Learn English - One-To-One Tutoring - 0 views

• 
  #1 Tracy Willis on 20 Apr 12

   

  Using a English tuition Oxford to learn English does not require a huge investment. If you possess a great command in the basic concepts of English language, getting connected with the internet can be the best thing for you. There are numerous websites, which invites people with adequate skills and knowledge to impart their expertise to interested learners. You can get connected to learners and fix up a flexible time to meet them in order to help in their troubled area of specialization. Partly as a result of these tutoring lessons over a few years, I wrote Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics. The conversation book includes 45 chapters with over 1400 questions, 500 quotations, and 450 targeted vocabulary words. The combination of poignant questions, vocabulary lists, proverbs, and witty quotations makes your job much easier. Each chapter is self-contained.
  
  If you have a weaker student looking to improve their speaking skills, then I would advise using a picture dictionary. There are several fine choices. You might use the Oxford Picture Dictionary to open conversations, and I would be tempted to ask the client to bring in photographs and ads each week. Confession: I almost always referred weaker students to other English tutors who enjoyed working with lower level ESL students.
  
  Naturally, you will need patience tutoring ESL clients on speaking skills. Be prepared to repeat words, listen very carefully, and remind students to pronounce word endings. Many students will want to work on their pronunciation. Recording your tutoring lessons can be quite helpful for students.
  
  You can also ask/assign them listening activities on the web. I like Voice of America's Special English programs for intermediate and advanced students. You will have to direct lower levels to websites to practice their listening and speaking skills with drills. They will love the work; you might go mad repeating vowel sounds and noting stress words.
  
  Finally, the key to tutoring ESL students - or anyone else - remains respecting the student, meeting their needs, and providing a solid structure for your lessons. I have found that using a set text, developing a known routine, and combining conversation, vocabulary and some writing skills makes for a successful and satisfying experience.
  
  As William Shakespeare noted four centuries ago, "All's well that ends well". Therefore, you should also have the grace to know when to end your lessons. Some clients will want to keep working with you. Yet you remain the tutor. Therefore, set a clear goal for your package of lessons, and conclude when the students have reached that goal. As the Hollywood cliché goes, "leave them wanting more."
  
  What are your plans and goals for tutoring English students this year?
  
  Did you know that many times when a native English speaker talks to a native British speaker, they have difficulty understanding what is said? It is true. There are wide differences in the two types of English. Normally, my estimation is that a British person will understand almost all of what is said by an American. Normally, the Americans have more difficult time to understanding the British English.
  
  Why is this true? There are many explanations, but I believe it is because one of the largest exports from the USA is entertainment. That's right - American music, movies, TV.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Using a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.oxfordeducationcentres.com">English tuition Oxford</a> to learn English does not require a huge investment. If you possess a great command in the basic concepts of English language, getting connected with the internet can be the best thing for you. There are numerous websites, which invites people with adequate skills and knowledge to impart their expertise to interested learners. You can get connected to learners and fix up a flexible time to meet them in order to help in their troubled area of specialization. Partly as a result of these tutoring lessons over a few years, I wrote Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics. The conversation book includes 45 chapters with over 1400 questions, 500 quotations, and 450 targeted vocabulary words. The combination of poignant questions, vocabulary lists, proverbs, and witty quotations makes your job much easier. Each chapter is self-contained.<br /><br />If you have a weaker student looking to improve their speaking skills, then I would advise using a picture dictionary. There are several fine choices. You might use the Oxford Picture Dictionary to open conversations, and I would be tempted to ask the client to bring in photographs and ads each week. Confession: I almost always referred weaker students to other English tutors who enjoyed working with lower level ESL students.<br /><br />Naturally, you will need patience tutoring ESL clients on speaking skills. Be prepared to repeat words, listen very carefully, and remind students to pronounce word endings. Many students will want to work on their pronunciation. Recording your tutoring lessons can be quite helpful for students.<br /><br />You can also ask/assign them listening activities on the web. I like Voice of America's Special English programs for intermediate and advanced students. You will have to direct lower levels to websites to practice their listening and speaking skills with drills. They will love the work; you might go mad repeating vowel sounds and noting stress words.<br /><br />Finally, the key to tutoring ESL students - or anyone else - remains respecting the student, meeting their needs, and providing a solid structure for your lessons. I have found that using a set text, developing a known routine, and combining conversation, vocabulary and some writing skills makes for a successful and satisfying experience.<br /><br />As William Shakespeare noted four centuries ago, "All's well that ends well". Therefore, you should also have the grace to know when to end your lessons. Some clients will want to keep working with you. Yet you remain the tutor. Therefore, set a clear goal for your package of lessons, and conclude when the students have reached that goal. As the Hollywood cliché goes, "leave them wanting more."<br /><br />What are your plans and goals for tutoring English students this year?<br /> <br />Did you know that many times when a native English speaker talks to a native British speaker, they have difficulty understanding what is said? It is true. There are wide differences in the two types of English. Normally, my estimation is that a British person will understand almost all of what is said by an American. Normally, the Americans have more difficult time to understanding the British English.<br /><br />Why is this true? There are many explanations, but I believe it is because one of the largest exports from the USA is entertainment. That's right - American music, movies, TV.</div>

  ...

  Cancel

To Top