Professional Certification:
BA in French
Professional Resume:
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position utilizing my proficiency in French and other foreign languages as well as employing my strong expertise in public relations, research and writing composition
EDUCATION
BUSINESS FRENCH, September 2010--May 2011
French Institute/Alliance Fran?aise, New York, New York
BACHELOR OF ARTS, FRENCH, December 2009
Hofstra University, West Hempstead, New York
Cumulative GPA 3.98/4.0, Dean?s List first semester; Provost?s List last 3 semesters
Queens College (CUNY), Flushing, New York 2003-2004
Cumulative GPA 3.89/4.0 Dean?s List both semesters
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS, May 2003
Queensborough Community College (CUNY), Bayside, New York
Cumulative GPA 3.98/4.0 Dean?s Honor List all semesters
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Private Tutor, Long Island, NY 2001-present
? Assisted college students with essays, compositions, and research papers in a multitude of subjects including: psychology, sociology, philosophy, European history, economics, business, literature, biology, etc. Instruction primarily focused on the preparation of outlines, thesis statements, and the implementation of structural components such as: introduction, body, and conclusion. Emphasis also placed on correct grammar usage, syntax, sentence structure, punctuation, the use of conjunctive adverbs and other enhancers, synonyms, etc. to improve writing skills.
? Tutored junior high school students in jeopardy of failing the following subjects: algebra and geometry, history, beginner?s Spanish. All students drastically improved their performance within a two to three month period thanks to private weekly tutoring sessions. Supplementary review of material was also created and distributed. Students passed their final examinations, thereby successfully securing their admission into the next grade.
? Offered private language lessons to individuals interested in Greek, French, and Italian.
? Provided general homework help and preparation for exams; discussed and explained difficult subjects
Tutor, Queensborough Community College (CUNY), Bayside, NY Spring/Summer/Fall 2002
? Appointed the chief language tutor in French, Italian and Spanish
? Served as an English tutor for writing/composition and literature courses
? Tutored in other areas including: European history, philosophy and psychology
? Provided discouraged students with confidence to improve grades; developed a camaraderie between the student and myself in order to establish a comfortable and positive learning environment
SKILLS & ABILITIES
? Computer savvy in Windows running programs such as Word Perfect, MS Word, MS Power Point
? Language skills include: written and oral fluency in Greek and French, advanced level of spoken and written proficiency in Italian, intermediate level of written Spanish and a considerable grasp of the spoken language
? Exceptional writing abilities that include: extensive vocabulary, in-depth and complex grammatical know-how, proofreading, summarizing, editing; faculty in the creative writing process and the writing of my own poetry, prose, short stories, songs; inherent talent and propensity for anything pertaining to the study of language and foreign tongues
ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
? Phi Theta Kappa Society
? Certificate of Achievement (for excellence in the study of two languages-French and Spanish)
? The Enrique Ledesma Memorial Award (for excellence in Spanish)
? The John W. Manigaulte Memorial Award (for outstanding achievement in Historical Studies)
? Concentration in Byzantine in Modern Greek Studies
? Archbishop Demetrios Scholarship
? Pi Delta Phi Societ? d?Honneur Fran?aise
? Received award in a literary contest regarding the novel, Zorba the Greek, held by the International Society of the Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis
? Contributed several essays to Introduction to Philosophy: an Online Textbook by Dr. Philip A. Pecorino, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Queensborough Community College
Company Description:
I offering tutoring services in foreign languages, writing compositon/essays, and various other subjects.
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