I’m wondering what you guys think about language tutors? As a tutor myself, I often tell my students that my main purpose is to give them confidence. Most of the learning is down to them. But what do you guys think? I also share my thoughts here https://youtu.be/WOpxjBuo1GQ
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Tutors are good for intermediate or advance students who have a foundation in the language to build confidence and get native corrections. Also to get access to certain information and phrases that students can’t get off screen or the internet
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Main goal of speaking is to be consious of your current skill and limitation. With some positive help you will improve as you are aware of your weakness. I still wondering if writing and homework are usefull. Writing is a slow activity. It takes me usually one hour to prepare homework. During that time I could have read and listen to a good amount of content. Therefore I tend to prefer listening to writing.
This month I have taken a lesson free month. I appreciate being abble to spend more time reading and listening. I like that freedom.
As you were saying in your video there is always a little bit of stress while doing a lesson one to one. Long time I haven’t done group lessons and they may be more relaxing for the student.
With a friend we speak his langague during 5-10 minutes and then we speak my langague during 5-10 minutes. For me this duration is perfect. One hour lesson is very long. Especially at the beginning, where the teacher is basically “animating” the lesson alone.
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I’ve attended group lessons for B1 French and the benefit was essentially social and motivational. These days I prefer self study which I find more productive and enjoyable, I don’t enjoy speaking when I struggle to string words together, and my accent is poor, it’s stressful and unrewarding. That of course is just my case. There are other people who learn much faster with a coach. At a good B2 level and up then a coach or sympathetic friend can guide and encourage and see mistakes that I am not aware of. And it is good practice to talk in a safe environment where mistakes are not seen as failure. Native speakers can sometimes be very unsympathetic and damage confidence.
I need to practice French with a coach, output is important.
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I think tutors are the most effective method to improve in a foreign language, no matter what level you’re at. What exactly the tutor depends on your level and your weaknesses. Can be costly though.
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