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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
English, Writing, Psychology, Art, Art History, ESL, TEFL, tesol, Linguistics, Caribbean studies, Spanish, Literature