Tim Bertucci

Subject: Language Arts / Public Speaking

What will my child walk away with? A more precise, confident, and expressive relationship with language — as a speaker, a writer, and a critical thinker. My decade of language education experience, combined with a background in theatre and a master’s degree focused on popular linguistics, gives me an unusually rich toolkit for teaching students to find and use their authentic voice.

What can families expect? A multilingual educator with rich intercultural experience across three countries who brings creativity, performance skills, and genuine linguistic expertise into the classroom. I have taught English language, critical reasoning, literary analysis, debate, and test preparation to students from Grade 3 through Grade 12, and I adapt fluidly to the needs of each group.

What does class actually feel like? Creative, engaging, and a little theatrical. My background in theatre means I understand how presence, timing, and delivery shape communication, and I bring those insights into how I teach both writing and speaking. Students often discover dimensions of their own expressive range they did not know they had.

How do you challenge a curious mind? I give students the linguistics behind the language. Understanding how phonology, syntax, and historical change shape the words we use gives curious students a new layer of analytical depth that makes them more precise and more interesting communicators.

Credentials and Experience M.A. in Digital Humanities (focus on popular linguistics), Loyola University Chicago. B.Sc. in Secondary Education (Foreign Language) and B.A. degrees in Italian and Theatre, Loyola University Chicago. ESL Instructor in Chicago since 2017. Previous teaching experience in South Korea across English language, critical reasoning, literary analysis, debate, and test preparation for Grades 3 through 12. Living and teaching experience across three countries.