A few questions regarding 'private English teachers'

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WesternAmerican

#383821 Sun, 24 Jun 07 06:15 PM

Hi everybody.

1. I work as a private English teacher?
Is it correct? Natural? I'm not sure how do you refer to a student who gives private lessons to a student(usually just the student and his pupil).

2. I work as an English teacher in Junior High School or at Junior High School? Do I have to capitolize the 'Junior High School'?

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Cool Breeze

#383902 Sun, 24 Jun 07 11:08 PM

WesternAmerican wrote:
Hi everybody.

1. I work as a private English teacher? Correct.
Is it correct? Natural? I'm not sure how do you refer to a student who gives private lessons to a student(usually just the student and his pupil).

2. I work as an English teacher in Junior High School or at Junior High School? Do I have to capitalize the 'Junior High School'?

1. You could also say: I give private lessons in English if you are a student and teaching English isn't your job.
2. Both correct. There's no need to capitalize the words even though it does sometimes happen. You could also add an article if you wanted to: I work as an English teacher in a junior high school.

Cheers
CB

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CalifJim

#383956 Mon, 25 Jun 07 03:23 AM

Personally, I'd say these.

1. I work as an English tutor. / I tutor English.

2. at a junior high school.

CJ

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The_mills

#384009 Mon, 25 Jun 07 09:27 AM

So,"I am working for *** company as a designer. " ,is that right?

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Cool Breeze

#384038 Mon, 25 Jun 07 11:23 AM

The_mills wrote:
So,"I am working for *** company as a designer. " ,is that right?

Work is an old English verb, there's nothing wrong with it. Smile [:)]

If you have a permanent job, you should say: I work for that company.

If your job is temporary, you can say: I'm working as an assistant professor at the moment.

CB

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New2grammar

#384061 Mon, 25 Jun 07 12:49 PM

I have a quick question. Is the distinction between a tutor and a teacher lies in the part-time vs full-time status, where a tutor teaches part-time while a teacher teaches full-time? Or does the distinction lie in private vs non-private nature of the job?

The dictionary mentions private:

1. Tutor

a. A private instructor.

b. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.

2. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor

Thanks in advance!

New2grammar