Francis Andrew R. VillegasHigh level English and Test Preparation tutor
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I'm Ef Villegas, an educator both by trade and heart. I have experience tutoring a multitude of subjects across different levels, ranging from 6th Grade Mathematics to post-graduate test preparation (GRE). Name a subject, there's a good chance I've taught it or have the ability to teach it.
My interests run quite the exhaustive gamut, something that I often use to relate to my students. I've dissected contemporary rap and Shakespeare side-by-side to bridge a narrative gap that a student wasn't getting. I've used manga and my meager knowledge of K-pop to explain Jungian archetypes. The aim is to always relate to my student in a way that they'll both enjoy and understand.
Beyond that, I put an emphasis on knowledge integration. While my expertise is clearly in English, I keep a healthy amount of knowledge on the basic subjects refreshed in my head, both so I can teach it should I need to and to be able to use already existing structures as templates for new knowledge.
I'm always really eager to talk to my students, to figure out how best they can grow as learners, and to fill the gaps in my teaching style.
So far this has resulted in a number of my personal students being able to go to the schools of their choice, Yonsei University, HKU, Tsinghua University, University of Michigan, Penn State, etc. Those outcomes, coupled with the considerable increase in the scores my test preparation students, makes me confident that I can help just about any student.
Subjects
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) Beginner-Expert
English Beginner-Expert
IB English Beginner-Expert
GRE Verbal Beginner-Expert
IB English Language and Literature Beginner-Expert
IB Business Grade 11-Grade 12
IB English B
IB English Literature Beginner-Expert
Experience
Full-time Tutor (Co-founder) (Sep, 2021–Present) at Agora Tutorials, Makati City
Full-time Tutor (Aug, 2015–Feb, 2021) at Jedam Academy English Language Inc, Muntinlupa City
Education
Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English (Jun, 2013–Apr, 2016) from University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, Las Piñas Campus, [Alabang–Zapote Road, Almanza Uno, Las
Fee details
CA$12–49/hour
(US$8.86–35.41/hour)
Based on level of expertise needed, and type of class required.