Sylvia G.
Private tutor in Brookhaven, NY
Education
B.A. English, Stony Brook, NY (GPA 3.67) My undergraduate work consisted of English and Spanish language and literature analysis. I also studied abroad in Spain for a year where I was better able to understand and analyze Spanish language, culture and literature. M.A.T. ESOL, Hunter College, NY (GPA 3.9) My teaching degree in teaching English as a Second Language has been an extensive study into the complexities of the English language, including grammar, linguistics, comparisons to other languages and the meaning behind all of these. I love analyzing and teaching languages as I feel they empower us with communication and connections.
Experience
English Language Teacher, Valencia Spain English Teacher, Newton Institute (Grades 4-8) Reading and Writing Tutor, Suffolk Literacy Inc. (Ages 16& up) Private SAT Tutor Reading & Writing Private Spanish Tutor Private Reading Tutor My recent Graduate courses have been in Linguistics, English Grammar, Second Language Acquisition and Methods of Teaching. My Undergraduate courses included English and Spanish Language and literary analysis.
Subject Expertise
PSAT Writing SkillsASPIRE EnglishAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionACT EnglishESL/ELLACCUPLACER ESLWritingTechnical WritingSAT WritingCAHSEE EnglishPoetry WritingPersuasive WritingPCAT WritingLegal WritingHandwritingGRE Analytical WritingGMAT Analytical Writing AssessmentFiction WritingExpository WritingSpanishMedieval LiteratureWorld LiteratureLiteratureAmerican LiteratureBritish LiteratureSpanish 4Spanish 3Spanish 2Spanish 1Creative WritingSAT Subject Test in Spanish with ListeningSAT Subject Test in SpanishCLEP SpanishAP Spanish Literature and CultureAP Spanish LanguageGRE Subject Test in Literature in EnglishEnglishCLEP English Literature8th Grade ReadingOAT Reading ComprehensionLSAT Reading ComprehensionHSPT ReadingDAT Reading ComprehensionCOMPASS ReadingASPIRE ReadingACT ReadingACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension9th Grade ReadingPCAT Reading Comprehension7th Grade Reading6th Grade Reading5th Grade Reading4th Grade Reading3rd Grade Reading2nd Grade Reading1st Grade Reading12th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading3rd Grade WritingCOMPASS Writing SkillsACT WritingACT with Writing9th Grade Writing8th Grade Writing7th Grade Writing6th Grade Writing5th Grade Writing4th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing1st Grade Writing12th Grade Writing11th Grade Writing10th Grade WritingSAT Critical ReadingReadingPSAT Critical Reading
Availability
Weekdays after 1PM
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I enjoy reading everything, playing sports such as volleyball, soccer and running, and being outdoors. Mostly, I enjoy learning new things. I have experience teaching students from ages 7- 57 and I have learned so much from each of them. My passion for learning is one of my greatest strengths as a teacher as I have been told it "radiates through the students I teach."
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