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Jan W.

Private tutor in Chicago, IL

Education

ESL adjunct faculty, BIR Training Center, Chicago; certified teacher, Teacher Certification Board; M.A., Interdisciplinary Arts Education, Columbia College Chicago, GPA: 4.0; B.A., Journalism and Mass Communications, Iowa State University, Ames; former Chicago Tribune freelance writer; fiction published in numerous literary journals and Web sites.

Experience

I teach international and nontraditional students in English reading, writing, and speaking at BIR Training Center, Chicago. I focus on Academic Bridge Writing, Test Preparation for Reading, and Business Communication and Correspondence. I want to be your writing and English coach, helping you reach your goals and expectations. As a lifelong learner, I continue to educate myself by enrolling in fiction writing courses at Northeastern Illinois University. I am author of Awesome Art Projects That Spark Super Writing (New York: Scholastic, 2011). I have been recognized as a poetry/prose instructor by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English, and I am a former middle-school Language Arts teacher.

Subject Expertise

English readingwritinggrammarpronunciationEnglish as a Second Languageessay writing

Availability

Weekends at any time

Can Meet

Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I enjoy biking the backroads of southwestern Michigan's Harbor Country.

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