Matthew J.
Private tutor in Paris, France
Education
I am a native-English speaker with a Masters Degree in English Literature from Carleton University, Canada, with a focus in war poetry and writers like Nabokov, Dostoevsky, Rushdie, and other smart guys. I also received an Undergraduate Degree in English Literature from Queens University, Canada. Further, I attained a 100-hour Teaching English Second Language course with 40-hour Teaching Business English expansion
Experience
I have tutored professionals in English in Nicaragua (specifically the IELTS) and Canada. I was the editor of a poetry magazine and the artistic director of an international poetry festival. I have thirteen years professional experience as a naval officer in the Canadian military, where I built exercises for hundreds of sailors, and wrote doctrine. As a writer I have published, won awards, and performed in several countries. I am an experienced English teacher who taught English at Jiangsu University, in China, for the last year.
Subject Expertise
College Essays, Creative Writing, English, Literary Analysis, Literature, Public Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing