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Joshua tutors in Chicago, IL

Joshua K.

Private tutor in Chicago, IL

Education

BA in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetics and Poetic Translation from Tusculum College Teaching English as a Foreign Language/ESL/TESOL Certification from British Certifying Institute I-To-I, with specializations in Teaching Young Learners, Teaching with Limited Resources, Teaching Business English, and Teaching One-On-One Current MFA Candidate in Writing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Experience

Taught English as a Foreign Language in Santiago de Chile. Taught/Guest Lectured at a university on several subjects (Poetics, Imagism, Linguistics, Translation, Hispanic Literature) at all levels (1000-4000/Freshman-Senior). I enjoy working one-on-one or in small groups with students eager to expand their knowledge base in any given subject. Some experience with learning disabilities. Some foreign-language skills. Extensive experience with other cultures/languages. I have studied in England and Scotland, where I studied Romantic Literature from the 18th Century; Italy, Germany, and Switzerland, where I studied Renaissance Art and the Reformation; and spent a small amount of time in The Netherlands. Additionally, I have lived in both North and South America.

Subject Expertise

EnglishWritingPsychologyArtArt HistoryESLTEFLTESOLLinguisticsSpanishLiterature

Availability

Weekends at any time, Monday at any time, Tuesday after 6PM, Wednesday in the morning, Wednesday after 4PM, Thursday in the morning, Thursday after 6PM, Friday after 4PM, Friday after 7PM, Weekends at any time

Can Meet

Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I enjoy traveling, reading, writing, bookmaking, hiking, backpacking, white water rafting, and camping. Some of my academic interests include: Art: Impressionism, Dada, The Renaissance, Illustration, Abstract Expressionism, Color Theory Literature: Magical Realism, Surrealism, Flash Fiction, Poetic and Literary Translation, Imagism, Cuban Revolutionary Poets, Confessional Poetry, Beat Generation, Black Mountain Poets, Language Poetry History: Chilean Coup d'état and Pinochet Regime, Cuban Revolution, Desaparecidos, Renaissance, Reformation, Inquisition

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