Information About Samantha - Sheffield teacher - (37 reviews)
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Wine Tasting |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £20.00 |
| Intermediate | £22.00 |
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Personal Description:
I own and run an online German and European wine import business and organise wine tastings with groups and individuals.
Teaching Experience:
I'm a qualified teacher with over 6 years of teaching & tutoring experience; possess significant experience working and travelling internationally, consider myself an experienced food and wine enthusiast.
Teaching Approach:
As a teacher/ tutor I believe students should be given the opportunity to access learning in its authentic context, I use a range of relevant, contemporary and current material (audio, video, newspaper/magazine publications, and a range of very well written textbooks) in class. I am an enthusiastic, driven and passionate teacher whose aim is to encourage and build students' confidence and competence in the skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing. I have a wealth of material and resources to share and teach. I consider myself a passionate and enthusiastic teacher and link learning and theory to the wider world in a meaningful and effective way. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
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Native Language: English (British)
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- The Tutors' Association (2016) - The Tutors' Association Member (Professional) (✔ On File)
- Sheffield Hallam University (2013) - Modern Foreign Languages (QTS) (✔ On File)
- European School of Business, Reutlingen University (2013) - International Business and German (Masters) (✘ Not On File)
- Lancaster University (2008) - International Business and German (Bachelors) (✔ On File)
Samantha's Feedback
| Total Amount Of Feedback: | 37 |
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| Total Other Feedback: (not shown) | 2 |
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Abdalla and I hope you and your mother are doing well, please keep in touch!
From Blanca (/5): Really helpful and reliable. I would highly recommend her as a tutor.
From Jeanette (/5): We are very happy with Samantha's lessons so far and feel she will help us achieve our aims to learn some conversational Spanish for our future visits to Spain.
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks for your feedback Jeanette and glad you are finding the tutorials enjoyable and helping prepare you for your upcoming trips to the Spanish continent! Samantha
From Geoff (/5): Sam is a very competent teacher with the patience of a saint.
I would definitely recommend her for any future help we should need, whether group or individual.
I would definitely recommend her for any future help we should need, whether group or individual.
Reply from: Samantha:Thanks Geoff it was a pleasure to work with both yourself and Margaret. A smart and interesting lady with lots of experience and now much more confident with her IT and computer skills! Samantha
From Aneta (/5): Samantha helped me with Change Management implementation. She guided me through the report writing with a great ideas and support. I would thoroughly recommend her tutoring services to everyone. Communication was excellent and I made good progress.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Aneta. It was a pleasure to work with you on this strategic management project & very interesting work. Please let me know if you require further support on future Masters assignments. All the best, Samantha
From Adena Shea (/5): Samantha listens to what i need to learn and makes an in depth lesson for each week with materials I can use to continue to help myself after the lesson is concluded.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Adena, microeconomics is a tough subject to get your head around at undergraduate level. I am glad the support and resources have proved helpful in preparing you for your exams and lectures. Samantha
From Tracy (/5): Samantha visits our home on a weekly basis and in doing so brings a wealth of knowledge of her subject and how pupils learn.
She is organised, well-prepared and engaging, resulting in my daughter progressing well and enjoying her lessons.
She is organised, well-prepared and engaging, resulting in my daughter progressing well and enjoying her lessons.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Tracy, I hope your daughter continues to benefit from and enjoy her German/Spanish classes!
From Jane (/5): Sam is an inspiring teacher who manages to pack a lot into our lessons. I am learning Spanish for the first time at age 68 and she makes me feel I can actually do it!
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Jane, glad you are enjoying your beginner Spanish tutorials and hope it boosts your speaking confidence to enable you to practice your learning whilst travelling. Samantha
From Karen (/5): Samantha has been extremely helpful and reliable so far in helping my son with economics. He's only had a couple of lessons so far but I would 100% recommend her to anyone that needs help with business related topics.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Karen. I hope tuition is helping your son boost his confidence in preparing for the exams this year and glad to be able to assistance. Sam
From Lucy (/5): Samantha has been teaching my daughter for her German GCSE. We have found her to be flexible, friendly and very competent. She has given my daughter great support and increased her confidence.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you for your feedback and glad I could provide additional GCSE German support to Lucy and boosted her confidence in preparation for her writing, speaking and reading assessments.
From Elyza (/5): Very friendly and uncomplicates the complicated!Always refers to how It all relates to exam and is very patient.
Reply from: Samantha:Thanks again for your feedback Elyza, much appreciated and glad I can be of assistance in supporting you achieve your A level goals.
From Stephen (/5): Samantha is a friendly tutor and sensitive to the needs of a particular learning/ teaching situation. I've only had three lessons so far, but thoroughly enjoying the experience.
Reply from: Samantha:Much appreciated Stephen thank you for the feedback, glad you are enjoying the sessions and finding them beneficial. Your feedback will help other students in the future choose me as their tutor, Samantha
From Selly (/5): Samantha has been extremely helpful and reliable, I would 100% recommend her to anyone that needs help with business related topics.
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks for taking time to provide feedback and hope the additional support provided helped you with your data mining marketing assignment.
From Jennifer (/5): A very nice lady who seemed knowledgeable about English.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you for your Feedback Jennifer much appreciated, please get in touch in the future if you require further tutoring or support. Samantha
From Sarah (/5): Samantha has been a great help to my son who is doing German A level. She was very quick to assess his learning requirements, and she knows the syllabus well. She plans the lessons well and sends homework. My son finds Samantha easy to talk to and his confidence in German has improved. Thank you.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Sarah I'm glad your son is benefiting from the tutorials and his confidence & understanding of German has been given a boost in readiness for his A level exams, he's doing really well.
From Beata (/5): I did not use Samantha's help on this occassion.
From Bridget (/5): Only had a couple of lessons so far but my daughter says she is fab and is helping her with exactly what she needs for A level German. Thank you Samantha.
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you Bridget, I look forward to continuing to support your daughter in her preparation for A Level German examinations and appreciate your feedback.
From James (/5): We've had three lessons so far and Sam has been great, keeping it at a good pace for us and ensuring the lessons are interesting. Looking forward to learning more.
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks James, glad you are enjoying your classes. You are making great progress !
From Geevahan (/5): Samantha was very understanding and helpful with my request which was a university essay submission. She got back to me with reasonable quick emails with helpful hints and comments.
Reply from: Samantha:Thanks for your feedback and very happy that I could support with your HR query & essay writing.
From Sahraoui (/5):
From Valentina (/5): Samantha is helping me with accounting. I'm finding the lessons helpful and by the time I am starting acquiring a better understanding about the topics that we are covering. I do also appreciate the useful sources that she is providing to me in order to make me understand more easily. She is flexible and happy to help whereas difficulties have to be solved.
Overall I am satisfied!
Overall I am satisfied!
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks, Valentina and good luck.
From Louise (/5): Samantha is a flexible and approachable teacher, she is happy to proceed at the pace to suit the student and is focussed on progression. She provides excellent materials to support her teaching.
I would highly recommend her.
I would highly recommend her.
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks for your helpful feedback Louise, muchas gracias.
From Paul (/5): I have found Samanthe to be an excellent tutor who is aware of my learning needs as they arise during the session
Reply from: Samantha:Muchas gracias para el reaccion Paul, I hope you enjoy the remaining tutorials and can practise your conversation directly on holiday.
Los mejores deseos,
Samantha
Los mejores deseos,
Samantha
From Christine (/5): Hi Samantha,
I haven't met you yet but I hope that I will soon. I thought it would be better if Oliver gave the feedback and this is what he said:
Friendly and responsive overall, Samantha answers every question and addresses any problems regardless of relevance to the task at hand.
Oliver says that he is learning more German and that his confidence is improving which is why he wanted a German tutor, so thank you.
Christine
I haven't met you yet but I hope that I will soon. I thought it would be better if Oliver gave the feedback and this is what he said:
Friendly and responsive overall, Samantha answers every question and addresses any problems regardless of relevance to the task at hand.
Oliver says that he is learning more German and that his confidence is improving which is why he wanted a German tutor, so thank you.
Christine
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks for your helpful comments and feedback and I look forward to supporting Oliver further towards gaining his GCSE in German.
From Mohamed (/5): Good tutor and she really helped
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks for your feedback and look forward to continuing to tutor and support you through your undergrad studies.
From Claudie (/5): Samantha came very well prepared to each lesson. She is a very good teacher as well as a lovely kind person.
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks for your feedback, Samantha
From Clare (/5): Samantha is very professional and my son enjoyed his lesson and felt it was benifical to him
From Harneet (/5): Was great help during my marketing plan module. Replied to all emails so quick and was always on top of the work with me and answered all questions i had along the way. Would recommend for sure!
Thanks Samantha,
I know i may have been a pain along the way so for that i am sorry but appreciate all your help loads!
Harneet
Thanks Samantha,
I know i may have been a pain along the way so for that i am sorry but appreciate all your help loads!
Harneet
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you for your positive feedback, and glad I could support and advise you on planning and writing your university marketing plan assignment. Samantha
From Darein (/5): she helped me a lot. many thanks
From Dulcie (/5): Samantha was very supportive and helpful!
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you, please let me know if I can help with further assignment or essay writing modules in the future.
From Elva (/5): I´m really glad and hopeful with Samantha! She is so enthusiastic, involved and helpful, as well as cheerful and friendly, a really good teacher!
Now with her support I think I´m going to improve my English level much quicker!
Now with her support I think I´m going to improve my English level much quicker!
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you for such great feedback on your our ESOL classes. Here's to lots more success in your learning and confidence in using the English language. Well done so far.
From Liz (/5): I couldn't recommend Samantha more highly. She has been helping my daughter with some booster session for GCSE and we have found her to be most helpful and enthusiastic , thoughtful and organised in her planning of lessons and always good at communicating arrangements with us .
Reply from: Samantha:Many thanks Liz and hope I can continue supporting your daughter with her Spanish work.
From Lucille (/5): Samantha helped me a lot to make me ready to teach languages in secondary schools. She adapted the tuition to my request, brought rich material and gave me a lot of resources. I can recommend her as a teacher!
Reply from: Samantha:Merci Lucille. Good luck xxx
From Eduard (/5):
Reply from: Samantha:Thank you !
From Martin (/5): Good initial session and I look forward to continuing
Reply from: Samantha:Dear Martin, thank you for your kind feedback, I look forward to supporting and developing your skills and understanding of the German language!
Thank you Samantha personally from me, and my mother.