80 Sunnyvale Latin Tutors

...If even some vocabulary words are unknown or uncertain, then meaning is lost. Numerous methods for building vocabulary can be tailored to best suit individual students. In addition to my comprehensive in English, Latin, Greek, and French grammar, my experience explaining grammar topics has helped hundreds of students. Grammar mistakes are common... 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

...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

...With a group of fewer than ten students, I always encouraged students to express their ideas, and emphasized the importance of originality in thinking as well as accuracy and logic in research methods. I have concentrated on teaching Western Literature - Poetry, Drama, and Prose - since 1995. I also prepare my students with an emphasis on writing,... read more

I greatly enjoy working with students, having tutored, taught, and coached students for the past twenty-five years. My degrees are from Harvard College (B.A.) and the University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.). During the past six years I have tutored for Wyzant, Tutor.com, Baytutor, The BuddySystem, and TeamUp!Tutors. When I begin a new tutorial, I take... read more