Charles Francis D.

Castellón de la Plana, Spain

Experienced and successful tutor for ESL, French and Spanish.

Bio

My style is to start with what the students know rather than what they don’t. This base is the first square we fill and gives confidence and security. From there we spread out li... Read more

My style is to start with what the students know rather than what they don’t. This base is the first square we fill and gives confidence and security. From there we spread out like a tree to show that knowledge is linked up and we organise new material into distinct groups that are the placed onto the correct branches of the tree. Visually, this pattern builds to reflect and illustrate the concepts covered and hopefully retained by the students. This natural map is available to all students and permits good working between them as any errors can be wiped away by reference to the matrix style tree diagramme.

I have been a classroom teacher for over 16 years with children, adolescents and “grown ups” in industry. My classes have passed their exams thanks to my experience, their hard work and desire to succeed. I am still able to follow some former students on Facebook at their choosing.
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Teaching methodology

Each student is different, but the material will always be the same! How do you get the idea across to so many different minds? If it’s one to one then it can be easier as you g... Read more

Each student is different, but the material will always be the same! How do you get the idea across to so many different minds? If it’s one to one then it can be easier as you get to know the student better faster. If it’s a larger group, it’s harder as you are more inclined to make the pitch and ask for questions at the conclusion. The common denominator is action. Be brief in the exposition and get to a game (in one to one) or two friends coming up to the front in a big class to act out. Read less

• €25

  Hourly rate