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Nicholas K.

Private tutor in Portland, OR

Education

UC Berkeley - BA, English , UC Los Angeles - PhD, Comparative Literature/Latin American Studies

Experience

I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Art in English and a minor in philosophy. Upon graduating, I moved to Italy and taught English as a foreign language in Rome for two years. While overseas, I discovered that I was passionate about teaching and education. When I returned to the United States, I enrolled in the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed a Ph.D. program in comparative literature, where I specialized in Latin America.During my time as a Ph.D. candidate, I taught a wide range of courses such as literature, Spanish, and writing. In addition to those subjects, I am also capable of teaching reading on any grade level, public speaking, English, Italian, and standardized test preparation. I am able to help any student looking to receive a high mark on the SAT, ACT, GRE, or GMAT.Since 2010, I have been working as a visiting professor. Until 2014, I was employed at Whitman College, where I taught Spanish. At the moment, I am working in the Humanities Department at Lewis and Clark College as a core curriculum teacher.I like to think of myself as an energetic and creative teacher. My goal is to create a connection with my students, allowing me to stimulate and inspire them intellectually.

Subject Expertise

10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing 8th Grade Reading 8th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade Writing Adult Literacy American Literature British Literature College Essays Conversational Spanish Creative Writing Elementary School Reading English Environmental Science ESL/ELL Essay Editing Expository Writing Fiction Writing High School English High School Writing IB Language A: Literature SL IB Language B HL IB Philosophy HL Introduction to Fiction Introduction to Poetry Journalism Languages Literature Middle School Reading Middle School Writing Other Persuasive Writing Phonics Poetry Writing Public Speaking Reading Shakespeare Short Novel Social Sciences Spanish Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Study Skills Study Skills and Organization The Modern World Vocabulary World Literature Writing

Availability

Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time

Can Meet

10 miles at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

Traveling, going to Latin America for a Latin Literature conference, salsa dancing, speaks French and Italian but not fluent, interested in Foreign and independent films, running trails, interested in Politics

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