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Noonie Minogue - English, Latin and Classics Tuition in Hammersmith, W London

Noonie Minogue A-level Latin Tutor (West London)

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  • Professional Qualification BA English Literature Cambridge University
  • Professional Qualification PGCE English and Drama Bristol University

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Personal Message
I love my subject and want to share that with whoever I teach.
Which subject(s) do you teach?
I teach Latin, Greek, ancient and modern, and English literature .
Tell me about your qualifications.
I studied English literature at Newnham College, Cambridge University, English and drama PGCE at Bristol University, and Greek and Latin at Birkbeck College London.
What kind of experience do you have?
I've done classics coaching for St Paul's Girls' school, and taught Greek and Latin at the Hall school in Hampstead.
I work also as a freelance book reviewer - fiction for the TLS and Classics books for the Tablet, and published a children's biography of the Emperor Nero: "The Singing Emperor" (Short Books) in 2005. I'm also an artist and map illustrator with a very thorough knowledge of the topography of Ancient Rome, of which I am creating a giant map. I'm happy to start beginners off in modern Greek too as I've lived in Greece and studied its literature and music over many years.
How much do you charge?
I can make reductions for group lessons. I charge £10 extra for travel.
Where do you teach?
I teach at home or at students' homes and it is very easy to reach Shepherds bush, Chiswick, Kensington or Barnes from where I am.
When are you available?
My times are very flexible.
Which ages and levels do you teach?
I am happy to teach children and adults of all ages.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?
No.
Do you have a personal message for students?
I'm a great advocate of conversational Latin. It can be hilarious. I'm also keen for pupils to hear the sound and rhythm of verse by reading aloud and scanning at the same time - which is not at all as hard as you might think. I know too that vast amounts of grammar can be learned on the hoof quite pleasantly between home and the bus stop.

My Articles

Review of Christopher Booker's "7 Basic Plots"

The Seven Basic Plots: Why we tell stories,    (The Tablet 2004)By Christopher Booker, (Continuum)The heckling begins even when you mention the title of this book: "Oh but it's the flesh of a story that make it alive, not the bones" or "you can make a story mean just about anything". Well, Booker would probably be the first to agree that...

Review of "The Birth of Classical Europe"

The Birth of Classical Europe - a History from Troy to Augustine by Simon Price and Peter Thonemann (The Penguin History of Europe, Allen Lane)            (printed in the Tablet 2010)   The past, for an 8th century Greek was a measureless ocean with no port of call beyond a few generations - no chronological anchorage except for the...

review of Barry Strauss' "The Spartacus war"

The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)   (printed in The Tablet 2009)     In the spring of 70BC the road between Rome and Capua was lined with crucified slaves, the final remnant of Spartacus' rebellion. It was probably, as Barry Strauss says, "the largest mass crucifixion of the ancient world" and it marked the end of...

review of Roblin Lane Fox's The Classical World

The Classical World - An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian  (printed in The Tablet 2005) by Robin Lane Fox (Allen Lane)   There's nothing like an Epic History for bringing on bouts of delicious lofty ennuie. Even Pyrrho who lived through one of history's most exciting chapters, the long march to the shores of the Indus with Alexander the...

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