Teacher Lauren Melendres's Page

Hello my name is Lauren Melendres and I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a major in Global Studies. In college I took 3 years of Italian, and considered myself to have an intermediate and conversational level with the language. I also studied abroad in Paris where I took courses on the E.U and the rise of populism. I have a passion for learning about the world and film especially Italian cinema. My hobbies include snowboarding, reading, and surfing. After college I had a variety of jobs like ushering, hostessing, and working as an assistant for an art consulting firm. I have recently completed my TELF certificate from the International TELF Academy. Currently I tutor a few clients in high school and I mostly help them with AP Calc and AP Lang. My experience with teaching English as a second language include being a teacher's assistant at places like Hancock College located in Irvine, Mariners Church in Irvine, and the Placentia Yorba library over in Orange County. I enjoy teaching and having conversations with people all over the world. Throughout my educational and professional career teaching and public speaking have been skills of mine that I have developed over the years. Tutoring with me, can either be through learning the basics of English Grammar, or having conversations to sharpen your speaking skills. Conversations that I would love to have would be centered around food, film, and traveling.