Columbus Area

ESOL Service Providers

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This list is provided by the Columbus Literacy Council.

If you have any questions or corrections please call Vilvi Vannak at the Columbus Literacy Council (CLC), 221-5013, ext. 219, or e-mail vvannak@rrohio.com attn: Vilvi.  This list is available on-line at www.columbusliteracy.com.  Tutors are listed at their own request and not necessarily recommended by the Columbus Literacy Council. CLC does not guarantee the skills or performance of these tutors, does not verify their information, and does not review their work.

Private Tutors

Ms. Mary Ammari

Area:  Westerville

Telephone: (614) 899-0869

Class days: any day

Class time: afternoons

Level:  all levels, any age

Cost:  Varies

Jane Dean

Area: Worthington, Westerville, Dublin, Hilliard, New Albany

Telephone and fax: 848-6195 e-mail: janedean1@yahoo.com   

Class days: all

Level: adults and children, all levels

Cost:  $20 in her home, $25 at your home / $10 per person in a group

Work: Japanese and Korean tutor for 14 years, M.Ed in Education. B.A. from OSU, Associate degree in Business. She teaches 4th and 6th grade proficiency test preparation, TOEIC test preparation, SAT preparation, TSE test preparation and TOEFL test preparation

Ms. Betsy Feuer

Area: OSU, Upper Arlington, Worthington

Telephone: (614) 481-7920

Class days: any day

Class times: evenings

Level: all level, adults

Cost: $18/hr

Work: Speaks Brazilian Portuguese, taught Beginning ESL, currently teaching citizenship

Ms. Sonja Gassett

Area:  North side

Telephone: (419)834-0834

Class days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Class time: Mornings between 8:00AM and 1:00PM

Level:  All levels all ages

 Cost:  $25/hour individual or group

Work:    She has a Masters degree in TESOL and intercultural studies; and she
has taught English in
Ethiopia and Vienna, Austria.  She has over 5 years of
teaching experience in an international school setting.  She teaches
grammar, writing, conversation, pronunciation, and culture.  She speaks
German and some French.

Ms. Irene Golis

Area:  OSU/Worthington/Dublin

Telephone: (614) 268-0518

Class days: varies

Class time: 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Level:  intermediate & advanced, any age

Cost:  $20/hour

Work:   She teaches conversation, grammar, and culture.

She speaks some French and Spanish and has over 10 years of experience. 

Ms. Janelle Henderson

Area:  Grandview, OSU Campus, Dublin, Worthington, and northern Columbus

Telephone: (614) 668-6022   Email:  janelle.henderson@gmail.com

Class days: All days

Class time: afternoon and evenings, Saturday and Sunday any time

Level:  all levels, children to adults

Cost:  $15-$22/hour, depending on location and length of lesson

Work:  She taught English in Japan for one year, and has been tutoring ESL students for the past 5 years.  She can help students with all areas of learning, such as conversation, slang & idioms, listening, pronunciation, writing, grammar, preparation for tests such as Ohio Proficiency Tests, TOEFL, TOEIC, SAT, and GRE.  Individuals or groups of any age and nationality are welcome.  She speaks excellent Japanese, and a little bit of Chinese and Spanish. 

 

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Area:  flexible

Telephone: (614) 485-0149

Class days: varies

Class time: varies

Level:  all levels, parents and children

Cost:  varies

Work:   She teaches grammar, writing, literature, and humanities 


Ms. Cathleen McComas

Area:  flexible

Telephone: (614) 529-9322

Class days: any day

Class time: evenings and weekends

Level:  all levels, mostly adults

Cost:  $20/hr individual, $30/hr two students + travel expenses

Work: She teaches Academic and Business writing and pronunciation. She works with individuals or groups. She has an M.A.  

Ms. Karen McDow

Area:  flexible

Telephone: (614) 861-5276 or cell phone (614)804-4312

Class days: any day

Class time: afternoons & evenings

Level:  beginning & intermediate, any age

Cost:  $15/hr

Work:  She teaches with a Language Experience approach.  She has 9 years of experience.  She speaks some Spanish and was trained at the Columbus Literacy Council 

Ms. Linda Mizer

Area: flexible

Telephone: (614) 431-5447

Class days: any

Class times: varies

Level: all levels; prefers children

Cost: $20

Work: CLC certified, Westerville ESL tutor, B.A. in English

Experience working with children and disabled children through state Medicaid. 
 

Ms. Carol Preslan

Area: all

Telephone: (614) 985-6139    preslan@sbcglobal.net

Class days:  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday,

Class time: any time

Level:  all levels, any age

Cost:  $20-$25/hour for one student, $30/hour for two or more students.

Work: She teaches individuals and small groups. She teaches conversation, grammar, writing and reading. She is a certified English and Speech teacher for grades 7-12 and has also taught grammar and writing in college and in business. She has been a professional business writer for 15 years. She has tutored for the Dominican Learning Center and tutors through the Honda Family Center.

 

 Ms. Mary Reynolds

Area: Worthington, Dublin, Powell, Westerville

Telephone: (614) 766-5175    reymarian@netscape.net

Class days:  flexible

Class time: flexible

Level:   any level, any age

Cost:  flexible

Work: ESL Tutor, has taught children, knows some French and Spanish, BA in French history.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. John Rockleman

Area:  Northwest

Telephone: (614) 459-8938

Class days: varies

Class time: afternoons

Level:  all levels, age 13 and higher

Cost:  $35/hour

Work:  He is interested in Japanese culture. He speaks Japanese and has an M.A. in TESOL

 


Ms. Linda Shiotani

Area:  Northern Columbus and Hilliard, Dublin, Worthington, and Westerville

Telephone: (614) 885-1424

Class days: Monday through Friday

Class time: daytime

Level:  all levels, any ages

Cost:  $20/hour

Work: She teaches conversation, listening, pronunciation, writing, grammar, TOEFL, TOEIC, SAT and GRE. She works with individual or group

She is TESL certified and has 20 years of experience. 

 

Ms. Ann Louise Smith

Area:  Worthington and Dublin

Telephone: (614) 436-0028

Class days: varies

Class time: mornings and afternoons

Level:  all levels, any age

Cost:  $20-$25/hr

Work:  She teaches speaking, listening, reading, and grammar. She teaches individual or groups.

She speaks French, some Spanish, has done Masters studies in TESOL and has been teaching ESL since 1980. 


Ms. Winifred Stutz

Area:  North

Telephone: (614) 268-6896

Class days: varies

Class time: daytime

Level:  all levels, any age

Cost:  $20-$25/hr

Work:   She teaches individuals or groups. 

 

 

 

 

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Ms. Jeri Wasserman

Area:  East Side, Gahanna, Reynoldsberg, New Albany

Telephone: (614) 866-4165

Class days: varies to meet student needs

Class time: varies to meet student needs

Level:  intermediate & advanced

Cost:  $20-$30/hr

Work:  She teaches individuals or groups. She teaches people 15 years old or older, and has 18 years of experience teaching survival English and acculturation techniques. 

 

 

Ms. Chris Watts

Area:  flexible

Telephone: (614) 342-2730

Class days: Mon. – Fri.

Class time: evenings

Level:  all levels, any age

Cost:  $15/hr individual, $25/hr/ two students

Work:  She teaches conversation, reading and writing. She teaches individuals or groups.

She is certified with the Columbus Literacy Council, she has a BA in Anthropology. 


Dorothy Whitcomb

Area: Campus community

Telephone: 848-9986

Class days: available Monday afternoons, Tuesday mornings or afternoons, and Thursday and Friday afternoons

Level: adults only, all levels

Cost:  $15 /group of three

Work: She has 10 years experience in teaching ESOL conversation. She prefers to teach small groups.  She prefers to teach from her home.