Congrats to the Year 12s of 2017 who have received their final results! Just like in 2016, coincidentally, exactly half of my regular English students achieved outstanding study scores of 40+, placing them in the top 9% of the state! In addition to this, 75% achieved 38+, equivalent to the top 15% of the state. … More Congratulations to my students and Class of 2017
For many VCE students, English or Literature is sadly the compulsory, difficult subject they try their best to forget! Choosing how or what to study can be a tricky process, compounded by the lack of clear-cut answers. As a result, there are nearly infinite methods of study. Some students spend hours producing essay after essay, which, whilst the ultimate task … More How to study for VCE English/Literature
This method is intended for use in VCE English (text response, comparative, and could also help when it comes to language analysis) and VCE Literature essays – but isn’t limited to that! Learning to analyse texts is a vastly important life-skill. A struggle many students share is actually analysing their text. Here I provide some suggestions to help you focus, broaden your … More Enhancing literary analysis – asking “why?”
Gwyn has 20 years of experience teaching Japanese at the VCE level as well as over 10 years as an examiner in both written and oral examinations. In his previous school each year one or more students scored above 45. He is also an experienced tutor of Japanese. Gwyn can tutor at Caulfield or Clayton campuses … More Japanese teacher offering tutoring
I am so familiar with the difficulties of writing in another language as a non-native French learner! It pains me to offer advice in cliché, but lots of writing practice makes perfect, or at least always dramatic improvement… I really don’t intend to provide this as a “model” response, but it’s an instance of my writing … More Tintin – women and popular culture
As a tutor, the best advice I can give is simply to read as many books, in as many genres, as you can! You may have noticed my slightly more-than-healthy interest in Harry Potter by now – this old writing piece of mine makes me laugh a little at my naivety. Yet I still hold the … More A love affair with books
