|
A variety of resources is available
in the Purdue and greater Lafayette community. Below are the
names of individuals offering private ESL instruction. We
provide this list as a courtesy to students and non-students alike,
but we cannot be responsible for the quality of services provided.
Please contact these individuals directly for information on their
fees for services.
Students who would like ESL
instruction are also encouraged to consider the options listed on our list
of Community Resources in ESL.
|
Heather Day - Heather
emigrated to the United States from England as a high school student.
She has lived and worked in four countries, and she has studied and
continues to study several languages. Her B.A. is in French and
she holds two Master's degrees. Heather has worked as a
professional librarian, and has had experience in editing,
grant-writing, and compiling bibliographies for publication.
Currently, Heather teaches academic writing classes and TOEFL at the ESOL
Program, Purdue Village and tutors ESL students (of all
ages) in conversation, writing, and test preparation. She also has an editing service with
special prices for students. She can be reached at 743-1197
(home), or at the ESOL Program, 494-0500. Heather's e-mail
address is
heatherday@purdue.edu.
Mary Gitzen - Mary received her
Ph.D. in English from Purdue in May 2002. With over 30 years
experience teaching students from pre-K to adult, Mary has specialized
in teaching ESL for the past 10 years, focusing especially on
pronunciation and fluency, everyday conversation, and business
communication. She can be reached at 743-9465 (home), or e-mail
magitz@purdue.edu.
Beth Tucker
– Beth is an immigration counselor at Purdue who has worked with
international students and ESL students for the past 20 years. She has
a B.Ph. in Linguistics with TESOL certification and MA in
Intercultural Studies. Prior to working as an international student
advisor for six years, Beth taught ESL for 3 years in Taipei and
Taichung, Taiwan. She also taught ESL to U.S. immigrants in three
community college programs in Chicago, IL. She is fluent in Mandarin
Chinese and has studied Spanish. She is available for tutoring in
pronunciation, conversation and writing in the evenings and on
weekends and can be reached at 418-7796, or email her at
tuckerb@purdue.edu.
|
