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Can you teach English on italki if you are a foreign person with C1?
2019年7月30日 14:16
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Pepe, you could probably become a tutor, but ask yourself this: If you were going to pay for language lessons from a teacher or tutor would you prefer someone with at least C2 level or would you be fine if they were only C1? I'm not saying it's impossible, but think of your market. How many students are going to pay to have someone with a lower language level than other teachers and tutors? What price would they be willing to pay if they were willing to sacrifice language level from there teacher/tutor?

I think you would be far more successful as a Russian teacher/tutor who has an advanced level of English. This would be beneficial to beginners that already speak English.

I know the market for English teachers/tutors is large and you are probably hoping to leverage your current skills to "get a piece of the pie", but I don't think it's terribly realistic. You would be competing in a market that is already flooded with natives and people with a C2 level (based on certificates, etc).

How hard would it be for you to complete your C2 certification? If you are close to that, then maybe that route might be more successful.

Keep in mind all of the above is simply my opinion. You are free to try and see what happens (assuming you provide the necessary documentation for italki of course).

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You have to have native level or C2. C1 isn’t sufficient. That actually leads to several teachers lying about their level and pretending to be C2, even though they’re far from it. I think it’d be better if teachers could be honest about their level.
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Vince, I was asking about becoming either a professional teacher or tutor.

I have a Master's degree in English studies and an IELTS certificate that confirms C1.
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The information for teachers is here: https://teach.italki.com/application

Are you asking about becoming a professional teacher, a tutor, or just a free language partner?

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To be an actual 'certified teacher' on Italki you must have least some kind of qualification. Either a certain test that was passed, some kind of certificate. I'm not sure all that is required but I know even with my degree in English and being a native English speaker I did not have enough qualifications to be an Italki teacher.

If you want to just do free language exchange without actually calling yourself a 'teacher', you could help people for free.
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