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Elly B.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
PhD Student in Comparative Literary Studies and French&Italian, Northwestern University; PhD Student in Comparative Literature, Université d’Aix-Marseille (France); MA in Modern Philology, summa cum laude, Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy); BA in Classics, summa cum laude, Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
Experience
Research Assistant Department of French and Italian, Northwestern University (Bibliographic research, editing, proofreading, translation. Assistance with communication and diffusion of Call for Applications). Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Northwestern University; Department of French and Italian, Northwestern University. Part-time Instructor in Comparative Literature, Department of French Literature, Aix-Marseille Université (France). Teacher, Private Highschool Saint Eloi, Aix-en-Provence (France), Italian language and culture (beginner/intermediate/advanced). Part-time Instructor, Business School ESG(C&F), Aix en Provence (France), Italian language and culture (beginner/intermediate/advanced). Tutor, Department of Classics, Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy). One on one tutoring, high-school and college level: Latin, Italian, History, English, French, Italian, Ancient Greek. Assistant teacher at "Insieme a Chicago", full immersion Italian classes for children age 2-7. Assistant in Acquisitions and Manuscript Editor, Northwestern University Press. Assistant in the organization of cultural events, Translator (Italian to French), Assistant Cataloger Fondation Saint-John Perse, Aix en Provence (France). LANGUAGES Italian: native speaker/ French: near native fluency/ English: near native fluency. TOEFL score: 110/120/ Ancient Greek and Latin: excellent command/ Medieval Occitan: very good command/ Spanish: working knowledge.
Subject Expertise
American Literature, Ancient and Medieval Heritage, British Literature, Classics, College Essays, English, Essay Editing, European History, Expository Writing, Foreign Language, French, French 1, French 2, French 3, French 4, Graduate Test Prep, GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Reasoning, Handwriting, Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, Italian, Languages, Latin, Latin 1, Latin 2, Latin 3, Latin 4, Literature, Medieval Literature, Reading, TOEFL, Writing