Objective - To Put You on Track to Improving Your English in 12 Weeks
My objective as an English teacher is to provide you with the best methodology, resources and guidance available so that you can learn English on your own, or at least with minimal continued instruction from me. I aim to accomplish this in 3 months. After this period, if you desire to have class once or twice a week to answer any questions you might have, or to maintain a level of fluency, that's fine; but my overall mission is to put you on the right track to learning by yourself, much like a personal trainer would do to help you get into shape.
Is this a good business model? Probably not. A better business model would be to convince students that they can't do it alone and then get them started on material that would require a commitment of at least 2 years to complete, preferably material that I wrote myself so that I could charge them additional fees and make loads of money. That, by the way, is what the majority of English schools do.
So here's the deal - for you to learn English as quickly as possible, you need to speak as much as possible, and you need to be corrected when you speak. That, in a nutshell, is what I do.
Is this a good business model? Probably not. A better business model would be to convince students that they can't do it alone and then get them started on material that would require a commitment of at least 2 years to complete, preferably material that I wrote myself so that I could charge them additional fees and make loads of money. That, by the way, is what the majority of English schools do.
- Why pay hundreds of dollars to have English class in groups where you end up speaking very little and conversing only with other students whose English is still in the stage of development?
- Why pay for outdated methods of learning a foreign language?
- Why study boring materials?
- Why be constricted by location and time?
- Why allow a school to choose your teacher for you?
So here's the deal - for you to learn English as quickly as possible, you need to speak as much as possible, and you need to be corrected when you speak. That, in a nutshell, is what I do.
I create classes that stimulate conversation. I listen carefully to how you use English and I correct you when necessary and appropriate. Then, before moving on to another topic, we review those corrections, because that's where you'll make real and significant progress. This requires personalized, concentrated effort on my part and it requires openess and perseverance on your part.
Some students turn to free material that is abundant everywhere on the Internet. That is certainly a good start. But most people need guidance. And they need individual explanations from a real person, not a computer program, phone app or series of YouTube videos.
In the past, it would have been difficult and expensive to find a native, English-speaking teacher living in your area who could come to your home and tutor you. Times have changed. Now, you and I can have high-quality lessons over Skype in the convenience of your home. You choose the time and number of classes that work best for you.
The course requires no upfront commitment other than your willingness to learn. I'm confident that you will see the value of having lessons with me.
Thank you for considering my services.
Bob Dower
In the past, it would have been difficult and expensive to find a native, English-speaking teacher living in your area who could come to your home and tutor you. Times have changed. Now, you and I can have high-quality lessons over Skype in the convenience of your home. You choose the time and number of classes that work best for you.
The course requires no upfront commitment other than your willingness to learn. I'm confident that you will see the value of having lessons with me.
Thank you for considering my services.
Bob Dower