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Marcia G.

Taking one step at a time

Stone Mountain, GA (30087)

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Philosophy:

When I was growing up I told my father that I wanted to be multilingual. I studied French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian and Arabic. In addition to Portuguese and English, I now speak, read and write (native fluency), translate and interpret three of the six languages listed above.

I also told my parents that I wanted to be a world traveler and learn about other cultures. I did so and lived, worked and traveled in and to around 37 countries. My linguistic skills helped me break the ice and fit into those cultures, while my interest in history, geography and world religions (acquired through conversations with my grandfather) coupled by international relations and international business (derived from my studies and foreign service experience) further helped developing and maintaining interpersonal interests aroused.

I basically taught all my life: piano and dance, foreign languages, history and geography, linguistics, ESOL, wherever I lived and wherever I worked. I like the interaction with people. And I like teaching them and opening their horizons. My father and grandfather taught me the importance of reading and studying and be prepared at all times. They also taught me the importance of listening, yet, being interactive by asking and answering questions.

This is how I teach my students and this is what I bring in my bag: preparation in my subject, patience, persistence, willingness to do whatever it takes to help someone achieve the best of his/her potential. I do not believe in memorization, but rather the understanding of what the matter is about, the development of that understanding and the ability to recall the information when that is needed. I believe that teaching is a two-way street: it requires a teacher to teach and a student to study. The teacher teaches, the student reviews the information in class and after class. Reviewing what was studied helps the brain retain the information. And the learning process is completed.

I require my students to be serious and responsible before, during and after my classes. Tutoring is an expensive extra-service being given and both the transmitter (teacher) and the receiver (students) should be accountable for it. I like my students to express their doubts, ask questions, be inquisitive, show interest in what they are doing. That is the reason I am there for. I also require my students to be patient, persistent and know that learning and retaining is an on-going process requiring constant refreshing during and after class. I believe in taking one step at a time and repeat that step as many times as necessary until results are seen. I enjoy teaching and I enjoy seeing my students learn and making that time of teaching/learning the most enjoyable and fruitful for both participants.

This is my teaching-learning philosophy. It has helped a countless number of students through a couple of generations. (And it is still helping me on a daily basis, as one never stops learning). I hope I be able to help and assist you as I assisted and helped others.

Marcia's Subjects

English:
Test Preparation:
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing,
  • TOEFL
Language:
History:
  • anthropology,
  • archaeology,
  • classics,
  • European history,
  • geography,
  • government & politics,
  • religion,
  • social studies,
  • world history
Special Needs:
Elementary Education:
Business:
Sports/Recreation:
  • ballet
Corporate Training:
Homeschool:

Vocabulary

Vocabulary is almost synonym of good writing. In essence, it complements the thought process and adds dimension to what one is saying, writing and thinking.

When teaching vocabulary, I explore the different instances where it can be acquired: first and foremost, through reading, be that a book, a short story, an article or a piece of research in the internet. Second, I add on to reading, the factor - listening - and how to process words from a teacher, a parent, a movie, a TV show or... Read More

Grammar

Good grammar helps one to speak well. Good grammar helps one to write well. Good grammar helps one to communicate a message clearly and effectively. Grammar skills are necessary in school exams and in college papers; in a resume for a job, and in a job interview; in a client presentation or in an impromptu speech.

Good grammatical skills separate the literate from the illiterate and assist in the small factoids of life.

I was taught grammar since my fist grade at school and... Read More

French

Because some of my ancestors were French, I began learning the language at age 8, and continued with doing so in High School, where I studied under French nuns, and, in College, under a visiting professor from the University of Lyons. I received my BA in French Language and Literature from the Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil, and, a year later was teaching Freshmen French at the same university, as well as in private and state schools, in Brazil.
While working with multinational corporations,... Read More

Reading

Reading is the art of taking a passage, literally read it, while absorbing its content and its structural design. Elements such as punctuation, word choice, even pronunciation play an important role in this piece of information. You dissect it for figures of speech that may alter the meaning of a simple word or even the entire text. You observe the style used in the sentences and paragraphs, so to locate it in time and space and identify it as unique to the writer who wrote the piece. And you... Read More

Spanish

My B.A in Romance languages (Latin, French, Italian and Portuguese) followed by a M.A. in Applied Linguistics were fundamental in/during my learning and subsequent teaching of the Spanish language.

I studied Spanish in Brazil, and began teaching it while living there, as well as private schools. In the U.S., I taught it in the New York Public System, and in Georgia, in both DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, and in local colleges. While living in the Middle East, I also taught it for both... Read More

Portuguese

Portuguese – more specifically – Brazilian Portuguese – is my first language, as I was born and raised in Brazil. My school program in Elementary school was arduous, as we were required to read, by age 5 ½ and know grammar, spelling and writing/reading perfectly well as to be able to perform successfully in competitions, at the end of elementary school. High School brought more challenges in Portuguese, this time with the introduction of Continental Portuguese language and literature, in addition... Read More

English

While I was overseas, I studied English as Second Language in High School for about 4 years, for another 2 years in College, and in the Center for English Language Studies, where I received my Cambridge Language Institute certification.

My work took me to the US, where I did my Post Graduate in Teaching Methodologies and later received a Master’s in Applied Linguistics. While doing my MA besides teaching ESOL, at the University, I was also an Assistant for the English Department and... Read More

Proofreading

Proofreading for me is the art to improve the content, vocabulary and fluency of a text, a contract, a dissertation, a translation and whatever other piece of writing one intends to present. Those were the concepts I had in mind when I first learn how to read and write in my native language, Portuguese, then, in French, English, Spanish, Italian...and that I eventually I had to present to my teachers.

I became very good at this art, and became even better when I myself was teaching... Read More

TOEFL

TOEFL means “Teaching English as a Second Language” and that is what I have been doing for almost 15 years. My students came from Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Europe with language backgrounds as diverse as Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Albanian, Russian, Arabic, Afrikaans, Swahili, Bantu, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Tagalog, Indonesian, Thai, Amharic, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Creole and a few more. I speak 5/6 of these languages,... Read More

Spelling

Spelling is a definite plus in the learning of a language, be that English, Spanish, Latin, Arabic or Portuguese. It proves that one's writing is understood, that the message one is trying to convey is clear.

I learned spelling since kindergarten, as my school system was very strict about it. My Middle and High School teachers and later, my College professors, were even more demanding about correct spelling. One's entire grade could be determined by the way one presented a due paper... Read More

Arabic

I studied Arabic at the University of South Florida as another language family was required for Linguistics. I learned how to read,s peak and write in this language - all in a beginner’s level. Little I knew, 8 years later I was living in the Middle East and stayed there for around 6 years (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain), where I had the opportunity to use some of the language I had learned.

My children were going to school there, so I had to help my son with his... Read More

Phonics

I studied phonics in college, for my BA and did well in the subject.
I began using its principles more often when learning and teaching foreign languages as a tool to achieve the desired correct pronunciation of isolated and combined sounds in words, and intonation in sentences then comparing those to their writing format and teaching my students how to understand those equivalencies. My knowledge of phonics proved very useful when I taught hearing impairing subjects basic words and expressions,... Read More

Religion

I was raised with an admiration for all sorts of religions: from Roman Catholicism, to Buddhism to Islam to Judaism, to Hinduism, to an understanding of the Brazilian Indians’ concept of God. I was encouraged to read and discuss these subjects with my father and grandfather, who, in turn, provided me with a larger scope of each of these different religious sects/groups.

I studied Religion in the Catholic School I attended for 13 years, where religion was an obligatory subject, and on... Read More

ESL/ESOL

My MA concentration was in Applied Linguistics. This means that you visualize a language, analyze the data, establish a basic set of rules that applies to that language and apply what you learned to decipher, teach and use it. My concentration was in Teaching a Second Language to Speakers of Other Languages. While that applies to any language - and I teach several of them - I also used this ability for ESOL. I myself was a Foreign student and learned the language by studying it and teaching it... Read More

Public Speaking

I sang songs and recited poetry since I was 6, on stage, and represented my school in school contests and presentations. From stage presentation to teaching it was just a step away to acquire experience in public speaking. A teacher is a public speaker and a public speaker is a teacher.

They both have something to say, pass along, and teach and they both have to say that message well to entice his/her audience. They both have to search for the correct words, use them with the right... Read More

Archaeology

I studied Archaeology - mainly because I enjoyed it - since my Elementary School, with the help of my father and grandfather. Upon concentrating in History of the World, in HS, I further developed my readings and studies in the field, again, coached by my elders. The interest continued throughout college and culminated when studying Historical Linguistics, by analyzing and deciphering languages long extinct, coupled by the study of Ancient Religions and Cultures.

I have traveled, worked... Read More

Marketing

I studied basic finance and economics, while doing my studies in International Relations and working as a translator/interpreter in the field, at the Business Department, USC.

A few years later, I was transferred to Brazil and started working for a multinational corporation as a translator/interpreter for their newly developed products and the products they planned on developing. Soon after that, I became deeply involved with market research, customer preferences and habits and statistics... Read More

Italian

The first time I was exposed to Italian, I was 10 years old and my father gave me a beautifully illustrated “Dante’s Inferno” in his original Italian format. We studied one page every night, together, until “Inferno” was done. My dad and I practice words and expressions and basic conversation, but I wanted more. I learned Italian at the Universidade Federal do Ceará, in Brazil, and, later on, re-shaped my skills at the University of South Carolina, in the U.S., in a course specifically about Dante’s... Read More

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