60 Los Gatos Latin Tutors

...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

...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

...In addition, analysis and understanding of modern British Poetry is a subject upon which I place a great deal of emphasis and importance. Although this might appear difficult, I can assure you that we all have fun learning about Literature! Regards Joyce... read more

...I hope to instill a passion for learning, and have delivered results with every one of my students. With several years in the AVID program, I have experienced tutorial sessions of many kinds. I have picked out the most effective parts of each of the methods I have seen, and wish to use them to enhance the education of any student I work with. I... read more

...In addition to my skills in language, I can also offer my abilities in music. I play piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drums. I can read and write music, and have offered private music lessons. I also play piano professionally as part of a Latin Rock group. I hope I fit your student's needs in some way. Please contact me should you have any questions... read more