Alden
Alden
Hi there!
I’m Alden, a third-year Political Science and Communications student at NUS.
I graduated with a 43 in 2022, with 7s in the two HL subjects I tutor: English Language and Literature, and History. I also teach IB Global Politics!
English and History were my favourite subjects during the IB, primarily because of the heuristic analytical acumen that both subjects had. Both were about making and defending your opinion whilst understanding and addressing the other, valid differing perspectives out there – in a world of subjectivity, it’s an invaluable skill applicable to not just higher education, but life. I just happened to choose a degree that revolves around subjectivity.
As a tutor, I think personalising the way each student compartmentalises and utilises concepts in these subjects are key. The importance of any sociolinguistic feature and or historical concept is inherently dependent on who’s interpreting them. Each person has their own way of tackling a subject, and I hope to guide anyone I tutor to nuance and mature their approach to make it work for them. Whether that be through additional resources, personal techniques, or other extensions to your learning, I hope to help you academically excel and do so whilst making your learning just that bit more interesting.