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English is fun
(for some people anyway)

I am retired US Army (22 years)

98G4HGMJ2

I was a linguist and studied at the Defense Language Institute West Coast (Army Language School in Monterey, California)

Chinese Mandarin 1972

German 1974-5

Polish 1983

Arabic Syrian 1992-3

For those keeping score at home: 98G means linguist, 4 means Sergeant First Class, H means instructor, GM means German & J2 is an advanced German course

I know how hard it is to learn a language

English Tutor

Native speaker of

Standard American English (West Coast)

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35 plus years experience teaching English to native speakers and foreigners

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AA Central Texas College

Killeen, Texas

1986

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BA Western New England College

Springfield, Mass

1991

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MS Chapman University

Orange, California

1996

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MPA Golden Gate University

San Francisco, California

2009

Subjects

reading

writing

spelling

grammar

diction

syntax

pronunciation

TOEFL prep

accent reduction

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If you have materials you want to use, bring them (books, papers, etc.)

If not, we can use my materials 

You can book a session for just yourself or add friends if you want to split the cost

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We'll do whatever you need whether it's reading, writing, speaking, doing practice exercises, finishing homework, studying for a test, or anything else you want to do


Cost

2-hour session = $75

3-hour session = $105

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The cost is for just you or you & any

friends you'd like to bring along

One or a hundred: the cost is the same

(two-hour minimum per session)

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The Grammar Geezer

 is an

independent tutor

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There are no contracts

All rates negotiable​

 

 

English is a friend -- not a fiend!

I am: Peter Boyum

Retired US Army instructor, transcriber & technical writer

Retired college freshman English instructor

Former Adult School ESL instructor

Former McGraw-Hill proofreader

Former Paul Kagan & Associates copy editor

(my MOS = 98G4HGMJ2)

Suffering from split infinitives?

Flummoxed by dangling participles?

Does the pluperfect make you tense?

Don't know a gerund from a giraffe?

An alligator from an alliteration?

A honey bee from a spelling bee?

An allegory from an alley cat?

A relative clause from Santa Claus?


Grammar Geezer = Peter Boyum

peterboyum@msn.com

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