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English (ESL) with Margarita C.

Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks Spanish, French, German
Teaching since 1985
Comparative Literature

    About Margarita C.

    I started as a head of the English Department at San Francisco University and created, as well as supervised, all English classes. I was School Coordinator and Director for over 8 years and I have consulted for other private institutions to supervise and create a curriculum based on excellence. For the last five years I established a translation/interpretation and editing department for a major project, building and training a team to give service to private and public owned companies as a support for all deliverables, courses, meetings and teleconferences. My hard work and high standards have given fruit to excellent reviews. Teaching Language and Literature is my passion. I believe teaching is passing on experience acquired over the years to someone who is eager to learn something new and take on a new voyage. Portraying real life is what teaching is all about. I believe in applying an eclectic approach in every class. Every student is different and has individual learning styles and needs. This is key to the learning/teaching of any subject. That's why I encourage my pupils to apply "I can do it" as a goal in every project or assignment.

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    Teaching Hours

    Tuesday
    6 PM-8 PM
    Wednesday
    6 PM-8 PM
    Thursday
    6 PM-8 PM
    Saturday
    6 PM-8 PM
    Sunday
    4 PM-6 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $34
    45 minutes
    $34
    60 minutes
    $42
    90 minutes
    $67
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    Experience

    Head of English Department

    Dec, 1990 - Jun, 1998

    USFQ

    Duties included the organization and structuring of the English Department, placement tests (written and oral); selection of materials and staff for the Department as well as the making of the study programs both for the General School as well as for the Minor in English. Full time professor of English, teaching subjects such as Basic and Advanced English as a Second Language, Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, Business English; Linguistics and Translation Workshops; In charge of structuring the minor in Comparative Literature (translation studies option).

    General Director and School Manager

    Mar, 2006 - Jun, 2012

    Green Valley International School

    Duties included setting up of the school at pre-school and primary levels; curriculum implementation; hiring and training of teachers at both levels; monitoring of students with “no child left behind” and Pearson DRA, DWA and EDL assessment programs; general management of the school

    Secondary Teacher

    Jan, 2002 - Jun, 2005

    The British School

    English teacher in middle school; Spanish teacher at IB level; Extended Essay supervisor. Duties included teaching English as an additional language; giving support to students in all areas of ESL to access the curriculum; reading, writing and oral proficiency assessment of new-coming students; preparing students for IGCSE ESL examination in years 10 and 11; monitoring students for extended essays in years 12 and 13; initial Spanish at IB level; Year 9 English teacher and homeroom-teacher; preparing students for SATS examination in Key Stage 3

    Education

    Bachelor of Arts

    Sep, 1978 - Jun, 1981

    Texas A&M University

    Comparative Literature

    Aug, 1984 - Sep, 1985

    SUNY Binghamton

    Certifications

    Coursework Certificate in English as a Second Language

    Mar, 2003

    Cambridge University

    This was part of the British IGCSE.

    Languages

    German

    Limited Proficiency

    Spanish

    Native Proficiency

    French

    Professional Proficiency

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