How to find the perfect language tutor

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Throughout my language-learning journey, I've had many good tutors. In this video, I’ll highlight the 6 key qualities that make a tutor truly exceptional.

⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:14 Mutual understanding
2:06 Being a good listener
5:51 Not being too didactic
8:23 Helping with compelling input
9:02 Understanding how LingQ works
10:21 Being a native speaker
11:18 The takeaway

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[Thelinguist]

❓What qualities do you look for in a tutor? Share in the comments!

[LearnRussianStanislavAcademy]

I've been running a language school for over 20 years, and I believe matching students with the right language instructor is an essential skill for the job!

[M.Mohibi]

Thanks Steve for keeping us motivated and informed in various topics, as Steven Krashen said, "you just brought me in your team, boy" 😅

[francescaan]

I disagree regarding the grammar point because not everyone has the motivation or time to work on their own, so if the student is not able to get to the conversational level on their own, the tutor must help them by creating fun and practical lessons that integrate grammar into conversation!

[pavleluger]

I am a tutor and language coach and have had very engaging and positive sessions! Because the best method for learning is the tutor - student relation with very positive ambient

[Poliglotovic]

This was what I needed as I want to tutor people myself. Thank you for sharing!

[KarlSmith-pr]

Thanks! I find I send al out as much time and energy thinking about the process of learning Spanish as I do actually learning it and I like that. I like to talk and read and listen to people like you talking about the best ways to learn. It is important.to step back and analyse and evaluate the process in this way. I like to do it with my Spanish teacher and her more like a coach t me that a straight up tutor. A language therapist, almost.

[s.j]

Interesting ! I have reached out to this purpose myself a few days ago . I decide to take a tutorial in such a way soon thanks for it Mr. Kaufmann .now I can talk with them courageously .❤❤❤

[vitorpaim]

Thanks for your advices Steve, it has helped me a lot!!

[MrAVilain]

I agree with almost everything, even with the last and maybe more controversial part, about a messy but still funny and engaging class being better than an overly formal one. That’s what I noticed as a French tutor. Still, you’re kind of an ideal student, that is to say... not very representative of the average adult learner. I’d say that a lot of them seems pretty lost, asks for a direction and cannot fill a dialog even with a cautious help. Mainly, I think, because of a lack of self-confidence and a rather scholar oriented mind (if not trauma). So the range between a directive class and an assisted dialog must be choosen depending on the student’s profile - at least in my experience. I can approximatively teach a language - with many mistakes on my part, and I’m still learning - teaching the kind of coolness and autonomy you’re talking about is way more difficult.

Neyse abiciğim, kolay gelsin diliyorum sana, Türkçe baya güzel bir dil. Ben de öğreniyorum, her gün çok hoşuma gidiyor.

[Fatima-sowf]

i love your videos thanks for your information and motivation to learn many languages 🥀✨

[stepheng]

One of the things that has come up for me, is not so much that the tutor has to be a native speaker but they must be living in the country where the language is spoken. I have had some lovely tutors but who do not live in the relevant country. As a learner of the language of that country it is difficult to get a conversation going about current affairs, TV and media etc when they are not in that country and so have not been following those topics.

[birgitp.]

Hi, thank you for your interesting Videos on this chanell. Now my question: I‘ am using LINGQ to learn english. When I tried to Import the video about chunking, it came out with arabic subtitles. What‘s to do?
Greatings from Germany!

[yolcujiujitsummasporsalonu]

Hello, as a native Turkish person who is an English tutor as well, i would like to help you if you wish.

[kevinmogg]

How do you generate the transcripts from the tutoring session? Does the tutor type that in or is it by voice recognition?

[luisalfredowalker]

I wanto to teach English in my city but i don't know how can i teach them. How to start, etc. Even though I'm good at learning.

[raymondblake]

Ok so i actually want my tutor to speak a decent amount.

Sure, i can listen to an infinite amount of content without him, but the content is not talking directly to me... I want them to talk TO ME.... i think the experience of being talked to directly is slightly different than listening to content... And for that reason I do want my tutor to talk a fair amount.

[kaitlin_griffith]

Hi Steve, I have been trying to generate automatic audio transcripts for my Czech Lessons in LingQ but it doesn't work, do you have any idea why?

[laurac]

Native speakers have pros and cons. They have never learned the language goal as a foreing person. They didn't live the experiencia even if they are good at teaching and speaking

[themeiafy]

This sounds more like a language practice partner than a tutor. There's nothing wrong with it, but you should call it what it is, in order not to mislead people. A tutor needs to have a program on which his or her lessons are based. Of course, a tutor should be flexible and adjust the lessons to the requirements of a specific student, but most language learners need some structure. If they could ensure this structure independently, they would learn a language on their own and then practice it with native speakers.