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Student centered approach, practical and fast learning
Uma S.

19 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $40
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Uma S.'s Photo

Student centered approach, practical and fast learning
Student centered approach, practical and fast learning
Uma S.

19 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

19 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Uma


Bio

Having taught French for over 12 years, every new student brings a novel opportunity to use my experience for their benefit. Even though the curriculum, as I have seen, is already fixed, it is the teaching methods that we have control over, and using the methods that are most effective based on the student profile is my way of working out language learning.

Besides teaching Business French and designing Summer Intensive courses, using technology in and out of class (Blackboard, Wimba,...

Having taught French for over 12 years, every new student brings a novel opportunity to use my experience for their benefit. Even though the curriculum, as I have seen, is already fixed, it is the teaching methods that we have control over, and using the methods that are most effective based on the student profile is my way of working out language learning.

Besides teaching Business French and designing Summer Intensive courses, using technology in and out of class (Blackboard, Wimba, Audacity, E- Courseware) and online learning experiences are my new focus areas. I like to use these to supplement learning outside the class too.

Teaching a variety of classes (Tourism, Business, Grammar, Accelerated) with varying age groups (adolescents and adults) has given me a flexibility to adapt to any student group. Thus, I just don't go by the age of the student but with his intellectual and emotional age and direct him/her with the right kind of material.

Having undertaken new teacher trainees and worked in interactive educational workshops, I like to solve day-to-day classroom issues innovatively. Definitely some students do well with traditional learning techniques however exposure to new ones brings options and vice versa.


Education

Delhi University , Delhi, India
undergrad
JNU, India
Masters
Universite de Rouen
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Rate details: for urgent lessons rate maybe higher. For paired up lessons and group lessons, different rates will apply.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 7/10/2013

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Corporate Training

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.
French,

French

I learned French as a mother tongue and specialize in foreign Language teaching.
Grammar

Elementary Education

Elementary Math,

Elementary Math

I have been a Math student in my high school and studied Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry as my core subjects. Since I was good with language and reading which are still my passion I turned towards literature and language teaching. However, my favorite topics remains Trigonometry and Algebra! I have taught students Maths for over 7 years (including children in my family till middle school). I am currently tutoring a GED student, a sixth grade student and a third grade student. I teach following the Common Core Standards as different school districts follow different textbooks. In addition, to extensive arithmetic practice, I focus on practical aspect of the topic in day to day life and encourage critical thinking in my students. One important step I have noticed is the problems student face while translating the words to a mathematical equation. The mathematical jargon is a necessity and working step by step is of essence and a necessary habit. This helps them during the PARRC, NJASK, GMT, or such other tests where 90% of the questions are word problems and about 30% of those are multi step requiring a worded explanation of the task at hand. Therefore, been able to give a logical reasoning and then be able to word it correctly briefly is equally important. In addition, I make sure that my students do not see each topic as isolated islands but as a whole connected to each other. For example, while solving a word problem about a company producing golf balls over a period of 5 years and its earnings, they will use ratios, fractions, decimals, graphs, all arithmetic as well as divisibility rules and most importantly mathematical reasoning. Moreover, using online resources, I encourage my students to practice and discover maths on their own, leading them to question their understanding and analyzing the reasoning. Working on their own they build up their confidence and enjoy maths more!
Reading,

Reading

Having done my masters in language teaching, teaching students how to read was one of the courses I did. Mastery in linguistic skills requires extensive reading and therefore good reading strategies. I have done extensive study and created text reading guides and taught those in classes for over 10 years. I have been able to apply those for adults as well as for children .
Elementary Science, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary

English

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.
Reading,

Reading

Having done my masters in language teaching, teaching students how to read was one of the courses I did. Mastery in linguistic skills requires extensive reading and therefore good reading strategies. I have done extensive study and created text reading guides and taught those in classes for over 10 years. I have been able to apply those for adults as well as for children .
English, Grammar, Spelling, TOEFL, Vocabulary, Writing

Homeschool

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.
French,

French

I learned French as a mother tongue and specialize in foreign Language teaching.
Reading,

Reading

Having done my masters in language teaching, teaching students how to read was one of the courses I did. Mastery in linguistic skills requires extensive reading and therefore good reading strategies. I have done extensive study and created text reading guides and taught those in classes for over 10 years. I have been able to apply those for adults as well as for children .
Algebra 1, English, Geometry, Spelling, Writing

Language

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.
French,

French

I learned French as a mother tongue and specialize in foreign Language teaching.
Hindi,

Hindi

I am a native speaker and have tutored several foreigners for either just spoken or both reading and written Hindi. I developed content for tourists/professionals traveling to India for few weeks.
TOEFL

Math

Algebra 1, Geometry

Most Popular

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.
French,

French

I learned French as a mother tongue and specialize in foreign Language teaching.
Reading,

Reading

Having done my masters in language teaching, teaching students how to read was one of the courses I did. Mastery in linguistic skills requires extensive reading and therefore good reading strategies. I have done extensive study and created text reading guides and taught those in classes for over 10 years. I have been able to apply those for adults as well as for children .
Algebra 1, English, Geometry, Writing

Other

ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.

Summer

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I hold a Master's degree in Foreign Language teaching and have taught French and English to people from different nationalities. My clients have been in corporate offices as well as adults wanting to improve their linguistic skills for professional reasons.
French,

French

I learned French as a mother tongue and specialize in foreign Language teaching.
Reading,

Reading

Having done my masters in language teaching, teaching students how to read was one of the courses I did. Mastery in linguistic skills requires extensive reading and therefore good reading strategies. I have done extensive study and created text reading guides and taught those in classes for over 10 years. I have been able to apply those for adults as well as for children .
Algebra 1, Geometry, Writing

Test Preparation

TOEFL

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Reviews

Extremely capable teacher

Uma is teaching us how to communicate in Paris in every type of encounter. She is excellent at helping us to learn by hearing the language spoken correctly.

Paul, 4 lessons with Uma
Hourly Rate: $40
Response time: 1 day
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