Hello Foreign Languages Students!
I would be glad to show you how to learn with ease (German, French, Latin, Ancient Greek) (or ESL as needed).
My background includes 25+ years of teaching (philosophy, humanities, classics) at colleges, community colleges, high schools and middle schools, and in one-on-one settings. I have also worked for a number of years in the field of translation (German, French to English), as a writer/editor (philosophy, theology & humanities) and in the...
Hello Foreign Languages Students!
I would be glad to show you how to learn with ease (German, French, Latin, Ancient Greek) (or ESL as needed).
My background includes 25+ years of teaching (philosophy, humanities, classics) at colleges, community colleges, high schools and middle schools, and in one-on-one settings. I have also worked for a number of years in the field of translation (German, French to English), as a writer/editor (philosophy, theology & humanities) and in the foreign language translation software business (localization) and the field of translation management. Recent consulting on curriculum planning (German for Business) and use of software in conjunction with teaching (in class, or on-line) has kept me abreast of new developments in language pedagogy and also made me more aware of the needs of adult learners.
Working with students of all ages is thoroughly enjoyable. Language learning takes some time and patience, but there are also more and less intelligent ways to go about it. I tend to be fairly conservative where methods are concerned because I was educated in part in Europe. I focus on grammatical explanations and practice exercises, reading, listening comprehension, speaking and writing (in this order, and in clearly defined stages) as a complete project because I believe students need to develop in all of these areas from the start. People generally tell me that they have good learning experiences in my classes/tutorial sessions and come away with increased levels of skill, greater confidence in their ability to direct their own learning, and often an interest in learning still other languages.
Please feel free to contact me if you'd like further information, have questions or would just like to chat.