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Talia U - Tutor in Randburg

Hi there My name is Talia! I'm really keen on being your personal tutor. I'll be sure to help you through your challenging areas in Math, Science, English & Afrikaans. You can trust in my methods as I have had 7 years of experience teaching students from primary to high-school. I assure you that our lessons will be fun and engaging. I am patient, can break things down to help you learn with better understanding, teach you how to problem solve, and help you reach your goals academically. Picking me as your tutor will be your best decision yet!

Tutor basics
Teaching places

My Home, Public Place, and Online

Travelling distance

Talia will travel 10km within Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Languages spoken

Talia speaks Mandarin, Afrikaans, and English

Experience
2019-11-01 - 2020-01-31
Final Year Medical Student Intern training

Completed medical clinical training in all departments of Surgery Examined & managed patients in clinic, wards and ER at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

2019-06-01 - 2019-10-31
Final Year Medical Student Intern training

Completed medical clinical training in all departments of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Examined & managed patients in clinic, wards and ER at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital

2019-02-01 - 2019-05-31
Final year Medical Student Intern training

Completed medical clinical training in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Paediatrics Examined & managed patients at King Dinizulu Hospital Complex

2013-02-01 - 2014-01-31
Tutored for Tutors at your service

Tutored Mathematics, Physics and Accounting to primary and high-school students & matriculants Prepared lessons Conducted assessments

2017-12-01 - 2019-01-31
Part-time ESL Teacher at DUSA Foreign Teaching Centre

Taught English as a foreign language to learners aged 3-10 at EV Planet International Kids English School Carried out lesson plans Prepared materials and videos to assist learning Was trained on how to use various teaching programmes Conducted and assessed lessons

2015-06-01 - 2020-08-25
Part-time ESL teacher and Personal Tutor

Currently completing a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) so as to teach online classes to children around the globe Currently working on a business venture to start an online teaching English teaching recruitment agency with owner of said business Taught English as a foreign language to learners aged 3-12 on a part-time basis while in med school Designed and carried out lesson plans Prepared materials and videos to assist learning Was trained on how to use various teaching programmes Conducted and assessed lessons

Education
2020-07-14 - 2020-08-31
TEFL - TEFL on the Beach

Currently completing this course.

2008-01-01 - 2012-12-31
Matric - UJMA (formerly RAUCALL)

Achievements Matriculated with 5 academic distinctions 5 distinctions in portfolio work Academic Colours: 5 years consecutively Vice Secretary of Senior Representative Council of Learners Class representative in Matric year

2013-02-01 - 2013-12-31
BSc Biological Sciences - WITS

Completed and passed first year of BSc Biological Sciences at Wits, before leaving to China to begin my Medical school career.

2014-03-01 - 2020-06-30
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery) - Shandong University Cheelloo College of Medicine

Qualified MBBS Dr Recent graduate Graduated with a distinction GPA: 85.59% (Top 10% of the Programme) Clubs and Societies: Student Representative Council (SRC), Head of Publicity, Sports Society Achievements: 2014-2015 School year: 3rd Scholarship 2015-2016 School year: 3rd Scholarship 2016-2017 School year: Good performance 2018-2019 School year: Good performance Part-time teacher / tutor

Subjects taught
  • English as a foreign Language

    I am best suited to teaching English as as foreign teacher as I have had 4 years of teaching experience as an ESL teacher in China. I have taught students from tender kindergarten age through to high school. I am quite proud to mention that with my help and guidance, a student of mine earned a place into an English speaking and speech contest in Korea, where he performed exceptionally well. I am also a certified TEFL educator. I was able to build strong bonds with students and aided them in building confidence within themselves so as to practice and speak English outside of the classroom, to other foreigners and possibly when they intended on going abroad. Through fun, games and carefully planned lessons, students' ability to speak, understand, and read improved significantly in comparison to students who only took English at local school as part of a standard curriculum.

    Talia teaches English as a foreign Language at High School, Primary School, and Adult level(s)

  • Math

    Having always had a flare for mathematics, I performed well enough in high-school so as to have matriculated with a distinction. My good grades in school earned me a place in medical school to complete my dream of being a doctor. In my first year of university, having studied here in South Africa, I took up tutoring as a part time job. My core subjects taught included Mathematics. During my time spent at WITs pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree, I completed courses in Statistics, Calculus and Physics. This built on my foundation of teaching Mathematics. Students found that with my help and guidance, their marks, ability to problem solve and reason had greatly improved. Part of my teaching technique is to get students to learn how to problem solve early and independently, seeing as our mainstream education doesn't quite teach students to do so and thus learners' struggle through university and perform poorly.

    Talia teaches Math at High School level(s)

  • Science

    I am best suited to teaching Science as this was a core subject I had taken in high school. I matriculated with a 79% aggregate in Physical Sciences. My first year at wits entailed me pursuing a degree in a Bachelor of Science course. I completed courses in Introductory life sciences and Chemistry. During my medical school career I completed courses in Chemistry (Organic and Inorganic) College Physics Human Anatomy Histology and Embryology Neuroanatomy Biochemsitry Molecular Biology Medical immunology Behavioural Sciences Pathology Pharmacology Medical genetics Pathophysiology Nuclear medicine Lab diagnostics Physical disgnostics Medical imageology Operative Medicine Internal Medicine Opthalomology ENT Infectious diseases Neurology Dermatology Gynaecology & Obstetrics Paediatrics Cell biology Physiology Medical Microbiology Human parasitology General Family Medicine With all the above knowledge, I am well suited to teaching most science subjects.

    Talia teaches Science at High School, Primary School, and University/College level(s)