Margaret

I currently tutor for:
the Eleven Plus examination for Wirral schools
GCSE and A level Spanish
GCSE and A level French
GCSE English Language
adult learners of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) / English as a Foreign Language (EFL).

It is important for me that my students, of any age, enjoy learning and I help them to develop confidence in themselves as they learn. I am also keen for my students to learn about the cultures of the countries where English /French / Spanish are spoken so they have an insight into other cultures and a meaningful context in which to learn the language.

I have always enjoyed teaching language and culture and I continue to do so. I am very experienced in teaching students in Secondary Education, Further Education and in Higher Education (at undergraduate and postgraduate levels) as well as at Primary School level as I am keen to use my skills for the benefit of early learners in addition to older students.

I have lived and worked in France, Spain, the Dominican Republic, Canada and the U.S.A. I have extensive knowledge about Latin American culture and contemporary society and I am actively involved in a local Latin American Society. I also have close working contacts with Spain`s Instituto Cervantes in Manchester, where the cultural life of Spain is well promoted through cinema, music, art, literature and theatre.
I am a near-native speaker of Spanish and French.

Availability: 4pm - 8pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
10am -12pm Saturdays
Other times by arrangement

Willing to travel: 4 miles

Experience: Eleven Plus tutoring.

Teaching French and Spanish successfully at the following levels:
Beginner level
G.C.S.E.
AS level
A level

Teaching Spanish and French Language and Society and Spanish -English translation /French -English translation at A level and university undergraduate to Degree level.

Teaching English in the following contexts and at the following levels:

(i) GCSE English Language

(i) English to Speakers of Other Languages at beginner and post beginner level, at intermediate level, at Cambridge First Certificate and Cambridge Proficiency levels in Language Colleges in the UK and overseas.

(iii) English for Academic Purposes and Business English at university level to enable students to achieve IELTS 5,6,7 and 8 in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

(iii) Successfully teaching research skills and research writing skills to undergraduate students aiming to achieve their B.A. Honours degree, and to post graduate students aiming to achieve their M.A. or their M.B.A.degree.