Information About Samantha - Tadley teacher -
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Languages Taught

French	Price Guide
Beginner	£40.00
Intermediate	£40.00
Advanced	£40.00
Expert	£40.00
German	Price Guide
Beginner	£40.00
Intermediate	£40.00
Advanced	£40.00
Expert	£40.00

Personal Description:

I have a first class degree in French and German from the University of Oxford and am a fully qualified teacher, having completed teacher training at the same university. I have worked first as a classroom teacher and now as a private tutor to all age groups and with both small groups and individuals. I am interested in all aspects of French and German language and culture, having spent extensive periods living and working in both countries.

My passion is improving inter-cultural communication by helping students to achieve the language skills needed to thrive in an international environment.

Teaching Experience:

I have experience of teaching all levels and age groups and a wide variety of examinations. I have taught from beginners to university level and to students form a widely varying range of backgrounds.

I currently tutor French and German across a wide age range. My areas of special interest are teaching secondary level students preparing for examinations and supporting university undergraduates. I also enjoy working with adult learners at all levels.

I have experience of working with adult learners of all ages and abilities, both for casual learning and in the work place. I have used my language skills in a business (sales) environment, and am happy to tutor French and German for and in the work place.

Teaching Approach:

I believe that learning is a partnership between the learner, teacher and parent. Before the first lesson we will have a video call, to discuss your specific needs. I will then use this information to create personalised lessons tailored to your requirements. As I get to know you, I will also take into account your learning style.

At the end of each lesson I will provide feedback to the student and where the student is aged under 18, I will follow this up with a feedback email to parents or guardians.

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Native Language: English (British)
Additional Languages: French, German
Availability: Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)

Qualifications:

Oxford University Department of Education (2003) - PGCE Secondary Education (PGCE) (✔ On File)
Keble College, Oxford (2001) - Modern Languages (French and German) (Bachelors) (✔ On File)

Samantha's Feedback

Total Amount Of Feedback:	26
Total Positive Feedback:	26 Av. 5.00/5.00

From Susan (5/5): Samantha is a truly professional and outstanding Tutor. She was always very well prepped for lessons and prepared my daughter extremely well for her French GCSE this Summer. My daughter attained a 9 and this is due to having such a first class Tutor in Samantha and they both worked very hard together to achieve this. I Highly recommend her without hesitation.

Reply from: Samantha: Thanks, Susan. It's been a pleasure working together.

From Anna (5/5): Samatha is a genius tutor, we were so lucky to work with her! She was halping my daughter Lisa with german A level, and from predicted E we moved to writing the best essays in the class, 50 of 50!
My daughter has asberger, and comunication is not easy for her especially doing online classes, but she totally loved classes with Samantha because they very very well structured, very interesting , motivating and engaging on many levels. I can not recoment Samantha's tuition more not only because she helped us pass the exams but also because my daughter now have passion for learning german and she even desided to go and study languages and university!

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From Ramasubban (5/5): Dear Samantha,

Thanks for helping prepare our son for the Challenge exam. Your focussed exam oriented apprach cam in handy for our son and boosted his confidence especially in the interview mode pf the exam. We will be in touch with you going forward as well.

Thanks.
RS

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From Richard (5/5): An Excellent teacher. Very helpful with lots of ideas and a flexible approach to suit my knowledge of the language.

From Nicolas (5/5): Knowing virtually no German when we started and after regular lessons with Samantha, I would recommend her as a tutor without reservation. Her lesson planning has been excellent, tailoring them to cover the more difficult of grammar concepts or specific areas needed for improvement, such as developing conversational or written accuracy. Moreover, the pace she set across the lessons, on the basis of my goal to reach an advanced 'C1' level of German (one level below C2 which is regarding by most European countries as near or equivalent to fluent), has been challenging and well-adapted to the good progress I feel I have made. Finally, feedback has always been honest, specific, and useful.

From Rosie (5/5): Fast, efficient and very helpful at organising a tutor for my son.

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From Iona (5/5): Thank you so much for a superb couple of sessions. Your professionalism, knowledge, support and guidance have been very much appreciated. We feel lucky to have found you!

From Catherine and Steven (5/5): Samantha has had a huge task to take on, as we are in our 50's and have never learnt a language before. After three lessons we are making good progress and find Samantha to be an extremely good teacher, patient and understanding but very focused on us learning as much as we can each week and making the most of our lessons.

We would highly recommend her services to whose wanting to embrace French.

From Ganeshkumari (5/5): My daughter is extremely happy with the lessons.Samantha is very organised and my daughter benefits hugely from every lesson.She is hoping to make the required grade with Samantha's help.Thanks a lot.

From Helena (5/5): Samantha is highly organised, knows exactly what the exam boards require and was a real help to my son in preparing for his French A2 oral.

From Ian (5/5): Delighted at the outcome. I could not have wished for better guidance.

From Jess (5/5): Truly amazing!

From Bella (5/5): Samantha was my son's German tutor through the whole year helping him with his preparation for the GCSE exams. Samantha is a perfect tutor! She is very reliable, supportive and cooperative! My son has got an A for his exam. I would highly recommend Samantha to anyone!

From Terence (5/5): Samantha very quickly began rebuilding our daughters confidence in both oral and written French. She was then able to improve and accelerate the understanding of more complex tenses and flexed the work programme to dovetail with school work and exam timetables. Above all Samantha managed the trick of improving our daughters capability whilst making the lessons enjoyable at the same time. I would highly recommend Samantha to any parent.

From Salma (5/5): Sarah was kind, flexible and very helpful. My daughter enjoyed being taught by her as she was interactive, bubbly and encouraging. I would recommend Sarah to any student looking to enjoy learning a language!

From Hilary (5/5): So far(just an introduction plus one lesson!) we have been extremely impressed with Samantha. She has been v pleasant,punctual and efficient and her lesson was fun and inspiring!

From Amanda (5/5): I arranged for my son to have a few 1-1 tutorials working through specific areas that required additional help. These were arranged quickly and were effective.

From Helene (5/5): William and I really appreciated your efforts, professionalism and whole approach to his sessions and we look forward to further progress in April. Thankyou.

From Rebecca (5/5): Samantha has been the perfect choice as French tutor. We have needed to learn conversational and business French so she provides very tailored lessons for myself and husband. I was nervous that my dyslexia would be too much of a barrier to learn a new language but Sam is very patient and supportive. She is very professional, punctual and is great company. I would have no hesitation in recommending her.

From Helen (5/5): Samantha is a very professional yet approachable tutor.

Having had a break from the German language for several years, she has helped me to build my confidence up again and she has helped me realize that there is a reasonable amount of knowledge still stored in my brain!

From Emma (5/5): Samantha has been able to help me with many things that i'm struggling with, from my speaking skills to grasping a new tense. She is also very flexible with her time. I would definitely recommend her to a friend.

From Thomas (5/5): Works with me, understands and adapts to my needs as a indervidual, always on time never late great teacher never rushes you! Highly reccomended

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