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English Instructor Effective with Teens and Adults
Laura L.

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498 hours tutoring

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For over 10 years, I have taught business English lessons, led writing and oral English classes at colleges abroad, assisted secondary school students learning English in public schools in Spain, and taught grammar and writing at private English language schools in the USA. Also, I have provided private ESL tutoring to students of different ages. My experience includes teaching in Los Angeles, China, San Diego, Saudi Arabia, Vermont, Orange County, and most recently virtually to professionals...

For over 10 years, I have taught business English lessons, led writing and oral English classes at colleges abroad, assisted secondary school students learning English in public schools in Spain, and taught grammar and writing at private English language schools in the USA. Also, I have provided private ESL tutoring to students of different ages. My experience includes teaching in Los Angeles, China, San Diego, Saudi Arabia, Vermont, Orange County, and most recently virtually to professionals in Spain and Turkey.

I currently manage virtual educators for Georgetown University and myself give private English lessons virtually. I enjoy working with pupils, from kids to adults, and helping them improve their English! I specialize in building confidence in speaking and business English. If you are new to American culture, you will benefit from how I teach socio-linguistics to help you have more effective communication. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or to schedule a free introductory session.

Since I love learning about new cultures and interacting with people, I have done individual ESL tutoring since 2005 when I started tutoring students that were studying abroad at University of California, Riverside (UCR). My focus was on oral English, getting students to practice their English while correcting their mistakes/weak areas. Also, I helped students build confidence in speaking. During my junior year, I tutored math students at a local high school and really enjoyed working with youth. I received my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from UCR. After graduating, I worked in Costa Rica for a few months and then did in-house marketing in Orange County.

I earned my 120+ hour TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate at UCR in 2010. There, I learned to teach English as a language at all levels, ranging from kindergarten pupils to college students to business professionals, abroad and in the USA.

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Education

University of California, Riverside
Business Administration
SIT Graduate Institute
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $45
  • Rate details: My rate is per hour but can be negotiated. If you give cancellation notice at least 8 hrs before the lesson, there will be no charge. Otherwise, you may be charged up to 100% of the agreed rate.
  • Lesson cancellation: 8 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 7/18/2012

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I graduated from high school with exceptional grades and went on to further my education with a bachelor’s degree and a teaching certificate (TESOL). I have tutored math classes at a local high school as well as mentored and tutored kids at local libraries and parks. I have also worked in day cares and as a baby sitter, helping kids with work. I have formal teaching experience when it comes to ESL and have taught both kids and adults.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I have been an ESL tutor since 2005 when I joined UCR’s Conversation Partners. Since, I have been helping English language learners improve their English and build confidence. In 2010 I graduated from the one year TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificate program at UC Riverside. Through the program I learned to teach English as a language at all levels ranging from kindergarten kids to college students to professional workers, abroad and in the USA. My last course in the TESOL program consisted of me teaching my own class for ten weeks. I worked as an English teacher for ELS Language Schools; I started as a substitute and then taught my own business English class. I taught written and oral English at a college in China for a year and half while also teaching speaking and listening classes to middle school and high school students at a summer camp and tutoring individual teens on my weekends. I taught English (grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing) at the International Academy of English in San Diego from April 2012 to August 2013. Then, I went to teach English in Saudi Arabia for a school year. Upon my return to the USA, I tutored students at an adult language school and taught my own class of high school students in Vermont. Now that I am back in California, I have been teaching ESL at schools and through private tutoring.
Writing

Writing

As part of my TESOL certificate requirements, I took two ten-week grammar classes and a class on how to teach writing. I passed all of them with an A. After receiving my certificate, I taught 'English Writing and Rhetorics' (a beginner writing class) and ‘Advanced Writing’ at a college in China.
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Professional and Patient English Teacher.

Laura is an excellent teacher. Our company asked Laura to be the English teacher for our expats, and it's been a great experience learning from her. Laura is very professional and experienced in ESL teaching and is very patient with students, always being open and available for questions. She arranges her lessons to suit each student’s needs, which is very helpful for our expats. She also prepares her own teaching materials outside of the business English textbook and incorporates various practice exercises. After each lesson she gives out notes on what the students need to work on to improve their English, which is also very helpful. We also appreciate her flexibility in scheduling the lessons. Even with our expats’ busy work schedule, Laura carefully follows up and makes sure that the expats don't miss their lessons. We highly recommended Laura to anyone who wants to improve their English.

Mana , 97 lessons with Laura

Thank you, Laura! =)

I'm so lucky to have an amazing tutor, Laura. She is knowledgeable and kind. She asks me questions and encourages me to ask her questions as well, which I find incredibly helpful. She corrects my grammatical errors and often gives me a chance to speak. I especially enjoy finding great and inspiring videos to discuss with her. Thank you, Laura!

Anonymous, 14 lessons with Laura

Knowledgable and great teacher

She is very focused on our classs. She is good at consice writing and teaching. A great teacher and always try to teach what is native speaker's mannaer. I'd love to study with her

SEHEE, 29 lessons with Laura

great teacher

I had a Dynamic session with Laura, very professional and good listener. I would like to continue my journey with Laura

Denisse, 20 lessons with Laura

Super friendly tutor

She has been so kind and friendly so I feel comfortable speaking English even though my English speaking was not good. I've been able to enjoy free-talking and discuss on topics she brings up. I've learned proper English expressions and grammers as well. Thanks to her, I have no hesitation in starting conversation now and my fluency has been improved. I highly recommend her to people who want to improve English speaking.

Taehoon, 21 lessons with Laura

I really recommend Laura's class

I have taken really good classes with her! My husband recommended her so I started the class with her. My husband and I really satisfied with her class. I am going to take the classes more with her to improve English skill. I am definitely sure that my English skill will be improving with her.

Mia, 19 lessons with Laura

writing

Laura is a knowledgeable and patient tutor. She always take the time to explain things. She has been tutoring me for little over a month. I meet with her once a week and she is great. I have improved my writing thanks to her.

Lupe, 24 lessons with Laura

Professional and enthusiastic

My son Kyle is from China, he need improve his English for his study in high school. Fortunately, we find Laural, she use simple and flexible language to help Kyle’s problems in communicating with others. Without her help, Kyle couldn’t improve in communication so fast. And now he can do simple conversations fluently. So I’m appreciate for her tutoring.

Yi, 18 lessons with Laura

Patient , friendly and always cares about your needs

Laura is a great teacher. She's patient and friendly. She cares about your goals and how to help you based on your particular needs. I enjoy my lesson, which is fun and helpful. I have more confidence in speaking English. I highly recommend her as an instructor. She is great!

Jim, 45 lessons with Laura

Great English Teacher

Laura is a true professional teacher, she's patient, friendly and very responsible. Any student would be lucky to have her as a teacher. She is flexible based on my particular needs and I really recommend her!

Nessrine, 11 lessons with Laura
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