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Kara F.

Private tutor in New York, NY

Education

2014 graduate of Pomona College with a degree in International Relations; Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Peru

Experience

I just returned to New York after a year in Peru, where I served as an English Teaching Assistant in a Peruvian university. I assisted middle school, high school, college and adult learners with foreign language acquisition and test preparation, including TOEFL, ECCE and IELTS. Before teaching English in Peru, I was an editor at my college's biggest newspaper and helped students to improve their writing skills in English. I've also tutored students in both French and Spanish, with a focus on exams like SAT subject tests or AP exams, but I have experience tutoring at all levels. I have lived in Argentina, Peru and France, where I gained near-native fluency in Spanish and French respectively. I have worked with students at all levels to build confidence in their speaking, writing, and reading skills and to understand grammar concepts to increase their fluency and accuracy in Spanish, French and English. I am an enthusiastic and patient tutor and I love working with students of all ages. Helping a student to achieve her goals is my objective when I meet with a client, whether to improve grades in school or to gain fluency in a language before a business trip. I enjoy creating flexible lesson plans that fit to each individual student and have proven skills in helping students acquire confidence in or mastery of a foreign language.

Subject Expertise

12th Grade Writing PSAT Critical Reading PSAT Writing Skills SAT SAT Critical Reading SAT Writing 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading PSAT 6th Grade Reading College Essays Essay Editing Foreign Language ISEE ISEE- Lower Level ISEE- Middle Level ISEE- Upper Level Languages AP Spanish Literature and Culture AP French AP French Language and Culture French 1 French 1 French 2 French 3 French 4 SAT Subject Test in French SAT Subject Test in French with Listening AP Spanish Language French SAT Subject Test in Spanish SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening Spanish Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 English ESL/ELL

Availability

Weekdays at any time

Can Meet

Up to 1 hour away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I love to read and I am fascinated by history. That's part of why I like languages so much: they give a fantastic window into other places in this world and I love to learn about and explore them whenever I can. I also enjoy running and playing soccer, and even played for two years in college.

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