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MA+20yrs. teaching writing and languages: French, Spanish and English
Maile B.

5.0 (954 ratings)

2,998 hours tutoring

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MA+20yrs. teaching writing and languages: French, Spanish and English
MA+20yrs. teaching writing and languages: French, Spanish and English
Maile B.

5.0 (954 ratings)

2,998 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
5.0 (954 ratings)

2,998 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Maile

Bio

Languages, literature, cultures and performance have always fascinated me, as different ways to express ourselves, and teaching is the best way to share what I've learned over the years. My Thesis for 2 MAs focused on anthropology and performance on the border of France and Spain, so I had to master those languages. I think of learning like a puzzle or a game of chess: you learn the rules and then you can play!

I taught English language and literature at the New Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in...

Languages, literature, cultures and performance have always fascinated me, as different ways to express ourselves, and teaching is the best way to share what I've learned over the years. My Thesis for 2 MAs focused on anthropology and performance on the border of France and Spain, so I had to master those languages. I think of learning like a puzzle or a game of chess: you learn the rules and then you can play!

I taught English language and literature at the New Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris, including classes in Shakespeare and Modern Drama. I then taught French, Spanish and English at several international schools. I am IB certified for French Language B SL/HL and my classroom students earned a 100% pass rate. I am passionate about teaching, and I love tutoring because of the personal focus, finding the strategies that make YOUR brain work best.

I have 3 Master's Degrees: in Anthropology, Theatre, and Museum Studies, in addition to a BA in Romance Languages and Literatures. I always teach languages with a view to understanding the culture and with equal emphasis on linguistics and communication.

Having taught around the world and worked as a writing tutor during graduate school, I have taught/tutored English to people with many different mother tongues. I have also studied 7 languages, which has helped me to work out some of the puzzles of translation.

Thank you for reading! I look forward to helping you unravel the mysteries of languages and improve your literary and analytical skills!

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Education

Hamilton College
French and Spanish
Indiana University Bloomington
Masters
Aberystwyth University
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $75
  • Rate details: Rates: Standard =1 at a time. Prime (+$5) =multiple bookings. Rush (-$5) =same day. Cancellation with <24hrs notice = full charge. 15min late=no-show. 57min/hr. 20sec screen break ea. 20min.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 11/3/2023

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Approved Subjects

Art

Theater

Theater

My Master's in Theatre included several different modules, with coursework in Traditional Western Theatre, many different kinds of Eastern and other Indigenous performance traditions in Comparative Dramaturgies, and Intercultural Theatre. I worked extensively in Devised and site-Specific Performances, which was the focus of my thesis, presented at and performed in workshops in the UK, and evaluated countless performances.

Corporate Training

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.
French,

French

BA French and Spanish, MA research in SW France, teaching French for over a decade.
Proofreading,

Proofreading

I have proofed and edited works from short stories to full-length novels and biographies. Clients have been both native English speakers and foreigners writing in English who need help with grammar but also with flow. I also did subtitling work in France for films.
Spanish,

Spanish

BA Spanish and French, teaching high school Spanish since 2013, began teaching college Spanish in 1999
Grammar

Elementary Education

Grammar

English

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.
Literature,

Literature

I have taught Literature classes all over the world: English, French and Spanish literature. In graduate school I spent 3 years as a university writing tutor, helping students improve their writing and literary analysis. I have taught in private and international IB/AP schools, and at the Sorbonne in Paris I spent two years teaching courses in Shakespeare and Modern American Drama.
Proofreading,

Proofreading

I have proofed and edited works from short stories to full-length novels and biographies. Clients have been both native English speakers and foreigners writing in English who need help with grammar but also with flow. I also did subtitling work in France for films.
Grammar

History

Anthropology

Anthropology

I hold a Master's Degree from IUB in Anthropology, with an emphasis on Cultural Anthropology. My inside minors were in Medical Anthropology, The Anthropology of Performance and Ethnic Identity, and my outside minor was in East Asian Languages and Cultures. I conducted field work in the Basque Country of SW France/NW Spain.

Homeschool

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.
French,

French

BA French and Spanish, MA research in SW France, teaching French for over a decade.
Spanish

Spanish

BA Spanish and French, teaching high school Spanish since 2013, began teaching college Spanish in 1999

Language

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.
French,

French

BA French and Spanish, MA research in SW France, teaching French for over a decade.
Spanish

Spanish

BA Spanish and French, teaching high school Spanish since 2013, began teaching college Spanish in 1999

Most Popular

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.
French,

French

BA French and Spanish, MA research in SW France, teaching French for over a decade.
Spanish

Spanish

BA Spanish and French, teaching high school Spanish since 2013, began teaching college Spanish in 1999

Other

ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.

Science

Anthropology

Anthropology

I hold a Master's Degree from IUB in Anthropology, with an emphasis on Cultural Anthropology. My inside minors were in Medical Anthropology, The Anthropology of Performance and Ethnic Identity, and my outside minor was in East Asian Languages and Cultures. I conducted field work in the Basque Country of SW France/NW Spain.

Summer

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL as well as French and Spanish in multiple countries. I have lived and worked with students from all over, including Taiwan, Turkey, and I spent 2 years teaching ESL at the Sorbonne and Sciences-Po in Paris. In graduate school I worked as a university writing tutor, helping international students with essays, lab reports and their PhD dissertations.
French,

French

BA French and Spanish, MA research in SW France, teaching French for over a decade.
Spanish

Spanish

BA Spanish and French, teaching high school Spanish since 2013, began teaching college Spanish in 1999

Examples of Expertise

Maile has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 3 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

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Ratings and Reviews

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5.0 (954 ratings)
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(948)
4 star
(4)
3 star
(1)
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1 star
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Reviews

Fun and engaging

Thank you malie for all your help! You won’t regret choosing her as your tutor! Very knowledgeable and has plenty of resources to share with you. (No further comment)

Emma, 5 lessons with Maile

Excellent tutor

My daughter said “she’s great, she is super nice and able to explain the content in a very understandable way”. I like that Maile is very quick to respond and accommodating with my daughters busy schedule. She has really given my daughter a new level of confidence. She is excellent!

Courtney, 39 lessons with Maile

Excellent French tutor

My daughter is making good progress finally in her French class with Maile’s tutoring. Maile helps her make sense of the difficult verb conjugations.

Sidsel, 14 lessons with Maile

Knowledgeable and energetic

She’s fun and logical. Easy to follow and builds concepts to develop conversational grammar. I highly recommend her and will continue with her until I feel confident.

Lisa, 11 lessons with Maile

Fun, encouraging, and helpful tutor

My daughter had a great experience with Maile! She reported that Maile was fun and encouraging but also really skilled at teaching the grammar details my daughter needed help with.

Erin, 20 lessons with Maile

Very knowledgeable and helpful

What a great find, someone who speaks French and Spanish so well! Maile was able to help my college son with his French he is just beginning to learn and then spent the last 15 minutes conversing with him in Spanish so he does not lose his fluent Spanish. She’s a gem!

Katie, 8 lessons with Maile

Great teacher!

She is a great teacher. Help me get caught up . Very bubbly! Easy to work with . She really knows how to explain grammer. I will definitely use her again. I highly recommend her.

Merrill, 3 lessons with Maile

Excellent tutor

My daughter said “she’s great, she is super nice and able to explain the content in a very understandable way”. I like that she is very quick to respond and accommodating with my daughters busy schedule. She has really given my daughter a new level of confidence. She is excellent!

Courtney, 39 lessons with Maile

Patient, probing, and responsive!

We have been so thrilled to have Maile as such a helpful writing tutor for our daughter. She not only has been incredibly responsive when we reach out, but has come to understand and know our daughter well as a writer and thinker. As a result, our daughter is continuing to gain confidence and competence with both writing and articulating her ideas publicly. We recommend Maile without hesitation. She is a gem!

Karen, 22 lessons with Maile

awesome first lesson!

I would highly recommend Maile, my first lesson was wonderful! I felt like I learned so much more and the hour lesson we had then I’ve learned any where else. Maile made me feel confident even after one lesson, that achieving my dream to learn Spanish is very possible. So definitely give her a try you won’t regret it!

Ashlei, 2 lessons with Maile
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