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Jessica V.

Private tutor in Portland, OR

Education

BA Spanish Literature and Romance Languages, University of Arizona TESOL Certificate MA Applied Linguistics, University of Southern Queensland

Experience

I've been teaching ESL for over 10 years, in Asia and Portland. In my ESL career, I have been a teacher trainer and academic consultant for international publishing companies, such as Cengage and McMillan, and I've also written 14 textbooks. The books I've written include Composition Practice (Books 1, 2 and 3), and Testbuilder for the TOEIC exam. Much of of the second half of my career has been about test prep, most predominantly IELTS. I have an IELTS podcast and YouTube channel, both called IELTS Energy. Although I love writing, I also love teaching!

Subject Expertise

Creative Writing Writing Vocabulary Test Prep Summer Tutoring Study Skills And Organization Study Skills Reading Public Speaking English 10th Grade Reading AP English Literature and Composition AP English Language and Composition 9th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing

Availability

Weekdays in the morning, Weekdays in the afternoon

Can Meet

Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

Soccer has been a life-long love of mine (Go Timbers!), and I continue to be very active off the field. I love running with my dog, hiking, biking, swimming, and playing with son. In my downtime, I'm usually reading novels and comic books, or watching sci-fi movies and dramatic TV series.

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