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Learner-focused Classics, History, and English Tutor for all levels
Zak G.

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As a life-long student, I love learning. I enjoy learning myself, and I find it extremely rewarding to help others in their learning. Throughout my life, I have especially found joy in learning languages, and I look forward to helping you with your language learning or focus on history. As a teacher, I will meet you where you are at and help you attain your goals.

I am currently a PhD researcher, which means I have had significant experience with Classics, especially Latin and Greek. In...

As a life-long student, I love learning. I enjoy learning myself, and I find it extremely rewarding to help others in their learning. Throughout my life, I have especially found joy in learning languages, and I look forward to helping you with your language learning or focus on history. As a teacher, I will meet you where you are at and help you attain your goals.

I am currently a PhD researcher, which means I have had significant experience with Classics, especially Latin and Greek. In addition to taking numerous classes in Latin and Greek and reading classical texts on my own, I have also had significant experience tutoring Latin and Greek, even while I was an undergraduate. This has helped me develop as an effective and compassionate teacher.

Having been on both sides of the process, I understand the challenges of learning languages, especially Latin and Greek. I know what it takes to learn an ancient language, and this enables me to become a more effective and helpful teacher. My goal is not simply for my students to be able to just pass an exam or be able to regurgitate information, but I want to help them feel confident reading the texts they want to read and understand how the language works - and to be excited about it!

Although I am primarily a language and literature tutor, I also have a broader knowledge base of the classical world, such as in history and philosophy. As such, I am also excited to help others understand the Greek and Roman worlds in all their facets.

If you are looking for a tutor who understands the process of learning Greek and Latin and who is excited to help you in your own learning path, please reach out to me! I am happy to help you, no matter what stage you are at or what difficulties you are facing. If you have any questions, let me know!


Education

Brigham Young University
Classics
Cambridge University
Masters
UCLA (PhD)
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Classics

Classics

As a PhD student in Classics, I have been learning Latin and Ancient Greek for years. I have also taught both languages to individual students, paying particular attention to learning needs and individual difficulties with the languages. As someone who has both been taught these languages recently and who has been a tutor for years, I am well-suited to help others learn Latin and Greek. Additionally, I have a firm grasp on ancient Greek and Roman history and am able to enable others to understand this fascinating subject well.
English

English

Writing, reading, and editing are the core of my professional activity. As a PhD researcher at UCLA in the humanities, I spend a great deal of my time engaged with English. I value precise and well-written English in my own writing, and I can help you achieve a high level of English reading, writing, and editing as well.
Greek

Greek

Ancient Greek literature is my primary area of research, and as such, I am a capable Greek teacher. I have tutored university students learning Greek, as well as taught beginning ancient Greek at UCLA. I continue myself to research ancient Greek at UCLA, as I work on Greek philosophy and ancient religious texts.
Latin

Latin

I have tutored students in Latin at the middle school, high school, and college level, helping them revise for exams and excel in their homework assignments. I also teach Latin at UCLA to beginning students. In addition to my own research and writing on Latin texts, I have taken and gotten high grades in numerous undergraduate and graduate Latin classes, including prose composition classes.
World History

World History

My research and teaching at UCLA are deeply involved in the history of the ancient world. Beyond ancient history, I have studied world history both personally and at university throughout my life.
ACT English
European History
German
Grammar

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