Information about Jeremy - Doncaster East tutor -

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Personal Description:

From my considerable experience as a language learner and teacher, I believe that you don't need to have a talent for languages to enjoy learning and mastering one. All you need is the enthusiasm or motivation and the commitment to learn one, and a good teacher will do the rest!
My ongoing interest and education in Linguistics has equipped me with an in-depth knowledge about languages and how they work. I have studied German and Chinese as Second Language at VCE level and am familiar with the curriculum and program. I have also taught myself French and studied it intensively at a language school in Lyon.
I have had experience preparing students for IELTS and am currently learning how to teach the PTE test. I am also familiar with several VCE EAL texts, including The Crucible, Medea, and The Golden Age.
I can teach one-on-one or in a small group of up to 3 students, and I offer a discount of 20% per student for group sessions.
IMPORTANT CONDITION: If I am required to drive more than 10 km to the tutoring location, I reserve the right to charge an extra $20 per session to cover fuel costs.

Tuition Experience:

I currently teach English to international students at Deakin University and German in the adults class at the German Saturday School. I have previously taught German, French and Spanish in various high school settings in Melbourne and London. I have also privately tutored a variety of clients in French, German. Chinese (non-background only) and English as Additional Language.

Tutoring Approach:

I am a passionate, professional and patient language instructor who specializes in teaching French and German based on the Michel Thomas Method. This is a revolutionary teaching technique which helps learners build their confidence in a language through acquiring lasting and relevant knowledge in a systematic, structured and stress-free fashion, with teacher support at every step of the way. I also strongly encourage the use of ICT in language learning, especially in between sessions.
To master any language, a fundamental knowledge of the sounds and how to decode them will help most people read and speak correctly. This, along with patient practice in the different verb tense forms, will help students gain a high level of proficiency. At the advanced level, I place a focus on moving towards a greater level of proficiency by understanding and using connected speech as well as acquiring vocabulary in chunks (with a special focus on collocations)