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Ciana - english, University of oxford

Hi, I’m Ciana and I recently graduated from Oxford where I read English Language and Literature. In my final exams I ranked in the top 10% of my year and graduated with a First. My love for my subject has extended into my love for teaching it. I have wide range of experience at different ages, from teaching English as a second language to assisting with Oxbridge admissions. Yet at all levels my approach remains the same: to explore a student’s personal interest in English and nourish it.

Beyond teaching grammar and literary devices, I like to provide personalised reading lists and adapt sessions to the student’s own interest. For Oxbridge admissions in particular I believe students excel when their curiosity and individual interest in their subject shines through.

Outside of my degree I spent most of my time filmmaking and indulging in all things film. I also believe film can be an important tool for exploring literary texts in their adapted form and breeding criticism on how filmmakers decided to do so. When I studied the Shakespeare paper during my degree I found my most successful work was completed by re-evaluating the same well-studied plays and looking at them through a new lens via film adaptations.