001 I the previous post of this blog series, I talked about the importance of Choosing a Professional and Trustworthy Company (Factor #1) if you are interested in taking online English lessons.
In this blog post, I will be discussing the second of the “Four Important Factors to Consider When Choosing an Online English Speaking Course”.
Factor #2 – Choose An Experienced and Friendly Instructor
During your selection process, you want to get as much information as possible about the instructor(s) who you’ll be working with.
Information about the instructor’s experience, qualifications and interests should be easily accessible on the company’s website.
Although teaching English on the internet is fairly new, you want to make certain the instructor has at least some experience teaching online as it differs quite a bit from traditional classroom instruction.
Here are a few questions you should get the answers to:
- Does the instructor have some experience delivering online English lessons? How many hours?
- Has the instructor taught learners with similar English language learning needs and goals as yourself?
- Does the instructor have experience teaching students with the same mother language as yourself?
- Is the instructor friendly, personable and interested in what you have to say? Can you view his/her profile on the company website?
- Is the instructor able to converse on a wide range of topics relevant to you?
- What type of English accent does the instructor have?
These are some of the more important questions you’d like answered before you sign up for online English lessons. There’s nothing worse than getting into an English lesson and finding out you and your teacher don’t get along with one another.
A little research ahead of time should avoid this potential problem.
In my next post, I will be discussing the third factor of the “Four Important Factors to Consider When Choosing an Online English Speaking Course”…
Stay tuned!
Daniel
