LoginMelanie Alexandra - Cardiff tutor
Information About Melanie Alexandra:
Personal Description:
I have a British mother and a Spanish father, grew up in Spain and went to a British International school from the age of 3 to the age of 17. I began my Mechanical Engineering BEng at Cardiff University in September 2006 at the age of 17. I am fluent in English and Spanish (they are both my native languages,) and can speak German fairly well.
I am friendly and sociably, but not loud and desruptive, and live in a tidy welcoming flat with my partner, neither of us smoke.
Teaching Experience:
August 2003 (1 month) - Tutored and minded a 6 year old Spanish boy. I spent 3 hours 3 times a week with him looking after him and at the same time teaching him English through talking and playing games.
January to June 2004 - Tutored two sisters (aged 8 and 10) after school, 2 hours a week. Helped them with their English, Maths, Science, and all other homework.
July 2004 - Teacher's assistant at a Summer School, helped with English, Maths and IT
August 2004 - Tutored and minded same boy as the year before, now 7 (6 hours a week)
September 2005 to June 2006 - Tutored an 11 year old boy (3 hours a week) - English and Maths
July and August 2006 - Tutored and minded an 11 year old boy (a sort of one-to-one summer school from 9.30-14.30) playing with him and also spending an hour and a half on Maths and an hour and a half on English.
Tutoring Approach:
I will help the child reach the answer themselves instead of telling them the answer outright, so they can do it on their own in the future. I will never belittle a child, and will listen to them if they want to tell me about something else, although I make it clear that I am there for us to learn, not for a chat!
I like to prepare the class, so preferrably I would have an overview of their syllabus before class, so I can prepare at home. If it is just to help them with specific problems and topics then I am happy to just turn up and help them out with their questions, homework, or whatever you think they need the most help on.
I am always punctual, or, most likely, early, since I like to sit down and start at the agreed time. I will not leap out of my chair as soon as the time is up if we are in middle of a problem or there are a few questions left to do that would benefit the child.
I will genuinely care for the child, and not regard the time spent with him/her as simply an extra job to earn a bit of cash!
Subjects Taught:
Qualifications:
- No teaching qualifications
- 11 GCSEs (All A*, A, B)
- International Baccalaureate (equivalent to A Levels) 36/45 points
- IB Higher Level Subjects: Physics, Business Studies, Mathematics. Standard Level: History, German 2nd Language, Spanish 1st Language
Further Information:
| Availability: | Weekends / Weekdays (all times) |
| Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you / From their home |
| References Supplied? | Yes |
| Additional Languages Spoken: | Spanish |
