1,457 Somerville Writing Tutors

..." Jon Ricci, lead singer; Lansdowne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I am a singer / songwriter and I have been studying voice with Bulent for 6 years. I was an extremely anxious and unskilled performer when I started. I lacked confidence, my pronunciation was terrible and I had no idea how to style my writing vocally. Bulent is very thorough with the... read more

...During the course of my tutoring, not only did their grades significantly improve, but their attitude toward school and homework shifted, and they gained the self confidence to complete all of their assignments on their own. I stress the importance of little organizational strategies (such as writing down the homework from all the different classes... read more

Since 2000, I have taught a variety of composition, literature, and creative writing courses at both the high school and college level. I am currently a Professor of English at Emerson College, Mount Ida College, and Bunker Hill Community College, and have also held English teaching positions at at Indiana University, DePauw University, Pingree School,... read more

...While I was an honors student at Vassar College, I never received less than an "A" on any essay I wrote, and was awarded Vassar's J. Howard Howson Prize for my senior thesis in comparative religion. My approach to teaching writing covers composition, essay structure, grammar, vocabulary and style, and is designed to give students a set of steps... read more

...I'm happy to work with you to improve your English over the long term or we can study for a test or get caught up in a class. I teach general ESL (including reading, vocabulary, writing, grammar, and conversation) and test prep (the verbal sections of the TOEFL, SAT, SSAT, and ISEE). In addition, I teach English for professionals. I have worked... read more