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Alton tutors in Lehigh Acres, FL

Alton R.

Private tutor in Lehigh Acres, FL

Education

Master of TESOL (2009) – University of Southern Queensland, Australia TESOL, Certificate for Teaching English as a Second Language (2000) – Ottawa

Experience

Harvard University Extension School - Cambridge, Mass, USA 6/2011 to April 2015 Intensive English Program. English Instructor-Prepare and teach a variety of types and levels of EAP courses (reading/writing/listening and speaking) TOEFL Prep. Guide students in the methods used in American universities as they analyze and produce academic work in English, developing a wide and sophisticated vocabulary. Teach them to improve their use of English in group and individual research projects, formal writing, oral presentations and seminar discussions about scholarly papers Boston University- Boston, MA, USA. 9/2012 to 1/2015 Writing Center Tutor – Tutor undergraduate students in the proper format for formulating and writing of essay assignments. Act as a writing consultant to students who are either referred to the center by their Instructor, or on their own trying to find the right ingredients for the creation of a writing assignment. Often, the students’ essays are examined for their introduction, the creation of the thesis statement, and the formulation of the ideas and proof in support of their thesis. Boston University- Boston, MA, USA. 9/2012 to present Writing Instructor- for first year under-graduate students. The goal of the ESL program is to help ESL international students to achieve a balance of language skills that would allow them to perform competently – and on a par with their native peers – the academic writing tasks relevant to their majors. The ESL course sequence is designed to enhance the ability to read critically, discuss effectively, and present ideas in grammatically correct, coherent, and effective writing. A major goal is also to cultivate awareness of the rhetorical conventions of academic English and to teach the students to apply culturally appropriate strategies for maintaining classroom discourse. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY/ THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE –Washington, USA. 7/2010 – 5/ 2011 TESOL TRAINER Taught- Second Language Acquisition and Methods in TESOL at Chinju National University-South Korea. Performed classroom teaching, teacher training, in-service and pre-service training, curriculum development, workshop and seminar design, program evaluation, needs assessment, testing and English for Specific Purposes. Model and demonstrate EFL classroom practices that help create thoughtful and responsible behavior in students (critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, etc). Delivered English training seminars to a variety of audiences for the U.S. embassy on a monthly basis.

Availability

Weekdays after 9AM

Can Meet

Up to 20 minutes away for a flat fee, Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

Interest: Reading, Traveling, Sports and Photography.

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