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| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5597 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes  Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 9 of 12 09 September 2009 at 2:35am | IP Logged |
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I think that only you can determine what is best for you. I have worked with native speaking tutors using a structured, more formal program, as well with others who were very unstructured. The only similarity in their approaches was the time for conversation.It was up to me to pick a topic that I wanted to talk about with them. The topics included everything from current events to problems I was having at that time. The point is, by my picking the topic I was practicing using the vocabulary that was part of my daily life and, therefore, both important and useful to me. If real estate is an interest for you,make it a part of your time with the tutor. It will help you stay motivated. As the sports expression goes-practice as you plan to perform, and perform as you have practiced.
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| Otter Newbie United States Joined 5523 days ago 6 posts - 6 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 10 of 12 22 October 2009 at 10:20pm | IP Logged |
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Great thread, I'm new and had similar questions.
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 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5973 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 11 of 12 23 October 2009 at 12:12am | IP Logged |
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As I've been a private academic tutor for the last three years (not foreign language, mostly English language writing), I can say without doubt that the most important thing you can do is--come prepared!
Ask your tutor/instructor exactly what he or she wants you to do for your next meeting. I have found that I must be very strict about this--I started to carry file cards with me, and I'd hand them out with DO THIS: 1, 2, 3, etc., written on them, or the student would likely arrive without anything done at all. That helped me to stay focused, too. You can decide what these tasks will be together, since you will work with each other according to your own learning needs, but whatever you mean to do, do it, or you will both end up wasting time. I'm not sure why an age difference would be a problem, as this is a business relationship, not a personal one. I'd guess that for language-learning lessons, the more conversational skills you can get, the better. You could decide the topic before you meet, and read, make notes, practice by yourself and get ready to discuss it as best as you can. And you can improvise as you go along, too, but at least make a learning plan, first. I wouldn't mind being the language student, for a change! It's a great chance to learn a lot, so make the most of it, and good luck! Edited by meramarina on 23 October 2009 at 12:20am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6774 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 12 of 12 23 October 2009 at 3:36am | IP Logged |
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When my Japanese friend was tutoring me once a week, this is what we did:
1. A quiz on the week's new kanji and vocabulary 2. Me reading newspaper articles and columns aloud with her correcting me (surprisingly effective at building speaking skills) 3. Discussion of words and expressions in the readings that I didn't understand. Everything else — grammar study, vocabulary memorizing, etc. — you can do on your own between lessons. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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