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Torien

5 (4 reviews)

Rate $35
Response 1h
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Number of students Torien has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Torien has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (4 reviews)

$35/h

1^st lesson free

English
Literature
Writing
Oratory
SAT prep

English, ESL, Public Speaking and more from an international award-winning playwright, actor, and producer. All levels.

English
Literature
Writing
Oratory
SAT prep

Lesson location

- At Torien's house: Vancouver
- online
- at home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Vancouver

About Torien

In addition to being an educator, I am a classically trained, award-winning professional playwright, actor, producer, and dramaturg. I have analyzed countless scripts, studied phonetics, written and delivered speeches, toured internationally, founded a theatre company, written policy for non-profit arts organizations, and received up to $200,000 in grants for all of the above. Since 2015 I have facilitated classes, workshops, and residencies for emerging writers, artists, and everyday people, often teaching writing fundamentals, reading comprehension, and acting at various schools and theatre companies.

At Simon Fraser University I studied accessibility and autistic/ADHD modes of creativity for my graduate thesis research, finishing with a 3.98 GPA. As a Teaching Assistant and guest lecturer I have led tutorial discussions, critiqued essays, graded exams, and guided student research. Over the past year I have been tutoring at Vertex Academy and Milky Way Education and conducting games-based learning research as a Senior Educator at Brainiacs Adventures.

All of this experience has provided me with an interdisciplinary understanding of English academic writing, literature, reading comprehension, public speaking, rhetoric, and performance. More importantly, I have learned how to teach students at various stages of development, abilities, and interests. I believe every student has natural curiosity, a desire to learn, and a need to communicate, and few things bring more joy than discovering these with them. If this sounds like your style, I'm the tutor for you :)

About the lesson

Based on my qualifications and experience, I am comfortable offering lessons to students of all ages in the following areas:

- ENGLISH (reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, creative or academic writing, literature)

- PUBLIC SPEAKING / DEBATE (confidence, leadership, vocal technique, memorization, Canadian and British parliamentary debate formats, rhetoric, speech writing)

- FINE ARTS (acting, audition prep, creativity, critical thinking, tabletop game design, elementary-level visual art)

My pedagogy takes inspiration from my professors at Simon Fraser University, my theatre mentors, and the Reggio Emilia approach which embraces a multimedia emergent curriculum honouring students' agency, curiosities, and modes of learning.

This might look like inviting students to: conduct historical research projects around their own personal interests; learn literary devices through creative writing exercises; understand classical literature through performance or tabletop RPGs; or work through difficult material through accessible study guides, creative media, and video essays. Any subject can become engaging this way!

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5 (4 reviews)

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Ali
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Perfect! Torien is an absolute professional. He is so thorough, patient, compassionate, punctual, flexible, caring, and kind. I strongly recommend him to anyone learning English at any level.
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Ali

Perfect! Torien is an absolute professional. He is so thorough, patient, compassionate, punctual, flexible, caring, and kind. I strongly recommend him to anyone learning English at any level.
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Adrian

I know Torien as a tutor colleague. He is extremely knowledgeable about all things English and more. He has a lot of experience working with young students. If you want to learn with someone who is clear in his teaching and patient, I highly recommend him as your tutor!
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Adrian
I know Torien as a tutor colleague. He is extremely knowledgeable about all things English and more. He has a lot of experience working with young students. If you want to learn with someone who is clear in his teaching and patient, I highly recommend him as your tutor!
Blair

Torien is a brilliant and creative person who has made a career out of outside-the-box thinking. He is a writer, performer, and all-around artist with a truly philosophical mind. Anyone looking to improve their skills but resists conventional style might just find the perfect tutor in Torien.
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Blair
Torien is a brilliant and creative person who has made a career out of outside-the-box thinking. He is a writer, performer, and all-around artist with a truly philosophical mind. Anyone looking to improve their skills but resists conventional style might just find the perfect tutor in Torien.
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Kyle

Torien is a natural and versatile educator who can tutor English or ESL students at any stage or capacity level. He is incredibly patient, creative, and encouraging in his support for all learners to achieve realistic high standards. Whatever your English goals are, Torien will help you meet them.
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Kyle
Torien is a natural and versatile educator who can tutor English or ESL students at any stage or capacity level. He is incredibly patient, creative, and encouraging in his support for all learners to achieve realistic high standards. Whatever your English goals are, Torien will help you meet them.
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