Maria - ESOL tutor - Arlington
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Maria - ESOL tutor - Arlington

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Maria

  • Rate PKR 12,535
  • Response 2h
  • Students

    Number of students Maria has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

    30

    Number of students Maria has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

Maria - ESOL tutor - Arlington
  • 5 (8 reviews)

PKR 12,535/hr

1st lesson free

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  • ESOL
  • English speaking
  • English vocabulary
  • English reading
  • English listening

Experienced, licensed English teacher and native speaker from the United States has helped hundreds of ESL students reach their language goals.

  • ESOL
  • English speaking
  • English vocabulary
  • English reading
  • English listening

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About Maria

Maria Keffler is an author, speaker, and teacher with a background in educational psychology. She won the Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year award at Purdue University's School of Education in 1994, for teaching Introduction to Educational Psychology and Testing for Special Education. She is the author of multiple fiction and non-fiction books, including the "Drawn" young-adult series, and "Time-Tested Parenting: Raising Healthy Kids in a Hostile World. Ms. Keffler lives in Arlington, Virginia (USA). She and her husband have three young adult and teenage children.

Find out more about her tutoring and educational support business, A Hand Up Educational Services, at (concealed information)

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About the lesson

  • Primary
  • Middle School
  • SSC
  • +17
  • levels :

    Primary

    Middle School

    SSC

    HSSC

    Adult Education

    Master

    Doctoral

    MBA

    Pre-Primary

    A1

    A2

    B1

    B2

    C1

    C2

    Beginner

    Intermediate

    Advanced

    Professional

    Kids

  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

I take an interactive approach to teaching ESL, where students practice all four components of language reception and expression: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. I am happy to work with students as young as five years old or as old as 105 (and beyond!). I tailor lessons to my students' needs, whether the student is looking for:

-conversation practice
-help with a specific targeted skill like understanding English verb conjugations or editing a paper for grammar and readability, or
-ongoing, systematic classes in developing language proficiency

I am a secondary (5th-12th grade) English teacher who holds professional licenses in the states of Indiana and Virginia. I have decades of experience teaching in public, private, and home schools as well as ESL programs. I hold a B.A. in professional writing, a B.A. in secondary English education, and an M.S.Ed. in educational psychology with a focus on testing and measurement.

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Rates

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  • PKR 12,535

Pack prices

  • 5h: PKR 62,674
  • 10h: PKR 125,348

online

  • PKR 12,535/h

Travel

  • + PKR 5

free lessons

The first free lesson with Maria will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

  • 30mins

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Find out more about Maria

  • 1) Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?

    I'm a native English speaker, born in Indiana. But my love for the language extends to reading, writing, speaking, and listening because of teachers who brought language to life for me. I have studied foreign languages as well. I minored in French in college, and I worked hard to develop conversational and writing skills in Japanese while I lived there for four years. I used to be somewhat proficient in American Sign Language, and my Spanish is coming along.
  • 2) Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture?

    Although I'm American, I think most people would agree that William Shakespeare, the Bard, might be considered the father of English literature. A prolific poet and playwright, he coined so many phrases that are still spoken today.
  • 3) Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behaviour in the language that you particularly like?

    I like how flexible English is. We have borrowed so many words and phrases from other languages. I have some favorite words to say, like perspicacity, chaos, and obstinate. I just like how they sound!
  • 4) Why does speaking this language matter to you?

    English is spoken worldwide, and it's my native tongue. If you can speak English, you can get along in a lot of places.
  • 5) What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning?

    English spelling is horrible. The grammar is not bad, but there are so many exceptions to the rules when it comes to spelling. My American students as well as my foreign speakers often ask, "Why?" when I teach them a grammar construct or a spelling exception. I just say, "Because English is a cruel mistress."
  • 6) Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.

    When I first moved to Japan, I had only taken Japanese 101, so my language skills were very rudimentary. I went to the grocery to buy sugar to bake a cake, but I quickly realized that I didn't know what the packaging looked like, or how to read the words on the packages, or even what the word for sugar was. I found a bag of something white and grainy: but was it sugar, or was it salt? I DID know the word for salt. So I asked a man in the aisle, "Sumimasen. Kore wa shio desu ka?" (Excuse me, is this salt?) I didn't understand everything he said, but I recognized "iie" (no) and I understood by his head shaking that I was not holding salt. Success! It must be sugar! I thanked him and took the bag up to the cashier.

    But he followed me, very distressed. I imagine he was saying, "Little sister! Little sister! That's not salt! That's sugar!" I could only say, "Thank you! I understand! I am happy! It is okay!" I didn't know how to tell him I didn't want salt. He followed me to the checkout, and told the cashier that I was buying the wrong thing. She tried to tell me that this wasn't salt. I just smiled and said, "I am okay! Thank you!"

    It was an embarrassing situation, but I'm happy to say that I did buy sugar, and I made that cake. (And I also looked up the word for sugar so I never had that problem again.)
  • 7) How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?

    Well, as a native speaker, I developed most of my skills right here at home. But I have enjoyed traveling to countries like the U.K. and Australia where English is spoken with a different accent.
  • 8) What makes you a Superprof in language?

    I have B.A. degrees in professional writing and secondary English education, and a masters degree in Educational Psychology. I've published a number of books, both fiction and nonfiction. I love the language, and I love teaching, and I think that's a great combination.
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