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Writing tutor, 15 years teaching at Yale and UC Berkeley
Stanley L.

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Hello! I’m Toby. I live in Oakland and have a comparative literature B.A. from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Italian language and literature from Yale. I have taught undergraduate courses for over fifteen years—mainly Italian language, medieval literature, and (lots of) college writing requirement classes. On the side I have worked extensively as an editor and translator for professional academics (mainly helping non-native English speaking academics refine their articles and books before...

Hello! I’m Toby. I live in Oakland and have a comparative literature B.A. from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Italian language and literature from Yale. I have taught undergraduate courses for over fifteen years—mainly Italian language, medieval literature, and (lots of) college writing requirement classes. On the side I have worked extensively as an editor and translator for professional academics (mainly helping non-native English speaking academics refine their articles and books before publication; I have also worked as an editor for academic journals).
I have developed a simple writing and editing method that has helped my students improve their analytical reading and their essay writing. I have helped many students independently on their college and med school personal statements (several of these students are just now finishing up med school). I can provide straightforward editing/proofreading on your work or go into greater depth, helping you develop a thesis and craft your paragraphs.
Let me know if you’d like to hear more about my services (which could also include Italian tutoring, history, literature, literary/critical theory) or my credentials (I would be happy to share my teaching evaluations from over the years).

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Education

UC BERKELEY (B.A.)
Comp Lit and Italian
Cambridge University (MPhil)
Masters
Yale University
PhD

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Approved Subjects

Italian

Italian

I taught elementary Italian for four years as a Yale graduate student, and then eight years at UC Berkeley. I was the lead elementary Italian teacher in 2015 during Yale's summer Italian program in Siena, Italy, and I have done private tutoring in Italian on and off. I can be of most help to beginners: I rely on games and practice-conversation, and can explain grammar points to students with no experience in Italian.
Personal Statements

Personal Statements

I teach simple techniques to help applicants refine their personal statements while bringing out the human voice in their writing. My tutoring draws on over fifteen years of college-level humanities teaching (including writing-intensive courses at Yale and UC Berkeley), from my freelance work as a translator and editor, and from publishing academic articles of my own. The applicants I have helped are now in college, medical school, grad school: let me help your application stand out.
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

I teach simple techniques to help students refine their essays while bringing out the human voice in their writing. My tutoring draws on over fifteen years of college-level humanities teaching (including writing-intensive courses at Yale and UC Berkeley), from my freelance work as a translator and editor, from helping students on their college and medical school personal statements, and from publishing academic articles of my own. Let me help to make writing easier for you, and to make your essays stand out.
Thesis Writing

Thesis Writing

I teach simple techniques to help students refine their essays while bringing out the human voice in their writing. My tutoring draws on over fifteen years of college-level humanities teaching (including writing-intensive courses at Yale and UC Berkeley), from my freelance work as a translator and editor, from helping students on their college and medical school personal statements, and from publishing academic articles of my own. Let me help to make writing easier for you, and to make your essays stand out.
Writing

Writing

I teach simple techniques to help students refine their essays while bringing out the human voice in their writing. My tutoring draws on over fifteen years of college-level humanities teaching (including writing-intensive courses at Yale and UC Berkeley), from my freelance work as a translator and editor, from helping students on their college and medical school personal statements, and from publishing academic articles of my own. Let me help to make writing easier for you, and to make your essays stand out.
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