68 Los Altos Hills Latin Tutors

...am working on my PhD in Classics from the University of Pittsburgh, while living in the Bay Area. I have received my Master's in Classics from UPitt and graduated cum laude from Pomona College with a double major in Classics and Geology. I have taught college-level Latin, semesters 1-3 as a TA and TF in Pittsburgh, as well as courses in classical... read more

...Building your vocabulary cannot be crammed into a couple of tutorials but there are techniques for building and expanding your vocabulary rapidly. English borrows as much as 60% of its vocabulary from Latin. Learning Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes can multiple your English vocabulary, and help you to decipher words newly seen. A few Greek roots... read more

...That is, the instructor and the student constructively argued his or her points of view, while listening, appreciating, absorbing, and remaining open-minded to adversarial ideas. This is the method I choose for tutoring my students. I have also lectured in seminars in English and American Literature at the University of Nevada, Reno. With a group... read more

...When it becomes clear where the student needs assistance, we get down to work in a spirit of collaboration. While working together, I usually learn much more about the student's aptitudes, including level of knowledge and ability to learn. I take mental notes about how to improve subsequent sessions, often by finding helpful resources. I have always... read more

..." My articles have focused on global English, language for specific purposes, and the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. In addition, I have also taught social dancing (ballroom and Latin dancing) to thousands of students through Mountain View-Los Altos Adult Education.... read more