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About Me

I specialize in helping students and professionals improve their written communications skills.

Learn to write an excellent cover letter, craft a successful college application essay, or communicate more effectively in emails, memos, and reports.

The first thing I'll do in our first lesson is listen to you. I'm interested in who you are as a person, as well as your academic and professional aspirations. By giving you a chance to talk, I'll get a sense of what you hope to gain by working with me. Then, I can build lessons that are tailored to your particular situation. Alternatively, we can go to work editing and sharpening a particular piece of writing, in order to further your career or education.

I'm qualified to teach you. I have degrees in English and History from the University of Virginia, and a degree in English / Composition Studies from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. I've taught first and second year college writing classes, many of them focusing on business English. I've worked extensively with ESL students in Virginia Tech's writing center.

Please note that I only accept students with a working knowledge of English, who are hoping to improve their written and verbal skills.

I look forward to meeting you.

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30 min

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Teaching Expertise

Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
American English
Teenagers (12-18)
Adults (18+)
Curriculum
Learning Materials
Lesson Plans
Proficiency Assessment
Reading Exercises
Writing Exercises
Business English
Colloquial English
Grammar Development
Interview Preparation
Reading Comprehension
Speaking Practice
Vocabulary Development
Writing Correction
GRE
SAT
TOEFL

Résumé

Education

2015 - 2017
M.A. English / Composition
Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Blacksburg, Virginia
Focus on composition studies and business English
2008 - 2012
B.A. English / History
University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia
Graduated with high honors for thesis work in American Literature

Work Experience

2015 - 2017
Writing Tutor
Hollins University - Hollins, Virginia
Directed thesis mentoring program for Dance MFA students
2015 - 2017
Writing Tutor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Blacksburg, Virginia
Helping students (mostly ESL students) edit essays for a variety of classes
2015 - 2017
Composition Instructor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Blacksburg, Virginia
Teaching two sections a semester of first or second level composition

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