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Matthew L.

Private tutor in Austin, TX

Education

American University - BA, International Relations , University of Texas at Austin - PhD, Middle Eastern Studies

Experience

I spent a decade on the East Coast, and I am stoked to be relocating back home to Austin, TX. I am pursuing a PhD in Middle Eastern Literature from the University of Texas in Austin. I traveled to Istanbul, Turkey for a couple of years after graduation to teach Writing and Reading at a college there. After I returned to America, I taught Arabic, Spanish, and French at a rad new Brooklyn school of language. I am passionate about literature and foreign languages, and I grab every chance I can to take the subject matter outside of the school room. For example, I have been known to go to French cheese tastings, Spanish scavenger hunts, or Arabic window shopping. I believe writing and reading skills can improve in your native language as you come learn a foreign language. I enjoy tutoring individuals in French, Arabic, Spanish, Writing, and Reading. Whether answering questions on vocabulary on the SAT test or ordering a food item in Arabic, language is about stepping back and comprehending the tools of communication you use to work with. When I am not learning everything that there is about medieval poetry, you will find me enjoying the backyard mini-farm we have and biking around Austin.

Subject Expertise

10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing AP French AP Human Geography AP Spanish Language Arabic College Essays English French French 2 French 3 Geography Graduate Test Prep GRE Verbal Languages Literature PSAT Critical Reading Reading SAT Subject Test in French SAT Subject Test in French with Listening SAT Subject Test in Literature SAT Subject Test in Spanish SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening SAT Subject Tests SAT Writing Social studies Spanish Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Test Prep World Literature Writing

Availability

Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

Foreign language, bicycle, urban farming

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