Jas S.
Private tutor in South Brisbane, Australia
Education
PhD Candidate in Literature at the University of Queensland Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Literature Majors in Literature and Writing
Experience
Tutoring and running a short literacy program for Senior School class, as well as workshops on essay writing and use of sources. I tutor secondary school and tertiary students from a variety. I also tutor and work at the University of Queensland in undergraduate courses.
Subject Expertise
ArtWritingVocabularyTechnical WritingReadingPublic SpeakingPoetry WritingPersuasive WritingLiteratureEssay EditingEnglish10th Grade Reading9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing
Availability
Monday after 3PM, Wednesday after 3PM, Thursday after 4PM, Friday at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I'm very easy-going, approachable and have excellent interpersonal skills. My approach to tutoring is to build up a knowledge base for the student that they can draw on even after tutoring ceases. Especially in English, it takes time and effort, so I like getting to know the student and figuring out what approach will make them most comfortable / able to succeed. I also emphasise reading, because I spend a lot of my own time reading and writing, and it definitely enriches my life and my ability to speak and write well. Generally, I find that students need to find a balance between working on their school work and also working on small tasks that will improve their overall command of writing and English. For me, tutoring is a genuinely lovely job, because it intersects with the things I'm most passionate about, which are reading and writing. I've been writing my own work for years, and have been attending poetry events and am hoping to submit a manuscript towards the end of the year. Even for students who really struggle with English, there are ways of making it easier and more enjoyable, and giving them the ability to return to a structure and execute it flawlessly.
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