Hi my name's Georgiana and I'm a Spanish and Chinese graduate from The University of Nottingham. I chose my subject because I love learning about language and how people communicate. During my degree I studied abroad in Spain and Taiwan which gave me the incredible opportunity to learn in new environments and strengthen my language skills as well as experience new ways of learning. At university I have been a peer mentor to first year students as well as teaching in two schools as placements. I have been a tutor on my tutor since 2020 and I will be teaching in Spain for 6 months from January 2024 so I have experience with helping students work through difficulties and problems with their subjects. In my free time I enjoy reading and spending time with my friends.

I like to use the first lesson with a tutee as a mini assessment of their ability and discuss with them the things they feel they need the more help with in their subject. As every student is different, the content and structure of the lessons vary but I have outlined a basic framework below:

A short overview of the subject spending more time on any areas that the student wishes to cover in more detail while checking their understanding with questions throughout.Then more in depth questions and ask them to talk me through how they would tackle each one and provide guidance and explanations where needed. I will also give the students tips on how to study and learn the material and help them find what works best for them. I adjust the pace of lessons depending on the students ability and how much material there is to cover.

In my experience with languages regular vocab and grammar practice and watching/listening to TV in that language is what works the best. With Maths and science I have always found practice questions to be the best way to learn.