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Kendall T.
Private tutor in Houston, TX
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Education
RICE UNIVERSITY - Houston, Texas Bachelor of Arts received May 2010 Spanish and Hispanic Studies with Business Concentration and Certification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; GPA 3.7 / 4.0; GPA in major: 4.0
Experience
TUTORING EXPERIENCE Houston, TX / Tucuman, Argentina 2007-present • Over 300 hours experience over the past 7 years tutoring elementary, middle, high school, college, and adult students in Spanish and English • Average improvement of about 2 letter grades within first month FULL-TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP / ARGENTINE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION - Tucuman, Argentina English Teaching Assistant March 2011 – December 2011 • Prepared and taught English and Culture courses to classrooms of up to 50 college students • Led teacher training activities for practicing elementary school teachers • Worked with language teachers at local area elementary, middle, and high schools to present on American culture and share best practices in English teaching • Founded web-based English learning group for students of all ages, which is still active and has 150+ members RELEVANT COURSEWORK Advanced Spanish (Numerous Courses) Contemporary Spanish Literature Introduction to the Study of Languages Theory and Methods of Teaching Languages Language and Society Words in English TEST SCORES SAT CRITICAL READING: 800 (PERFECT SCORE) WRITING: 700 (99TH PERCENTILE) ESSAY: 6 (PERFECT SCORE)