Hello, I am Katie!
🌟I've lived and worked in five countries and I speak five languages.
🌟7 years EXP 🏆UC Berkeley graduate🎓Master of Social Work
🌟Profession: social work, study abroad counseling, and teaching
🌟Strengths: cross-cultural communication, learning new languages
🎯 1-on-1 courses only, see success stories below!
1-ON-1 COURSES:
🔷Conversation / Discussion / Interview🔷
🌟Conversation: tell life stories ➡ express yourself
🌟Discussion: analyze, summarize ➡ form your opinion ➡ disagree
🌟Interview: organize ideas ➡ support achievements with examples
🎯Lesson materials: magazine and news articles, TED talks, etc
🎯Sample topics: Motherhood | Moving abroad | Psychology | Current News
🏆Success stories:
- A Hong Kong student passed 2 rounds of government interviews and got the immigration officer position (2021)
- A Taiwanese doctor was selected by EUS WISE Workshop for her presentation. She's awarded to receive further training in South Korea. (2022)
🔷IELTS / University Writing🔷
🌟 Experience: I have published social work research & worked as university admissions counselor on personal statement writing
🎯 Brainstorm exercises - mind map, free writing
🎯 Essay structure & logic - topic sentence, supporting details
🎯 Admission essays, business writing, research reports
🏆Success stories:
- A Hong Kong designer got a 7.5 on IELTS and was accepted by La Trobe University in Australia for a master's program (2022)
- A Vietnamese student got accepted to Vassar College, a top 20 liberal arts school in US, and received over USD$50,000 of scholarship (2019)
WHAT TO EXPECT:
💕I am patient, friendly, adaptive and introspective
💕Trial: I analyze your level and suggest a learning plan for you
💕Regular: I reassess your level to set new goals or propose suitable challenges
❗CLASS RULES❗
📍 Cancel → Lessons can be canceled 12+ hours before class, please message me.
📍 Late → No refund after 15 minutes.
📍 Make-up → Missed lessons for emergency reasons (sick, childcare, work urgency) can be made up for USD$1, please message me!!