Alasdair - English tutor - Oxford

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Alasdair

  • Hourly rate £65
  • Response Time 24h
  • Number of students 1
Alasdair - English tutor - Oxford
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  • English
  • English Literature
  • School Entrance Exams

Oxford PhD student; an experienced and friendly tutor - English tutor with Alasdair

Lesson location

    • Online
    • at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 50 km from Oxford

About Alasdair

BA in History (1st Class Honours) – Oxford University (2010)
MA in Philosophy (Distinction, top mark in year) – King's College London (2013)
MLitt in Philosophy (Distinction) – St Andrew's (2017)
DPhil (=PhD) in Philosophy – Oxford University (2017–ongoing)

From 2010 to 2012 I tutored privately, taught English as a foreign language, and tutored in a primary school. From 2013-2016 I worked as a Commissioning Editor for Hurst Publishers, an independent academic publishing house in London. Since 2016 I've been back in academia, and I'm currently working towards a PhD in Philosophy at Oxford. I also currently work as a Tutor (giving tutorials) in Philosophy of Mind for Merton College, University of Oxford, and as a Teaching Assistant in Logic for Balliol College, University of Oxford.

Since 2010 I've tutored students in most humanities subjects, from primary school-level to undergraduate degree-level. My particular specialities are: Philosophy, including Logic (especially A-Level, IB, undergraduate); History (especially A-Level, IB, undergraduate); and preparation for admissions to universities (especially Oxford/Cambridge).

I find tutoring incredibly rewarding. One-on-one tuition allows the tutor and the student to collaborate much more closely than any classroom situation ever could. I enjoy watching my students get better at their subjects, and I especially enjoy watching their interest in their subjects grow as they gain mastery over them. I also enjoy taking the role of mentor when advising students on university applications. I have an excellent track record of both improving my students' grades and helping them to enjoy their subjects.

I'm happy to tutor in person in Oxford, or via video-link if you are based elsewhere.

Please do get in touch with any questions you have!

University :
- University of Oxford - History BA [First Class Honours]
- King's College London - Philosophy MA [Distinction]
- St Andrews - MLitt [Distinction]
- University of Oxford - DPhil (=PhD) [Currently studying]

School :
Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh
A Levels
- Philosophy [A]
- History [A]
- English [A]

Prizes and Scholarships :
-Clarendon Scholar, University of Oxford (Full funding for PhD, 2017-20).
-Philosophical Quarterly Bursary (Fees paid for MLitt at St Andrews, awarded on basis of academic merit, 2016)
-C.V. Wedgwood Prize (For the best undergraduate History thesis, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, 2010)
-Daniel Stewart Prize (Dux of Stewart's Melville College, Edinburgh, 2006)
-Mercat Award (Highest mark in Scotland in Higher History examination, 2005)

Other Qualifications :
CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

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About the lesson

  • All Levels
  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

English teacher at Oxford.

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Rates

Hourly rate

  • £65

Pack prices

  • 5h: £325
  • 10h: £650

online

  • £65/h

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