Daphne Katz

Having been raised bilingual in English and French, languages have always been an important part of my life. My passion for teaching them as well as learning them emerged after I finished my CELTA qualification and spent time at Embassy Summer teaching teenagers English.
In my spare time, I like writing, taking photos, and watching films. I'm also an avid language learner myself! Right now I'm studying Arabic.
As I mentioned, after completing my CELTA, I taught EFL at Embassy Summer. I also want to mention that I completed French and German under the UK education system up to A Level and so am very familiar with the curriculum, especially after completing the Waldegrave Teaching Alliance Get into Teaching internship this summer, where I was placed in two different secondary schools and had the opportunity to observe lessons and provide support to GCSE and A Level students studying French, Spanish and German.
Furthermore, after beginning my Comparative Literature studies at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, I started working on campus as a peer tutor in writing, helping my fellow students with written assignments across all subjects. I also have experience as a freelance tutor teaching English to native French speakers.
My experience teaching across a wide variety of settings and levels has produced a very adaptive teaching style. I pay a lot of attention to the particular needs of the student I am working with, and make an effort to support the student and provide a relaxed, non-judgmental environment for learning. I am able to structure sessions according to specific timelines, or work more loosely for more casual students.