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Karima - Arabic, French, English (First Certificate, IELTS etc) Classes in Colchester

Karima Gold Member

Essex, Colchester (CO4) View on map
Last Logged In: 17 Mar 2012
Sex: Female
Can Travel To: CO

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PhD in Languages and Linguistics
Graduate Teaching Assistant/TEFL teacher
CRB checked+a Certificate
Essex University
References are available upon request

Subjects

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Arabic £20.00/hr
Business English £20.00/hr
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) £20.00/hr

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) £20.00/hr
French £20.00/hr
IELTS £20.00/hr

Personal Message: I am a PhD researcher. I worked as an English graduate teaching assistant (GTA) and also as a part-time TEFL teacher. I am fluent in Arabic, French and English (spoken/ written).
Which subject(s) do you teach?: Arabic, French, English and IELTS.
Tell me about your qualifications.: Phd Researcher (2010- Essex University)
Master of Arts (MA, Essex University, 2008)
BA in English language teaching (ISLT, Tunisia, 2007)
What kind of experience do you have?: English: I taught at Essex University as a graduate teaching Assistant and TEFL teaching (2010-2011)
French: I taught general French on a freelance basis to many students and at different levels (2009-2011)
Arabic: I taught Arabic at the Colchester Saudi Centre (2010-2011)
How much do you charge?: I charge 25 pounds for teaching at home.
I charge 35 pounds (if I have to travel to the tutee).
I give a discount for group teaching (20 pounds per each person) and if the number is large I may charge just 15 pounds per person.
Where do you teach?: I am pleased to teach at home (Wivenhoe park, Colchester) but I can also travel to the tutee.
When are you available?: I am available at any time (weekdays, evenings and weekends) because I am a PhD researcher so I can organize my own time according to the tuition schedule.
Which ages and levels do you teach?: I teach any age and any level (as .I have experience in teaching all ages and all levels)
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?: Yes, I have one. I had it done recently when I was employed for TEFL post (as my job involved the teaching of teenagers).
Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.: I can teach via Skype, yahoo messenger; whatever suits my tutees.
Where and with whom did you train?: Essex University (Language and Linguistics department)
Essex University (International Acdemy)
Listen and Learn Company
Colchester Saudi Institute
ISLT university Tunisia
Tell me about some of your current students.: Barry, W he is a 55 years-old business man, he is learning general Arabic and he started as an absolute beginner, but now he is almost an intermediate.
Mr Abdo, M , he is a 30 years-old Master of arts (MA) students at Essex University. I am teaching him Academic English.
Do you have a personal message for students?: I am very fond of teaching languages. I am very friendly and sociable and I can guarantee that my tutees will love my teaching as most of my former tutees did so and we are still in contact even after the end of their tuition.

My Articles

Review of Jin (2009) Third Language Acquisition

A critical review of Jin (2009) Third Language Acquisition of Norwegian Objects: Interlanguage transfer or L1 influence? Hypothesis and research questions This study investigates the acquisition of objects in L3 Norwegian by learners whose L1 is Chinese and who are advanced learners of L2 English. The main research question of this study...