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Ke L. - Tutor

Georgetown Linguistics PhD Candidate/Mandarin&Russian Language Tutor
Ke L. Tutors College Students
(56)
Hourly Fee: $95
Location: Arlington, VA
Travel Radius: 20 miles
In-person + Online
Your first hour with any tutor is always 100% refundable!

Personal Statement

Hello prospective students! I'm Ke Lin, a language tutor and social dance teacher. I hold BAs in Russian and Linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MA in Slavic Linguistics from the Ohio State University. Currently as a Ph.D. candidate, my research focuses on language perception, speech convergence, and linguistic accommodation.

Teaching foreign languages is my passion. I have taught Russian and Chinese at the university level in the United States, in addition to working as ...

Reviews

Ke L. helped me so much with my Neurolinguistics coursework! She made me understand basic terms in a very simple and accessible way. Definitely recommend Ke L. to other students!
- Anna A. from Agawam, MA
I needed help with an assignment on Sociolinguistics for my intro to linguistics course . We talked about garden paths and ambiguity. She helped me understand and complete this assignment effectively.
- Kaitlyn O. from Boston, MA
Ke has been tutoring my 10th grade daughter to increase her Chinese fluency and to be prepared to score well on the AP Chinese exam. She is an outstanding teacher - we feel lucky to have found her and recommend her as a tutor / teacher to anyone of any level or focus
- Claire W. from Chevy Chase, MD
Ke was very knowledgeable while at the same time, able to understand and meet me at my beginner's level understanding of linguistics. She was very effective in the way she explained things to me, I understood them better than my own professor explaining concepts. Thank you Ke!!
- Savannah L. from Portland, OR
Ke's tutoring was exceptional! Her guidance was invaluable in navigating my syntax and phonology class this quarter. I was impressed by her thorough preparation prior to our sessions, ensuring I grasped complex concepts effectively. Her patience was commendable, and she generously shared additional resources for potential research in linguistics. I wholeheartedly recommend her and I'm immensely grateful for her support throughout my tutoring sessions.
- Alisara K. from Inglewood, CA
Ke helped me look at x?schema trees from a different perspective which allowed me to be more confident for an exam that I was studying for. Ke was able to take a very difficult concept and frame it in a more understandable way.
- Steve B. from Bainbridge Island, WA
Ke is a kind, encouraging, and helpful tutor. She personalized her tutoring style to help me work through a self-paced online course. I am enjoying practice Chinese with Ke and am learning a lot.
- Alan Z. from Lee, MA
Ke is so much fun to talk to, is excited about teaching and about the language, and is extremely knowledge as not only is she a native speaker, she's getting a PhD in linguistics. Ke is great.
- Daniel R. from Rockville, MD
I am not a young man. My body doesn't move like it used to, and I never attempted anything approaching dance (or even passable movement, for that matter) in my younger days. Naturally, I was quite nervous to even come to my first lesson, but Ke was so great at making me feel relaxed that, under her instruction, I felt like I made progress even after just an hour. She tailored the lessons to my (lack of) ability and showed me all the ways I could progress depending on my preferences, which I very much appreciated.
- Perry D. from Arlington, VA
Ms Ke is very thorough in her lessons and very patient. She is currently teaching me the different tones that a required to speak Chinese and she has been unbelievable patient and knowledgeable with my lessons
- Christopher P. from Lewisburg, TN
Ke Laoshi has been very helpful for my Chinese learning. She is patient and intelligent and has made very detailed notes and lesson plans to help me succeed in my university courses.
- Gabriel N. from Knoxville, TN
Ke is one of the best Russian teachers I've ever met. Her expertise in Russian combined with logical explanation and well-structured summary really helps on memorization. Also she has living experience in Russian culture and she could point out the grammatical points in a real-world scenario. Sometimes she explained things in Russian, which was hard to catch but she is very patient in elaborating the points. Her class is very well-organized with important notes and grammar summaries. Highly recommend everyone interested in learning Russian, regardless of what level you are in, studying together with Ke.
- Junzi X. from San Jose, CA
Ke accurately assessed my level then introduced me to the 4 tones used in the Mandarin language. Under her instruction I was able to learn and apply them in greeting sentences. She was very kind and helpful throughout the whole process.
- Bruce G. from Hilliard, OH