John Paul S. - Tutor in Bellevue, WA (98005)

I'm a 31 year-old male from Seattle, Washington. I love travel, music, sports, and education...Which is why I love tutoring. I'm an Economics graduate from the University of Washington. ESL: I've taught ESL in China, Japan, Thailand, Brazil, France, and the United States...for the past 6 years and I've worked with students aged 1 to 80+...I can help you! Guitar: I've been studying and playing the guitar since 1995 and I've played in 3 rock bands that have played at some of the premier venues in Seattle. I like to work with beginner guitar players where I can teach the rudiments of the instrument: picking, strumming, rhythms, scales, and chord progressions. French: I've been studying French since 1991 and I've studied up to 300 level college French. On three occasions I've spent time in France and feel that I could help any beginner improve. I would like to work with students with conversation predominantly. Drums: I've been playing the drums since 2004 when I started studying drum rhythms in Curitiba, Brazil. I have since learned from two of the best rock drummers in Seattle and have continued to study the drums on a daily basis. I could help any beginner get started playing rock n' roll!!!

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL in China, Japan, Thailand, New York City, Brazil, Seattle, and France. In July of 2001, I taught in Changshu, China at a 2 week ESL summer camp for elementary school students. Then I taught the rest of the year in Shanghai, China at a Private College (the Shanghai Industry and Commercial Foreign Language College). I taught first year college students conversational and oral english at the SICFL institute. Also in Shanghai I taught privately at an elementary school, a private school for children, and as a private tutor. In September of 2002 I went to Nabari, Japan where I was an ESL teacher at AEG (America Eigo Gakkuin "American English School") for one year. At AEG I taught ESL to Japanese students aged 1 and up. In 2004 I taught ESL in Curitiba, Brazil where I worked at a private English school called Wisdom Escola Ingles. I worked for 3 months at this school, teaching teenage students and adults. I have taught ESL in France on two occasions. In 2005 I worked at an English immersion summer camp for French kids as a English teacher/camp counselor for two months. In 2006-7 I taught in Elancourt, France as an Assistant Etranger du Langue (Foreign Assistant Language instructor) I taught English to children aged 6 to 11. In Seattle I have taught off and on as a private contract ESL tutor with Cartus.