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!!