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Luke W.

Military Linguist / Instructor tutoring Spanish, ESOL, ASVAB, and GED

Military Linguist / Instructor tutoring Spanish, ESOL, ASVAB, and GED

$30/hour

4.9 (85 ratings)

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Are you looking for a dependable study buddy? Someone who's dedicated to lessoning your study time? A tutor who'll give you some piece of mind, and one you can reach online, any time?

I may be your man! As a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and cryptologic Spanish linguist, I have over 20 years experience as a language instructor, trainer, and military technical expert. I graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, the Forester Instituto Internacional in San...

Are you looking for a dependable study buddy? Someone who's dedicated to lessoning your study time? A tutor who'll give you some piece of mind, and one you can reach online, any time?

I may be your man! As a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and cryptologic Spanish linguist, I have over 20 years experience as a language instructor, trainer, and military technical expert. I graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, the Forester Instituto Internacional in San Jose, Costa Rica, and earned the title of Department of Defense Master Training Specialist.

I am a native English speaker with above average proficiency scores in Spanish, graduated 1st out of 11 in my six-month Defense Language Institute Spanish course, and received the Martin Kellogg Award for distinction as the top student in class. I lived in Panama for 5 years, and have worked in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Curacao, and Costa Rica. My experience includes reading, writing, speaking, interpreting, translating, transcribing, and teaching Spanish.

I also provide English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) lessons to non-native speakers. I've taught English for seven years, mostly to immigrants from Central and South America.

On the technical side, I tutor ASVAB and GED test taking skills for those planning a career in the military or life after high school.

I tutor local clients in the Naples, Florida area and students on-line everywhere.

Contact me today if you're looking for an experienced, certified, and proven language tutor, help with your child's homework / course comprehension, or assistance preparing for the ASVAB/GED.

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Education

Defense Language Institute
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Forester Instituto Internacional
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Corporate Training

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator
Spanish

Spanish

Served 21 years in the U.S Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician translating, transcribing, reading, writing, speaking, and interpreting Spanish. Navy Training Supervisor – Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum which graduated 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Lived in Panama for 5 years, and worked and taught in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Curacao, and Costa Rica. Above average Spanish Proficiency. Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible grade). Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level). Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course. Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.

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ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator
Writing

Homeschool

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator
Spanish,

Spanish

Served 21 years in the U.S Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician translating, transcribing, reading, writing, speaking, and interpreting Spanish. Navy Training Supervisor – Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum which graduated 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Lived in Panama for 5 years, and worked and taught in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Curacao, and Costa Rica. Above average Spanish Proficiency. Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible grade). Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level). Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course. Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.
Writing

Language

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator
Spanish

Spanish

Served 21 years in the U.S Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician translating, transcribing, reading, writing, speaking, and interpreting Spanish. Navy Training Supervisor – Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum which graduated 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Lived in Panama for 5 years, and worked and taught in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Curacao, and Costa Rica. Above average Spanish Proficiency. Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible grade). Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level). Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course. Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.

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ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator
Spanish,

Spanish

Served 21 years in the U.S Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician translating, transcribing, reading, writing, speaking, and interpreting Spanish. Navy Training Supervisor – Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum which graduated 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Lived in Panama for 5 years, and worked and taught in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Curacao, and Costa Rica. Above average Spanish Proficiency. Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible grade). Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level). Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course. Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.
Writing

Other

ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator

Summer

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) retired U.S Navy Instructor. Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate Taught English to non-English speaking foreigners in Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible) Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level) Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator
GED,

GED

Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and Training Supervisor specializing in military entry (ASVAB) and high school diploma equivalency (GED) test taking. Led 12 active duty instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Qualified in Instructional Systems Design and Test Development. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.
Spanish,

Spanish

Served 21 years in the U.S Navy as a Chief Cryptologic Technician translating, transcribing, reading, writing, speaking, and interpreting Spanish. Navy Training Supervisor – Led 12 language instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum which graduated 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Lived in Panama for 5 years, and worked and taught in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Curacao, and Costa Rica. Above average Spanish Proficiency. Achieved Level 2+ (Listening), 3 (Reading), and 2 (Speaking) on Spanish Defense Language Proficiency Test (Level 3 is the highest possible grade). Scored Level 4 on Department of Defense Crypto-linguistic Training and Evaluation Program Diagnostic Evaluation (Level 4 is the top level). Graduated 1st out of 11 during Defense Language Institute (DLI) Spanish course. Recipient of Martin Kellogg Award, recognizing top DLI student in each class. Graduate of Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica. Department of Defense Master Training Specialist, Instructional Systems Designer, and Technical Training Instructor. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.
Writing

Test Preparation

ASVAB,

ASVAB

I am a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and Training Supervisor specializing in military entry testing (ASVAB) and high school diploma equivalency (GED) test taking. I led 12 active duty instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. My Personal ASVAB Scores were Mathematics Knowledge (MK) 68 out of 68 (99%); Numerical Operations (NO) 62 out of 62 (99%); Paragraph Comprehension (PC) 63 out of 63 (99%); Verbal Expression (VE) 61 out of 61 (99%); Word Knowledge (WK) 60 out of 61 (98%); General Science (GS) 61 out of 68 (90%); Arithmetic (AR) 56 out of 66 (85); Electronics (EI) 58 out of 70 (83%); Coding Speed (CS) 54 out of 72 (75%); Mechanical (MC) 51 out of 70 (73%); Auto and Shop (AS) 44 out of 69 (64%). My AFQT score was 85 out of a possible 99 (ranked in the top 15% of all ASVAB test takers). I qualified for every enlisted job and school, including the Navy's top program - the nuclear propulsion field.
GED

GED

Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and Training Supervisor specializing in military entry (ASVAB) and high school diploma equivalency (GED) test taking. Led 12 active duty instructors teaching a 10-course curriculum, graduating 250 students annually with a less than 3% attrition rate. Qualified in Instructional Systems Design and Test Development. Department of Homeland Security National Incident Instructor. American Red Cross National Readiness Instructor and Evaluator.

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understandable teacher!

Luke W. helped me with some basic math concepts and a little bit of vocabulary. Very patient and understandable since I’m not really good in Math and I solve problems slow.

Aira, 3 lessons with Luke

Luke is very knowledgeable of the Spanish Language. He is patient in allowing me time to work through the more difficult pronunciations , etc.

We are currently working on basic phrases and sentence structure. It is early in my working with a tutor, but I feel Luke is spot on with his approach, lesson plan and material being at my level both now and as each lesson progresses. He is easy to talk to and understand.

Michael , 8 lessons with Luke

Another great session

My son has been working with Luke to improve his skills to take the ASVAB. Lesson two is complete and Nick is gaining confidence each time he meets with Luke. The setup of the sessions is working well to determine areas of focus. So far so good! Looking forward to seeing continued great results!

Kimberley, 7 lessons with Luke

very Patient

Luke was very understanding of my situation with not being in school for a while and took time to assure me I was in a good standing

Shawn, 4 lessons with Luke

HE IS AWESOME, down to earth, common sense, SO patient!

I would recommend any day. Each day more progress is made, each day he makes a difference in my understanding. I am so grateful I found him and he took on helping my son gain points on his ASVAB.

Noah, 29 lessons with Luke
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