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About Nell Hunt
Expertise
I can manage almost anything: vocabulary, grammar correction and practice, spelling (though I'll have to have my dictionary open), listening and pronunciation, writing practice and correction, practicing and familiarity with idioms and two-word verbs,assistance with the TOEFL.
What I believe I'd have trouble with are:
1) remembering the exact term(s)(the entire vocabulary for English grammatical form) for various grammatical rules, and parts of speech. I'd either have to get out a few old workbooks from my ESL teaching days, or find a site that had most of the grammatical rules mapped out and marked for remembering what context they work in.
2) helping someone writing a paper or reading a textbook in math or natural sciences. I was never able to help students much who were writing math or science papers; when I had to deal with math and science English vocabulary I'm totally unfamiliar with, I just had no way to help the students move forward. (My subject background is in the arts and humanities, and the social sciences.)
Experience
I was a volunteer ESL instructor for six weeks one summer at The Southeast Asia Center here in Chicago, and during that time, worked with mostly seniora. From there, I found my first paying job as an ESL instructor at Truman College here, one of our City Colleges of Chicago. I taught ESL for 16 hrs a week, and English Composition four hrs a week for approx. 13 yrs at the Lakeview Learning Center branch of Truman College. I also taught a 4-hour pronunciation class on Saturdays. Very strong experience.
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No longer a member in any professional or writers' organizations.
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Have published short fiction and poetry in many literary magazines over the years, never in a monograph.
Education/Credentials
BA in Creative Writing and American Lit - Univ. Washington, Seattle
MLS in Library Science - Syracuse University - Syracust, NY
MS in Human Development - Univ of Chicago School of Social Sciences - Chicago, IL
MFA in Writing - Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts - Bard College - Avon on Hudson, NY
Post-Grad work in Human Development - no degree received
Awards and Honors
All my awards and honors had to do with academics.
Past/Present Clients
Became ill/ disabled in 1995: continued to do tutoring with ESL students, mostly graduate school students working on term papers or thesis papers, for approximately six more years. Also helped students study for the TOERL exam in order to be accepted into the city college I used to teach at.
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You are here: Experts > Homework Help > Immigration Issues > English as a Second Language > syntax differences
Expert: Nell Hunt - 10/30/2009
Question
Dear Nell,
I wonder if the following sets of sentences are the same in meaning or if there are any differences between them:
1a. I am afraid of being alone or he is afraid of speaking in public.
1b. I am afraid to be alone or He is afraid to speak in public.
2a. The radio says it will be sunny later.
2b. The radio says it will be sunny later on.
3a. She takes after her mother.
3b. She is similar to her mother.
3c. She looks like her mother.
3d. She and her mother look the same.
3e. She and her mother look like each other.
Thanks.
Best wishes.
mmleft
Answer
Welcome back, mmleft! My, it's been so long since I last saw you! Where have you been?
(hehehe just teasing.#
1a. I am afraid of being alone or he is afraid of speaking in public. / Both very good!
1b. I am afraid to be alone or He is afraid to speak in public. / Both good.
2a. The radio says it will be sunny later. / Good.
2b. The radio says it will be sunny later on./ Fine.
3a. She takes after her mother. / Good
3b. She is similar to her mother. THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT: see note below #SIMILAR)
3c. She looks like her mother. / Good
3d. She and her mother look the same. / Good
3e. She and her mother look like each other. / Good
SIMILAR = she can be similar LOOKING to her mother, but also SIMILAR in temperament to her mother, or have a SIMILAR personality, or have SIMILAR talent as a good dancer or musician, etc.
"She looks similar to her mom."
"Her looks are similar to her mom's."
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Nell
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