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Nell Hunt

U.S.
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  • Knowledgeability 9.97
  • Clarity of Response 9.94
  • Timeliness 9.91
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Total Questions 115
 I can manage almost anything: vocabulary, grammar correction and practice, spelling (though I'll have to have my dictionary open), listening and pronunciation, writing practice and correction, practicing and familiarity with idioms and two-word verbs,assistance with the TOEFL. What I believe I'd have trouble with are: 1) remembering the exact term(s)(the entire vocabulary for English grammatical form) for various grammatical rules, and parts of speech. I'd either have to get out a few old workbooks from my ESL teaching days, or find a site that had most of the grammatical rules mapped out and marked for remembering what context they work in. 2) helping someone writing a paper or reading a textbook in math or natural sciences. I was never able to help students much who were writing math or science papers; when I had to deal with math and science English vocabulary I'm totally unfamiliar with, I just had no way to help the students move forward. (My subject background is in the arts and humanities, and the social sciences.)

Christopher M Salisbury

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.94
  • Clarity of Response 9.93
  • Timeliness 9.96
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Total Questions 224
 I can answer almost any question within the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and pedagogical theories in second language teaching.

Sebastian

Neutral Zone
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.80
  • Clarity of Response 9.98
  • Timeliness 9.95
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Total Questions 251
 I've been teaching and tutoring ESL and EFL learners for years, and have experience in international exams as well - you can ask me any questions about IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge tests (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, TKT). Of course I don't know 'everything', but I'll be more than happy to research as much as I can. I've also got diplomas in Language Systems & Background to Language Learning & Teaching, Lesson Planning & Use of Resources for Language Teaching and Managing the Teaching & Learning Process.

Jamie France-Hernandez

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 12/13/2009
  • Knowledgeability 9.87
  • Clarity of Response 9.80
  • Timeliness 10.0
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Total Questions 54
 I can offer help with homework, can review hard to understand documents and explain or summarize them in a way that`s easy to understand, can offer tips for making things easier to understand, and can help with explanations of slang or "common" use English.

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2009-11-20 being definite is important when using?:

You are referring to modals: can/could; shall/should; may/might; will/would, etc.. These can be extremely confusing for non-native speakers because of their multiple uses and their ability to be used

2009-11-17 grammar question:

Hello Glen The 'Chinese parents...' bit is correct, and you can (rather than should) roll both sentences into one if you want to: 'In order to change their children's behaviour, Chinese parents often

2009-11-13 I need help to correct grammar mistakes:

Hello Jane Sorry for the delay > It was summer of the 2008 It was summer of 2008 > Two month after obtained her work permit, Two months after obtaining her work permit, > working as a

2009-11-13 Need Help to Correct Grammar Mistakes:

Dear Linda -- I have made a great number of corrections to your little essay. I hope in studying this, you'll be able to see the kinds of considerations you'll need to write in the future. It's not

2009-11-12 'tread lightly':

Dear Dina -- Thank you for this very interesting question. I enjoy looking at the use of language in advertising, where the goal is to communicate to customers that they are exactly the kinds of producers

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