Hello! I'm thinking of becoming a community tutor. Italki says that community tutors mostly do conversation practice with people. But if someone is a beginner in learning the language, then you can't really have a conversation with them yet. I'm thinking I would need to create lessons for beginners. But I'm not a professional teacher.
How would you teach those who are at a beginner's level? I have a language partner who is a beginner in learning English, and I speak enough of his language that we can communicate, but what if you were to teach someone whose language you didn't speak? How would you communicate with them if you were their tutor? How has your experience been as a community tutor when teaching English to those who are beginners? Also, what if their native language uses a different alphabet?
I've been doing a lot of research online, but I would also like to hear your experiences.
A beginner can't expect to learn the basics by attempting conversation with a native-speaker, especially one who doesn't understand the student's language. So, don't feel that you have to accept that kind of student.
I started off as a community tutor here and then went on to take my CELTA. Many students appreciate it if you just type corrections as they speak on Skype messages, so that you don't interrupt them and they have a record of the correct version later. In my opinion, you shouldn't have to prepare anything for a conversation session.
"Many students appreciate it if you just type corrections as they speak on Skype messages, so that you don't interrupt them and they have a record of the correct version later. In my opinion, you shouldn't have to prepare anything for a conversation session. "
Totally agreed @ <a ui-sref="user({id:comment.commenter_obj.id})" href="https://www.italki.com/user/1544642" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Michael Chambers</a> , that's what I expect of my tutors/teachers.. in my case I mean...
