About Me

I am a senior at Oakland University and major in Japanese Language and Literature. I am a certified Michigan CRLA Tutor Association Level 1 Tutor, and am CELT/TESL certified as well. I have studied Japanese since 2005, and completed my student teaching for CELT/TESL in June 2009.

I am now currently working with Project Upward Bound as the English Tutor. Project Upward Bound is a program that identifies “At-Risk” students within the Detroit Public Schools system that have potential to go somewhere in life. We then take the student in and provide them with a network of support that they otherwise would not have in an effort to prepare them for college. I strongly believe that given the right support and opportunity, anyone can excel in life!

I recently completed the Student Teaching to students of ESL in June 2009. I greatly enjoyed the class, and am sad that it had to end! I taught Advanced English as a Second Language to Latino students from my area for 2 months. I kind of still wish I could be teaching there but eh C’est la vie.

As for my teaching style, I like to talk to the student beforehand to see what level they are at and where they can improve. I cater to the student’’s level on an individual basis and work with them to strengthen pre-existing skills while helping them develop new ones. Let’s work on it together!