Questions about teaching and tutoring on italki
Hi everybody,
I'm a public school ESOL teacher in the United States. I'm interested in earning some money over the summer break and helping others with their language goals. While I have experience teaching the various levels of English proficiency, I've never taught through an online medium. Would you all recommend I did informal tutoring before registering as a professional teacher to get a feel for it or should I just jump right in and start teaching? Do students come to me with specific language concepts and vocabulary concerns or should I teach lessons based on my judgement of the student's language proficiency?
Thank you!
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Thank you for the suggestion, Mr. Zhang. I feel better about registering as a professional teacher now. Take care!
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Hi Steph! I strongly recommend that you apply straight through as a professional teacher. You can always do informal tutoring as a professional teacher, and any professional lessons you're offering are entirely up to you. If you want specific, structured lessons, you can offer those. If you want more general, up-to-the-student lessons, you can offer those as well.
If you look at my teacher profile, you'll notice that I offer lessons in pronunciation and geography. Other English teachers may offer lessons in grammar, etc. That's what's wonderful about Italki; it's entirely up to you and the student to decide.
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