Nicholas H.
Private tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
Education
Seattle University - BA, Philosophy with Departmental Honors, German, Italian. Wrote Honors Thesis on Hans Georg Gadamer and Plato. My focus was Greek Philosophy and Continental Philosophy, with a focus on Heidegger. Università del Sacro Cuore, Sede di Brescia - Laurea Magistrale, Foreign Languages and Literature. I studied Italian Language, from its beginnings until the 15th century, as well as modern English literature. I wrote my thesis on Vladimir Nabokov and Italo Calvino. I studied some German Expressionism and History.
Experience
Experiences -Tutoring German and Italian -GRE Analytical 5.5 -GRE Verbal Reasoning 167 -Fluent in Italian (lived there two years, in Brescia). Also very astute at explaining the nuances of Italian history and culture. -German Summer Courses, in Freiburg and Bremen -Excel at explaining difficult subjects to others, and at making language learning fun -My specialty is helping students structure and write argumentative as well as informative pieces, a skill I learned through my philosophy courses as well as intensive study of grammar.
Subject Expertise
GermanSAT Subject Test in ItalianItalianAP Italian Language and CultureGRE Verbal ReasoningGREGRE Analytical WritingEnglishGerman 3German 2German 1AnthropologyAP German Language and CultureIB Philosophy HLIB Philosophy SLPhilosophyAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP US HistoryAP European HistoryAP English Language and CompositionAP Comparative Government and Politics
Availability
Weekends at any time, Weekdays in the afternoon, Weekends in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee, Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Reading, Film, Cooking, Hiking, Italian Culture
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