GrindsWorld Tutor: Eanna Moloney Lawles

I am a post-primary French and Geography teacher based in Clongriffin with a passion for languages and helping students achieve their full potential. I have been teaching all years and levels in a school in North Dublin for the past 5 years. I have been giving 1-1 and small class grinds for the last 6 years. My qualifications are a Bachelor of Arts and a Professional Masters in Education (PME). My masters thesis was on the subject of improving listening skills for post-primary students and enabling students to improve their listening skills is one my my key strengths.

I have been teaching all year groups and all levels in a Dublin school for the last 4 years. I have taught English in a French school (Lycée de l'Albanais). In terms of grinds I have been doing both Junior and Leaving certificate grinds for 5 years now with a wide range of abilities and challenges. In addition I have experience teaching private summer classes with students in first and second year.

My Approach to grinds:
The first session with a student is always free of charge were I give assess the students strengths, weaknesses and expectations. I use this session to plan the following sessions with the student to maximise their potential and make sure we are both on the same page. If the student is starting from scratch it will be an introductory lesson to the language and my teaching style. Each plan will differ from student to student but will consist of exercises aimed to improve their weaknesses and build on their strengths. Often this consists of improving the students vocabulary generally with an authentic French texts at the same time as working on one of the four skills: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, written skills and spoken interaction. There will also be times when in-depth teaching of grammar is needed, at this point I make sure that the lesson is grounded in an authentic text, to the point and involves lots of useful practice.