...I'm Christine and I am available to tutor folks from ages 10-100. I am a college professor and my favorite part of the job is working 1 to 1 with my students! Before I started teaching, I was a swimming coach for several years. (read more)
...Last year, I was fortunate enough to aid in translating immigration documentation for the International Rescue Committee. My research interests include computational morphosyntax, natural language processing, French-based Creole syntax, corpus linguistics, semantics, and language documentation. I am an advanced French speaker, and an intermediate speaker of Haitian Creole and Japanese. (read more)
...This experience means I can be flexible and articulate with each student. Much of my experience has involved teaching writing, included but not limited to test preparation, but literature and reading skills are also a strength. As a teacher and as a parent, I am empathetic and my goal is to meet each child where he or she is. (read more)
...I feel, is important. Be creative! Mastermind homework assignments, so that you are assured your student begins to master her difficulties, and put the pressure on, so that you can expect that she will always do her best! (read more)
I have been tutoring in writing centers for the past three years, first at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, MA, and currently at the writing center at UMass Amherst. I have successfully completed a year's worth of rigorous training that provided me with background and skills regarding the p... (read more)