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Melissa tutors in Los Angeles, CA

Melissa K.

Private tutor in Los Angeles, CA

Education

• University of Southern California 2014-2015 MA, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages • DeVry University 2011-2012 BS, Computer Information Systems, Business Management, Web Development & Administration • U.S. Military Academy 2008-2010 Information Technology and Leadership studies

Experience

QUALIFICATIONS: University of Cambridge, Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults EXPERIENCE: • ESL Teacher February 2015-Present, Savoir Faire Language Institute, Redondo Beach, CA Develop highly customized lessons to meet my student’s communicative needs based on their stated goals, direct feedback, and observational assessments. Teach 1:1 lessons once a week for 1 hour. Worked with a Japanese native speaker. • ESL Teacher September-October 2014, Teaching House, Torrance, CA Planned and taught 30-60 minute ESL lessons (reading, writing, listening, speaking) to 3-8 students with multicultural and multilingual backgrounds (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Indian, Brazilian, Iranian). • English Literature Teacher April-May 2014, Kosasa Academy, Kailua, HI Worked with 8 students, ages 13-18, who have autistic learning disabilities. Primarily responsible to formulate plans and teach 3 comprehensive 1-hour lessons a week for the Honors Literature students' unit on King Arthur and the Medieval Era. • English Tutor October 2011-Present, Undergraduate and Graduate levels Proofreading and formatting essays (Chicago, MLA, APA) • Japanese Tutor October 2011-May 2014, High School Japanese Honors (Level II & III) Sentence translations, identifying/reviewing kanji • IT Tutor July 2009-May 2010, Undergraduate IT courses Explained general logic and programming, web design coding

Subject Expertise

ESL/ELL

Availability

Saturday after 2PM, Monday after 1PM, Wednesday after 12 Noon

Can Meet

Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

video games, snowboarding, graphic design, web design, photography

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