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James G.
Private tutor in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2015 - Ph.D., University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Linguistics 2013 - M.A., University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Linguistics 2008 - B.A., (Highest Honors), Linguistics & German, University of California, Santa Barbara 2008 - Teaching English to Speakers Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate, University of California, Santa Barbara Extension Program
Experience
Why I want to be a tutor: I love teaching and tutoring because it provides such a wonderful experience to get acquainted with developing minds. I believe that everyone should be able to take full advantage of their education and that a solid education is the key to success in the real world. Plus, I thoroughly enjoy cultivating professional relationships with students from all different walks of life. Previous Teaching and Tutoring experience: 2010–2013 - Instructor, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2009 - Teaching Assistant, Unit Mastery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 2008-2009 - Research Assistant to Dr. Mary Bucholtz, University of California, Santa Barbara 2008-2009 German as a Foreign Language Tutor, University of California, Santa Barbara, Campus Learning Assistance Services 2007-2009 - Writing Tutor, University of California, Santa Barbara, Campus Learning Assistance Services 2006-2009- ESL Writing Tutor, University of California, Santa Barbara, Campus Learning Assistance Services GPA and test scores: SAT Math: 640 SAT Verbal: 680 ACT: 32 SAT 2 (US History): 720 SAT 2 (Math 1C): 710 SAT 2 (Writing): 750 High School GPA: 4.0 Undergraduate GPA: 3.91 Graduate GPA: 3.93 High School courses: AP Language and Composition, AP Literature, AP Physics, AP US History, AP Statistics, AP Microeconomics, AP Government & Politics German undergraduate courses: German 1-6, Advanced German 101-103, German Language and Culture, Conversational German 8A-8C, Advanced Conversational German, German Composition, German Writings & Literature General undergraduate courses: Intro to Psychology, Basic Astronomy, Intro to Ethics, Intro to International Relations, Principles of Microeconomics, Intro to Anthropology. Linguistics undergraduate courses: Intro to Phonetics, Intro to Syntax, Intro to Morphology, Intro to Phonology, Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Method, Discourse Analysis, First Language Acquisition, Word Origins, Development of English, Corpus Linguistics, Advanced Phonology, Language and Culture, Dialectology. Graduate linguistics courses: Intro to Grammatical Analysis, Formal Syntax, Comparative Method, Advanced Comparative Method, Areal Linguistics, Contact Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Sociophonetics, Acoustic Phonetics, Intonational Phonetics and Phonology, Second Language Phonology, First Language Phonological Acquisition, Psycholinguistics For my full CV, please visit: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jgrama/papers/grama_CV.pdf I am also available to copy-edit theses and dissertations for $0.50-$2 per page (negotiable).
Subject Expertise
10th Grade, 10th Grade math, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade, 11th Grade math, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade, 12th Grade math, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 9th Grade, 9th Grade math, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACT, ACT English, ACT Reading, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP German Language and Culture, College Essays, COMPASS Reading, COMPASS Writing Skills, English, ESL/ELL, Essay Editing, Foreign Language, GED, German, German 1, German 1, German 2, German 3, German 4, Graduate Test Prep, Grammar and Mechanics, GRE, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Verbal, Guitar, Languages, Linguistics, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, SAT Mathematics, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Social Studies, Statistics, TOEFL, Vocabulary, Writing