Rebecca - Swansea tutor






Information About Rebecca:


Personal Description:

I am a 29- year old mature student studying BA Honours Translation with Italian and Spanish at Swansea University. I have recently returned from 6 months studying in Granada, Spain and last year I spent 4 months working as a translator in Brescia, Northern Italy.
I thoroughly enjoy my degree, as well as all aspects of language. I particularly pride myself on my keen sense of grammar, spelling and punctuation. I read a lot about language and linguistics, as well as continually improving my grasp of Italian and Spanish.
I have studied Italian for 12 years and thanks to my work placement in Brescia I am now fluent. Although I have studied Spanish for just 3 years, my university classes are very intensive and my time in Granada has helped me greatly.
I work as a freelance translator and last year was part of a project translating a 26,000 word spoken memoir. This was a challenging and valuable experience.
Outside of university, I enjoy cooking, walking in the countryside of the Gower peninsula, Pilates and seeing friends.



Teaching Experience:

Currently I have 5 tutees with whom I have been working for between 2 months and 3 years, aged between 12 and 36 years old. Some of my tutees want to be able to have a simple conversation in Italian, while others like to concentrate on grammar or problems they have encountered in school or university.
I have also tutored several people in preparation for TEFL courses as my understanding of grammar is excellent.



Tutoring Approach:

I like to ask the student what they have particular problems with, or what they would like to concentrate on (e.g. conversation, grammar) and then centre on those areas. I have always found it useful as a student of foreign languages to be able to relate grammar problems, for example, to real-life situations so I use this technique, along with role-play, quite often.
I know that some of my tutees feel I am more approachable because I am still a student myself. I also feel this way, having had some terrible tutors in my life who had forgotten what it was like to study!
I try to keep up to date with curriculae from primary school age right up to university level so I have an understanding of the subject areas being taught to all ages.



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Qualifications:

  • A-level French and Italian
  • currently studying BA Hons Translation with Italian and Spanish

Further Information:

Availability:  Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:   Travels to you / Online
References Supplied?   Yes