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| Jacob_Kap Pentaglot Newbie IsraelRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4889 days ago 11 posts - 12 votes Speaks: Arabic (Levantine), Russian, Modern Hebrew*, Arabic (Egyptian), German Studies: Arabic (Written), Japanese, Swiss-German | Message 1 of 9 05 October 2013 at 9:51pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, not sure if this is the right forum, but anyways...
I would like to teach one of my target languages, which I know quite well (German or Arabic). However, how can I advertise myself as a tutor? How do I find students who will to study those languages? Any ideas? Thank you! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 4832 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes  Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani | Message 2 of 9 05 October 2013 at 11:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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Take a look at italki.com. It has lots of non-native teachers. Just look at how others advertise their services
and try to come up with something similar. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jacob_Kap Pentaglot Newbie IsraelRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4889 days ago 11 posts - 12 votes Speaks: Arabic (Levantine), Russian, Modern Hebrew*, Arabic (Egyptian), German Studies: Arabic (Written), Japanese, Swiss-German | Message 3 of 9 06 October 2013 at 3:37pm | IP Logged | ||
Well, I was talking about teaching as a tutor in my country, not through internet. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gunshy Diglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 3898 days ago 28 posts - 37 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French | Message 4 of 9 07 October 2013 at 4:51am | IP Logged | ||
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Well, you know Israel better than most of us. Arabic would obviously be in demand (or is it? Do many Israelis see a need to speak it?), but what's the market for German like as a foreign language? Does it carry stigma, given the context?
Advertise yourself on the internet. Through classifieds in the local paper. Contact schools in your local area. Network, spread the word. Before you know it, a colleague's nephew is apparently interested in learning German. It's not rocket science, really. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| cathrynm Senior Member United States junglevision.co Joined 5906 days ago 910 posts - 1232 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Finnish | Message 5 of 9 07 October 2013 at 3:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have no idea really, but do they have Craigslist in Israel? This is where you find this kind of thing here in the Northern California. Also, it's free, so you can put out an advertisement and just see what happens.
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| Ogrim Heptaglot Senior Member France Joined 4420 days ago 991 posts - 1896 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, French, Romansh, German, Italian Studies: Russian, Catalan, Latin, Greek, Romanian | Message 6 of 9 07 October 2013 at 3:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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Do you have something like "popular universities" in Israel? They exist in a lot of European countries, and basically they offer courses for adults who want to study after work. I worked for the Norwegian Popular University as a Spanish teacher when I was still a student. Although they might have a preference for native speakers, they also want people who speak the language of the country, and at least in Norway it was hard to come by qualified native speakers who also spoke good Norwegian, so I had no problem getting a job there. Of course, they would not have taken me if I did not have an almost finished university degree to show as my credentials.
Apart from that, as others have said, advertise yourself. Put up posters at the university where you live (if there is one), check with local language schools if they are looking for teachers. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 3925 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 7 of 9 07 October 2013 at 8:53pm | IP Logged | ||
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I agree with the suggestions to use Israel's version of Craigslist. Here in Canada, I post tutor ads on Kijiji - like
Craigslist, it's a free ad board. It really depends on the market where you live. Where I live - literally in the middle of nowhere - there would be very little market for foreign language tutors. In major cities, there's both a bigger market and a much better- paying one. Good luck! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 3925 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 8 of 9 07 October 2013 at 8:57pm | IP Logged | ||
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And don't discount tutoring online! I was skeptical at first, but after seeing how useful Skype sessions were as a
Spanish student, I changed my mind and started teaching a very limited number of online French classes. I still prefer teaching face-to-face, since the pay is higher and I don't have to sit in front of my computer, but teaching over Skype is also very rewarding. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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