academic careers when they participated in my class. It is only natural to feel a reasonable amount of concern when trying to reach a target score on a test or when trying to qualify for a university or grad school. Those are important moments in every scholar's life. For the last ten years, it's been a real pleasure for me to be able to help students jump these hurdles!
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
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