After a month as a tutor on italki I have a question for Spanish students, as well as fellow teachers/tutors:

Do you prefer just conversational lessons or something a little more structured where we can practice grammar?

As a language learner myself, I’ve also taken several lessons as a student here. Personally, I didn’t like the feeling of paying for just a conversation without any objective or activity, however, I understood that happens because lots of students are just looking for that.

Nonetheless, now that I became tutor, even if it’s conversation practice I try to have at least some kind of speaking activity.

Question

After a month as a tutor on italki I have a question for Spanish students, as well as fellow teachers/tutors:

Do you prefer just conversational lessons or something a little more structured where we can practice grammar?

As a language learner myself, I’ve also taken several lessons as a student here. Personally, I didn’t like the feeling of paying for just a conversation without any objective or activity, however, I understood that happens because lots of students are just looking for that.

Nonetheless, now that I became tutor, even if it’s conversation practice I try to have at least some kind of speaking activity.

Answer

Students usually pick community tutors for conversational practice.  Professional teachers are used for more classroom structure because they have teaching experience.

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