Bio
If you are looking for an empathetic and exact tutor, look no further! I will deliver clear, kind instruction, with a focus on improving your abilities in the written and spoken word.
I am a mother to two, a born teacher, and intrinsically kind person. If you are unconfident in English, I will help you find your feet and excel, and actually enjoy the process too. English can be fun!
Education
• I completed a BA at UKZN with English and Philosophy as majors. I have an Honours in English from UCT. I also have an HDE and taught for six years before I took up my current job as a news editor.
My Proudest
Achievements
• Coming first in KwaZulu-Natal in my Matric Year for English.
• Winning the Douglas Livingstone English competition in 1990 with a paper on Ingrid de Kok (a South African poet)
• Winning the Avbob Poetry Competition prize for a poem in English (out of 15 000 entries) in 2024
Subjects
English
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSCI came first in KZN for my Matric English exam in 1990. I went on to study English in a BA (which I completed Cum Laude). I have an Honours and a Masters in English Literature.
English
Beginner - AdvancedI have trained as an English teacher (HDE in 1995 from UKZN). I have taught English at Durban Girls High School, Northwood High School, Crawford College La Lucia and Eden College (at Gr 12 level)
Conversational English
Beginner - AdvancedHaving taught English at High School level (and News Writing at the Durban University of Technology at undergraduate level), I am able to instruct learners on the spoken word.
English Literature
First Year - PostgradMy Honours and Masters in English (achieved from UCT and UKZN respectively) enable me to assist in teaching poetry, SA literatures, Feminist Literature and American Short Fiction.
English
First Year - PostgradI majored in English in my BA, and qualified to teach English in my HDE. I could easily tutor undergraduates or postgraduates in English.
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