Hello! Thanks for stopping by my profile! Want to communicate better? I am happy to help you! I have been teaching students of all ages for more than 20 years, and I can help you with English slang, conversation, grammar, or TOEFL, IELTS, EIKEN, TOEIC, SAT, ACT and other proficiency tests. Over the years, most of my students have been from China, Korea, and Japan, but I have also taught students from Mexico, Nepal, Cameroon, Ghana, Peru, Saudi Arabia, India, Libya, and several other places. I believe that each person can teach others, so I enjoy learning from my students as well. I am happy to work with all ages -- my students have ranged from age 3 to age 75. One of my most favorite memories as a tutor was when I helped a grandmother learn basic English so she could begin to communicate with her granddaughter. No one is too old or too young to learn a new language! 

I am currently a licensed teacher working in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. I also taught group SAT-ACT classes at Ohio Contemporary Chinese school for the 6 years, and worked at OSU in higher education for more than 15 years (Go Buckeyes!), so I can also help students with preparing essays for college applications as well as SAT-ACT exams. One of my students got a 2390 on his SAT (old format), others got above a 1500, and several others have scored 35 on ACT (with perfect scores in English and/or reading)! Although these results are not typical, I had one student take his ACT English score from a 14 to a 32 with a LOT of hard work! 

My students have been accepted to Boston College, The Ohio State University, Northwestern University, Case Western Reserve University, Cornell, George Washington University, Fordham College, and several others. I am very proud of their hard work. I love hearing stories about where my students are going to go for college -- and about the scholarships they are receiving :)Although my main area of expertise is English, I have also tutored and taught beginning Japanese and Spanish. If you are interested in learning more about these languages and cultures, I would be happy to help you explore them! Please let me know what other questions you might have. I look forward to helping you grow in your language skills!