Daniel

I am a Ph.D. student in Classics at U.C. Berkeley; I have a Masters degree in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature from Oxford University, from where I also received my B.A. in Classics. To date I have publications in two peer-reviewed journals pertaining to classical studies.

During my time studying Classics, my main strength has been in the linguistic side of my courses, and I am thus well equipped to provide tuition in Greek and Latin languages at all levels. I also specialise in the more technical disciplines of classical studies, such as papyrology, palaeography, and textual criticism, all of which complement the study of ancient languages especially well.

Availability: Currently I am only available for online tuition.
My tutees have found online tuition via Skype to be just as effective as a face-to-face meeting. In case you are unsure whether online sessions will work for you/your child, I can apply a 40% discount to the first session.

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: I am new to Tutor Hunt but have found a great deal of work through other tutoring agencies. See below for feedback from some of my clients.

Areas I have taught previously include: elementary and advanced Greek; elementary, intermediate, and advanced Latin (including preparation for scholarship exams); Greek prose composition at university level; Latin prose composition at all levels; translation and commentary of Cicero and Catullus. I am familiar with the Cambridge Latin Course and the current GCSE set texts.

Aside from private tuition, I taught elementary and intermediate Latin for a short time at Marymount International School (a private all-girls school in London), which involved working with students on a one-to-one basis and in large classes. I am, moreover, currently employed as a GSI (Graduate Student Instructor) at Berkeley, where I am teach seminars on classical languages and literature.

Recent success stories include: a GCSE student who was able to achieve a high A grade after getting a D in his mock exams; an international undergraduate student whose quality of work went from an F grade to an A grade; and a student at secondary-school who is now in the top set of Latin after scoring close to 100% in his end-of-year exams, and has recently won a Latin scholarship at his school.

Feedback:

`Dan is a great tutor. Responded promptly to all communication, sent my son pre reading to facilitate the tutorials, explained everything clearly, set appropriate follow up work and made the lessons interesting and enjoyable. Thanks Dan!`

`I`d highly recommend Daniel for anyone needing help with Ancient Greek-he is extremely professional and makes the lesson engaging.`

`Daniel is always quick to respond and very thorough in the feedback he provides. He works hard to ensure that I understand various concepts and is a fantastic tutor. I am really pleased with how thing are progressing and have done very well since he started helping me.`

`Very kind and helpful. So pleased to see that our son is regaining confidence in Latin. On-line Tutor sessions work surprisingly well and Daniel is very flexible in accommodating a busy summer holiday schedule.`

`My son just had his first Tutor session with Daniel and it went really really well. Thank you so much Daniel for your prompt replies and being on time and well prepared for the session.`

`Daniel is a very accommodating and patient tutor, who is clearly very able to alter his approach to match very closely the needs of his students. So far I`ve found him to be deeply knowledgeable about his subject, and able to explain things in a very lucid and concise manner.`