Language Lessons in Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA. It's your time.

I often tutor students with English as their second language, primarily Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. I do not speak these languages fluently, but I am able erase confusion in our sessions by strategizing a series of questions in order to understand your concerns, and to prompt you to ultimately communicate your ideas as best to your ability on paper. Your paper should sound like you, and not your writing tutor.

Hello, my name is Jared Perez-DeBusk and I am Deaf. I am proud to share that American Sign Language is my very first language, not English. I have a Deaf sister and my family knows sign language. I always enjoy teaching people sign language. I discovered my passion to teaching, which led me to study public speaking and how to interact with the audience and eventually getting a bachelor’s degree in Communication in Performance Studies from University of South Florida. Few years later, I got accepted to Master’s in Sign Language Education program at Gallaudet University and graduated in 2018. I am looking forward to share my rich experience in sign language and Deaf culture with you.

I have a Master's Degree of Education, K-12 certification, and 8 years of experience teaching Spanish in schools and tutoring adults and children. The key to learning to communicate in a new language is to hear and use the language in context. I teach vocabulary using stories that create with my students, and we recycle that vocabulary in conversations, role plays and new stories we create together. By acquiring language naturally in this way, students are best able to learn and retain vocabulary and grammatical structures.
I tailor my lessons to my students' goals and interests. However, I have a general system and self-created curriculum that I successfully apply to most students. When I work with beginners, we focus on the 16 highest frequency verbs and most useful prepositions and expressions in the language, so that my students are able to express themselves on a variety of topics in just a few lessons. I incorporate authentic resources (resources from the Spanish-speaking ...

Typically I have a short conversation, then have you read while I listen. I give you feedback on improper pronunciation, then tell you the meanings of any surfs you don’t know. Then, I go over vocabulary words, explaining what they mean, how to use them in talking, and small differences between words. Finally, I can give you grammar quizzes and lessons. If you have a job interview or a writing assignment, I can help you with managers’ questions, CVs and resumes, or provide editing and suggestions if you write in English for your job or university classes.

Hi, my name is Alan. I am a college graduate who is deaf and fluent in ASL, but can also speak and lipread well. I am presently volunteering to teach a sign language class to a group of hearing students in a local public library on Tuesday evenings. I have been teaching/tutoring ASL privately for over 8 years. I would love to help you learn ASL and interact with deaf people using the expressive and receptive skills that I have mastered throughout my life. I am a very patient teacher who would like to see you become successful in conversing in ASL. I am available to provide you with my tutoring service in the mornings, afternoons or evenings during the week. Please contact me if you are interested