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Information About Annabel:

Personal Description:

I am 26 years old and at the moment I am completing research for an MA in Classics. I live and work in Durham and am a self-employed English language teacher and proofreader. I am currently learning Turkish and German, and enjoy learning about other countries and cultures.

Teaching Experience:

I have been working as an English language teacher for 3 years, and have taught all age ranges from 6 years to adult, in groups and one-to-one lessons. I have worked in a private language school in Greece and a business-based school in Istanbul, and feel ready to take on any kind of language-related teaching! I have also taught groups of teenagers at various summer schools in the UK and understand the need for kinesthetic and game-based learning.
I have taught French to school-age children in informal situations, through the use of songs and the media, focusing on fluency of conversation, rather than grammar.
During my degree in Classics I have helped a number of students beginning and continuing with Greek (and Latin) with the complexities of the languages, and this has enabled me to have an excellent knowledge of both languages, which my teaching experience in other areas help me to explain to students.

Tutoring Approach:

Evidently, the tutee's needs come first! Aside from this, though, through my years of experience teaching English as a foreign language, it has been proved to me that students learn best when in a challenging yet fun environment. Going over and over the same piece of grammar which is difficult to understand will never solve anything. Thus in all my lessons, whether they be English Literature or Greek, I will do my very best to suit the lesson to the student, whether this be showing them how Homeric grammar can be interesting, or analysing D.H. Lawrence's 'Women in Love'.

Qualifications:

• Certificate in TEFL, studying for DELTA
• A-level in English Literature, A-level in French
• Degree in Classical Languages and Literature, MA pending
• as above

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / From their home / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:	German, French, Currently learning Turkish