James G.
Private tutor in Austin, TX
Education
I am still working on my education at ACC here in Austin. My GPA is just under 3.0, but only because I had taken some time off from school because of family matters and getting back into the swing of things was not as easy as I thought it would. Currently my major is international business with a minor in linguistics. I have taken German throughout most of my schooling and have always enjoyed it.
Experience
I am currently tutoring one student. I have been speaking German fluently for about seven years and have been studying German for over ten years. I have passed all of my German courses at the top of my class and have been asked by professors to assist in helping other students in my German courses. I speak Dutch and Afrikaans as well, they are not as fluent but natives have always been impressed by my linguistic abilities. If you would like possible references from people who are native speakers of German who have contact with daily, I am sure they'd be obliged to speak with you on my level of German. I enjoy tutoring people and helping them better their knowledge of German. Most people find it a difficult language, and I would agree that it can be difficult, and as I am a self-taught German speaker, I can give them some great tips on improving their German.
Availability
Any day after 12 Noon
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I was born in Mississippi, but as a child, I spent a lot of time with my Canadian grandmother in Regina, Saskatchewan, Toronto/London, Ontario and Québéc City/Montréal, Québéc. I have lived and traveled all over the United States and tend to get a travel bug very often. I have traveled all over England, Germany, The Netherlands and South Africa. I have many friends who are German natives who live in Texas and a few Dutch and Afrikaans natives and they have helped me a lot along my learning process. I am a very nice guy and I really do enjoy helping people as much as I possibly can when it comes to languages. I feel that I was very fortunate to have grown up around so many languages as a child. I think it is very important to become proficient in at least one foreign language. It helps broaden your mind as well as reduce language barriers and I love being able to travel and actually experience cultures without having that barrier to confuse me and those I encounter while traveling.
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