Lief S.
Private tutor in Toronto, Canada
Education
TESL Canada and TESL Ontario (#T100385) Certificates at the Canadian Centre for Language and Cultural Studies, Toronto, 2012. Bachelor of Education at Queen's University(# 581591), Kingston, 2009. TESOL Certificate at TEFL International, Thailand, 2005. Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at York University, North York, 2002.
Experience
Growing up in “The Electric City,” Peterborough, Ontario, Lief loved camping at Silent Lake, exploring new places, and directing Canadian theatre. Wanting to continue being creative, he came to Toronto, and was surprised to find himself the ethnic minority on the streetcar. From there, he wanted to meet and make friends with people around the world. He started in South Korea, where he began to truly understand students’ struggles and strengths. Using their interests, he watched them go from hating something to loving it. Knowing that he wanted to continue helping students overcome difficulties to reach their goals, he worked in Taiwan, Thailand, and Cambodia; at Canadian Business College in Mississauga & Toronto; and, on a First Nation reserve in northern Saskatchewan. Since 2004, Lief has taught singing babies, bouncing kids, rebellious teenagers, and adults of all levels, while always learning the local language. His Bachelor of Arts in directing theatre at York University; and a Bachelor of Education at Queens University, was the spark to helping English as a Language (ESL) students prepare for IELTS/TOEFL/TOEIC exams, improve their business and daily communications, and overall become fluent English speakers and writers.
Subject Expertise
CAHSEE English8th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingACCUPLACER ESLACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsACCUPLACER WritePlacerACT EnglishACT ReadingACT with WritingACT WritingAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionCAHSEE ELA8th Grade ReadingCollege EssaysCOMPASS ReadingCOMPASS Writing SkillsCreative WritingEnglishESL/ELLEssay EditingFiction WritingHistoryHSPT Language SkillsHSPT ReadingMiddle SchoolReadingWriting3rd GradeSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Elementary LevelSSATTOEFL10th Grade Writing11th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade WritingSSAT- Upper Level3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade Reading5th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing
Availability
Weekdays after 12 Noon, Saturday after 11AM
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
What I love the most is making documentaries about people overcoming difficulty. We use people's audio diaries, music, and personal home videos to show our joys, stresses, hopes, and wishes. I also enjoy learning languages; I've gone to school for Thai, Korean, Japanese, French, and Vietnamese. I take pride in making songs from student's, friend's, and acquaintance's thoughts and feelings. And I just love listening to people's stories.
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