English Tutoring and Consulting

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Introduction: My main service is helping people improve their English. I provide English language teaching and assistance to students and to adult professionals from other countries as well as help for high school and college students. As a qualified and experienced high school English and adult ESL teacher, my services include tutoring to increase success in school and on tests, and building oral and written language skills for workplace advancement. One-on-one tutoring is a joy for me, and I love seeing my clients make progress. Each client's program is designed specifically for him or her, and you can expect to be given tips and encouragement regarding learning between lessons.

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Hired 4 times

Serves Wayne, PA

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1 employee

14 years in business

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Marine s.

Nov 3, 2022

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I worked with Carolyn to help me become clearer when I speak english. It was a real pleasure, and, more importantly, very useful! Before I took the classes, I was facing situations when people couldn't understand me, but I couldn't understand why. She helped me identify my mistakes, understand the difference between french and american english sounds (stupid as it sounds, there was a lot of differences I was not aware of after 30 years of learnign english), and provide me a lot of material and recommendation to keep on improving. I would strongly recommend Carolyn for anybody interested in improving his/her english skills since she was exactly the person I needed to help me.

Details: 26 - 44 years old • Advanced • Conversational proficiency • 30 minutes • I travel to the ESL tutor • Phone or internet (no in-person meeting)

English Tutoring and Consulting's reply

I am so glad I was able to help you. It was a pleasure working with you too.

ESL (English as a Second Language) Lessons

Lisa Y.

Dec 21, 2014

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After recently spending 6 months in France, I returned to NY with a passion and commitment to continue improving my French. I enrolled in Alliance Francaise, and despite my efforts, I was finding it difficult to apply the rote grammar learning to real-time, everyday French conversation. So, I decided to find a tutor to help fill the gaps. What I like abut Carolyn is that she adapts her training to meet your needs. We have found the right balance of grammar lessons, listening exercising, and speaking corrections. She doesn't adapt a one size fits all approach, and it works.

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Yoshiko H.

Sep 27, 2020

She focused on my interests or favorites, so I could learn a lot of things from many experiences with her. For example, increasing vocabruaries by learning lylics of musicals, learning American culture and history by visiting her house, hitorical places and musicals, and practicing pronunciations which I hadn't mastered. What is in her brilliant lessons was her professional coaching style that she adjusted lesson contents with flexibility depending on my schedule, theater schedule, weathere..... That's why I could experience as much as I can even though my stay in the U.S. was very limited. Last but not least, she was very friendly like my mother and my friend at the same time. I had the wonderful stay for studying thanks to her love.

FRANCOISE R.

Sep 17, 2020

Carolyn is a very good teacher, she helped me improve my English and access very rigorous professional trainings. She gave me the confidence I needed to speak English freely. She is such a professional and nice teacher, you can trust her.

Val A.

Nov 3, 2014

"I hired Carolyn as my daughters tutor in 2012. My daughter was struggling with English in school and was very open to get some help but only with the right teacher (we had a failed attempt before Carolyn). Carolyn adapted her teaching style to my daughters needs and was gentle and supportive in her approach. We saw results immediately, with grades improving after a few lessons. Best part though, since then, my daughter loves English it is now one of her favorite subjects."

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Carolyn Eisen

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I have an hourly rate for weekly or occasional lessons, and a discounted rate for a series of lessons, to be paid in advance or on an agreed-upon schedule. My rate for tutoring at your place or neighbourhood may be higher than tutoring near me, depending on distance.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I like to start with a brief meeting (online since Covid). If the customer hires me, I begin the process by getting to know the person and finding out what he/she wants from tutoring and a getting a sense of how to work together. I also listen for what language needs the person has, and I start planning. I try to make it clear that we are partners in the learning process, and always welcome questions and requests.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have advanced degrees in English and Education and additional qualification courses in English (honours specialist) and ESL (specialist) from the Ontario Ministry of Education. I received on-the-job training in Adult Literacy, and have been a teacher and tutor trainer myself at the University of Toronto and York University and given conference presentations on effective tutoring. For French teaching, the same skill training applies, and my French language proficiency derives from a strong background (school and university) and ongoing study and practice in recent years.