DAICHI
I want to take a free trial lesson on itaiki to encounter a good teacher. How do you find a good teacher on itaiki ?I think there are two steps.

・checking the profile and online reviews

・taking a trial lesson

Honestly, it's difficult for me to find a good teacher in the first step.I only see the surface from the profile. And online reviews don't work because I think it depends on the person.So a trial lesson is important.

I know there are many talented teachers on itaiki. I want to take as many trial lessons as possible to find a good teacher for me. So I'm glad if a free trial lesson is available. If I find a good teacher, I will spend money and take the lessons from the same teacher.

I think if students can take a free trial lesson on itaiki, students increase more than now so it will become win-win outcome between teachers and students and itaiki manager.It will also prevent mismatch between teachers and students in advance.

What do you think?

I don't know the payment system well so I'm sorry if I wrong.And my point is not that tuition is expensive.

7 de mar. de 2019 14:09
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Nice idea, but in real life (some) students would take a free trial with all 5000 teachers (actually, there'd be ten thousand teachers by the time all the trials were taken)…. Italki used to allow unlimited (reduced-price) trial lessons, but apparently students abused the feature so now they only get three. In any case, every lesson on italki is a trial lesson, since there’s no commitment. Anywhere else you go, you’re expected to pay tuition in advance — a package, a month, a semester… they assign you a teacher and you’re stuck.

Yes, it takes a special skill to identify the best teachers, and every student will have different requirements, but italki profiles give you more information than you’ll find on any other platform, to say nothing of brick-and-mortar language academies and universities. Here are my own criteria for choosing my teachers. Just hard data, not unsubstantiated claims:

1. Total lessons taught / number of students: Returning students are a very good sign!

2. Total lessons taught / number of TRIAL lessons: You want a teacher with HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL students, so a relatively high number of TRIAL lessons is not good. (It used to be easier to see the number of trial lessons as opposed to regular lessons….)

Finally, you may want to view user activity — Does the teacher take an interest in the community by answering language questions and participating in discussions? How frequently? How helpful are the answers?
7 de marzo de 2019
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With some teachers, 30-minute, 45-minute, and even 90-minute lessons are available. You can check that by clicking on "booking options" (I think that's what that tab is called). So if you're out of trial lessons, you may want to look for a teacher who has 30-minute lessons as an option.

You can also explain to the teacher what exactly you are looking for in a teacher. For example, some students want to get corrected when they make a mistake when speaking while others would rather not because corrections from the teacher during conversation make them nervous and dent their confidence. It is important for both the teacher and the student that the student explains what exactly they are looking for. And I totally understand about the reviews, it depends on the person so someone may say that the teacher is perfect for them but this teacher may not be perfect for you.

I was lucky to find a really good teacher pretty fast. My Japanese tutor is a charming and supportive person with a multifaceted approach. I'm really satisfied with our classes and I always look forward to them. I wish that you find the teacher you are looking for soon, too.

7 de marzo de 2019
DAICHI
Competencias lingüísticas
Inglés, Japonés, Vietnamita
Idioma de aprendizaje
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