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Jessica H - Tutor in Glen Ridge

I am a qualified teacher with a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and English Literature. I also have a Post Graduate Certificate in Education specializing in teaching English both as a First and First Additional Language at FET (high school) level. I have three years of tutoring experience (both in university tutor groups and as a private tutor for a family with children in middle and high school). I also have one year of teaching experience in a South African high school. I also have three years experience teaching English as a foreign language in China (to a range of students aged 4-19 with drastically varying levels of proficiency). I am always well prepared and am very resource-based in teaching (I like to have multimedia, games and physical objects to aid learning). I believe in a learner-centered approach to teaching and am fiercely dedicated to my pupils.

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Teaching places

Students Home, Public Place, and Online

Travelling distance

Jessica will travel 50km from Glen Ridge, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Languages spoken

Jessica speaks English

Experience
2014-01-20 - 2020-02-15
teacher

This time range includes: 2014 - 2016: private tutor for a family. Tutoring all subjects for grade 4, 6 and 11 learners respectively. 2015 : Tutoring First Year Linguistic students at Rhodes 2015: Tutoring First Year Sound Technology students at Rhodes 2016: Tutoring academic writing to first year B.Ed students at Rhodes. 2016-2017: Teaching English at Victoria Girls' High School 2017-2018: Teaching English to young (5-12) second language learners in China 2018-2020: Teaching English at IELTS level to second language high school learners in China

Education
2016-02-02 - 2016-11-30
PGCE - Rhodes

Post Graduate Certificate In Education specialising in teaching English as a First and First Additional Language at FET (high School) phase

Subjects taught
  • English Language and Literature

    I have a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and English Literature, as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Education specialising in teaching English as a first and a First Additional Language. As well as over 5 years experience teaching ages ranging from 5-22, and experience teaching students with absolutely no proficiency in English (second language users in China) to students at first year University level (first year linguistics students at the University Currently Known as Rhodes).

    Jessica teaches English Language and Literature at High School, Primary School, University/College, and Adult level(s)