Martina D.

Private tutor in Harderwijk, Netherlands

Education

BA of the arts in English literature and language at the Free University of Amsterdam, including an Erasmus exchange to York St. John University in York MA of the arts in Education, focusing on secondary school teaching and learning Media and Entertainment Management at InHolland University (propedeutical)

Experience

1,5 years of tutoring to people ages 4-26, from Dutch, British, Spanish and Arabic backgrounds. Privately and through School Kitchen (Dutch homework institute) Teaching assistant at a secondary school in Amsterdam Horsemanship instructor (educating horses and humans) 1 year as violin teacher in Amsterdam, teaching to play by ear yearly weekend workshop teaching folk music on the violin to children ages 8-12 completed a TESOL module at York St. John University MA in Education, including modules: Arts in Education, Psychology of the Learner, Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Fostering Productive Thought. MA dissertation title: Awakening the artist in the Learner: Creative and critical learning through poetry in secondary schools. As you can see, teaching and learning is a great part of my life and I enjoy every moment of it. It is so rewarding to see how pupils improve their English skills and knowledge, and to see their growing enthusiasm in a language which before they might have found "boring". I enjoy solving problems in an interactive way. I am deeply motivated to help learners of any age improve in many aspects of the English language. I enjoy working with children and adults of all ages, and have gained so much knowledge from meeting such interesting people from around the world.

Subject Expertise

HSPT Reading Writing 12th Grade Reading 2nd Grade Reading 3rd Grade Reading 4th Grade Reading 5th Grade Reading 6th Grade Reading 7th Grade Reading 8th Grade Reading 9th Grade Reading ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension ACT Reading ASPIRE Reading COMPASS Reading DAT Reading Comprehension Technical Writing LSAT Reading Comprehension OAT Reading Comprehension PCAT Reading Comprehension PSAT Critical Reading Reading SAT Critical Reading English ACT English AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition ASPIRE English CAHSEE English CLEP English Literature GRE Subject Test in Literature in English ACT with Writing 5th Grade Writing 4th Grade Writing 3rd Grade Writing 2nd Grade Writing 1st Grade Writing 12th Grade Writing 1st Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Reading 7th Grade Writing 8th Grade Writing 9th Grade Writing 6th Grade Writing ACT Writing COMPASS Writing Skills Creative Writing Expository Writing Fiction Writing GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment GRE Analytical Writing Handwriting Legal Writing PCAT Writing Persuasive Writing Poetry Writing PSAT Writing Skills SAT Writing

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

Horses ("Natural" horsemanship) --> educating the horse, others and myself through listening to and responding with body language Reading Education: I am a firm believer in deep learning, and learning through doing & through experience. This means my method in teaching should provoke productive thought; critical and creative understanding. I try to achieve this by asking questions and giving the learner the opportunity to find answers for themselves. I treat each pupil as an individual and try my best to cater to their needs, as this is important for their learning experience and their learning process.

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