Writing tutors in Johannesburg

While I received distinctions in high school and university for both English and Advanced Programme English, it is also my current job as an editor and freelance writer that qualifies me for this tutoring position. I will work through sentence structure, grammar, vocabulary, style, tone and more.

As a Masters student in Anthropology, I currently spend most of my time on academic writing. I studied literature as well as language editing during my undergrad, and I was fortunate enough to obtain my BA and my Honours degree with distinction.

Having gone through all my education in English, I have a good command of the English language. I also have a score of 9 in the General IELTS examination. I have tutoring experience and I have the desirable soft skills; patience, understanding and structure to successfully tutor this subject.

I have experience in creative and academic writing at which I excel. I know what makes a good academic essay and can pass on tips and advice. I love writing and I hope I can pass on this passion to those I teach. If not, however, I can help people to drastically improve their writing skills in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and structure.

Being an avid reader, I enjoy writing as a hobby, even today. I have been awarded the Eisteddfod category winner for English Creative Writing for two consecutive years. Being a student in the humanities field, writing essays are part of my course and I am well versed in the structures and requirements of it.

As a Bachelor of Arts student we are encouraged to express ourselves and more to communicate with others through writing. I have been taught by the best and I have been learning from the best. Writing is also my form of expression and I have been awarded for that.

I am very patient and understanding.English is my first language so I had to work very hard to fully know and understand it. What I am trying to say is I know what it takes to master the language and can easily help a learner understand the language

I was a semi-finalist in the 2019 Old Mutual and Nedbank budget speech competition. I have tips on not only how to structure your academic essay but also referencing tips (including In text referencing)

I have received 86% for my overall English subject when matriculating high school and have too received 84% for AP English, which is focused on the analysis of literary texts alongside writing specifically-focused academic essays. More prominently I have completed three years of undergraduate English studies at Wits University, which means that I have a profound understanding of studying literary works alongside writing compelling academic essays on a university-equivalent level.

As an academic writing coach for fist and second-year health science students, I am confident that I am one of the best tutors for this subject. I love reading and writing and have an interesting way with words. I also love building, linking and simplifying complex concepts using language.