Victoria

The formats I believe are most helpful for my language lessons are informal conversation practices, alongside revision of grammatical rules and sentence structure. The most effective way to learn both vocabulary, sentence structure and verbal conjugation is through hearing someone native speak, and aim for flowing conversational dialogues with corrections and explanations from the tutor. Being fully trilingual, but losing practice in Italian, has made me realise that conversation is a very useful tool to refresh vocabulary and remember verbal conjugations in languages that may have a range of tenses. I am very easy going and friendly, and I make it a top priority for the student to feel comfortable in speaking and practicing conversational skills, and encouraging them to take risks and not be afraid of making mistakes, as such will only help them learn more!

For biology lessons, I like to structure the lesson around a broader topic, and through particular questions narrow down and focus on a specific aspect that may require more attention. Especially for biology, a very memory-based subject, I like to work active recall into the lessons, whilst also promoting critical discussion of research. Having undertaken a Neuroscience degree, has made me navigate all sorts of tools and approaches to learning, which is why I find it useful to also agree on a topic beforehand, and have the student give a short presentation at the start of the lesson to promote this active recall but also ensure understanding of the discussion.