Miss Jane M.

Bachelor in French/Minor-Italian · 22-30 years old female

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Education and Qualifications

I am a native of Saint Petersburg, Russia, and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in French and a minor in Italian, with honors. I have been teaching private and semi-private language lessons and offering academic support to students of all ages for over seven years. As part of an afterschool program, I had the unique experience of teaching the first language classes in elementary schools in the Oxnard Unified School District. As a translator, I have worked with international translation agencies, and as part of the Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library, on significant literary Italian texts that have never before appeared in English.

Personal Statement

Language, like music, is essentially intuitive and is meant to be a joy to learn. I approach teaching a language through the goals, needs and interests unique to each student. Connecting a language to the subjects we are most enthusiastic about, complemented by the base in grammar and dedication are the most significant, exciting and rewarding parts of learning a language, and I look forward to helping my students discover or rediscover the wonders of languages.

Oxnard, CA 93035