What you need to know to become a language tutor

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Answering another question this week: how to get started in language tutoring! I discuss lesson ideas, tips on finding students, and my experiences as a language tutor. Also, sorry for any weird background noises. Not even joking, there are literally noisy bullfrogs outside my window that like to croak when it rains.
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Where can you tutor?
2:04 What to do for the first lesson
3:24 Resources and creating lessons
5:00 Lesson content and ideas
7:23 Lesson frequency & keeping and losing students
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@hablamenosamamastv 3 года назад

Lindie: They pick eat, fish and friend and make a sentence Me: The fish eats my friend

@cami7916 3 года назад

Basically duolingo

@_Astrogirl_ 3 года назад

😂 lol

@CrisOnTheInternet 3 года назад

@@cami7916 ugh that's why that's the last thing on Earth I'd use to learn languages 😂

@rektifyr... 3 года назад

@@audreykolega6603 I mean, it's better than nothing, but most things are. It's basically rote memorization with extra steps, and there are many better and more engaging ways to learn available online, specially for Japanese.

@elmirasmiscellaneous1129 3 года назад

and that is Duolingo! :)

@caterinascarpelli 3 года назад

I just started tutoring English a couple months ago, perfect timing! It is absolutely true that we learn so much about language learning by teaching, such a fulfilling experience! 🥰

@jdoe2737 Год назад

What is it like to tutor English?

@kotgarfield 3 года назад

Since yesterday, I've been teaching my cousin's boyfriend German and he is teaching me Spanish, as he is from Colombia. We both communicate in English, it's awesome!♥️😅

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

I do the same with a taiwanese friend of mine. I teach her German and she teaches me Chinese. So dope.

@iamgorgeous 3 года назад

I wish I have friends from overseas:((

@Ungehorsam 4 месяца назад

@@AfroLinguo Yea I basically learned Russian that way with a Russian girl as she taught me I taught her English.

@apfelbaum4777 3 месяца назад

@@AfroLinguo@kotgarfield could I ask you guys for some advice?

@gogakushayemi 3 года назад

Great points. I've been teaching in schools for a decade and online for about 2 years. With respect to managing expectations, I think it is important to discuss who you are as a teacher and how that matches your student's needs and preferences. I tend to have a super conversational class and I think it really important that students learn the writing system of a language. One of the languages I teach is Japanese, so a lot of students may not want to learn how to read and write and some students may want to spend more time with grammar. If you can adjust as a teacher or they can adjust as a student, fine, but if not I think it is better to let them find a teacher that is a better fit.

@darianowakowska7482 3 года назад

I just made up my mind that I want to tutor Japanese this year and you posted this video! I think that's a sign haha I need to get things started :D

@zoarium4289 2 года назад

i jak Ci idzie? :D

@tess4823 3 года назад

You really look like an excellent language tutor, attentive to the students' needs and the same time professional😊 I'm not tutoring at present, but it was a very interesting video nonetheless, thank you for sharing!!

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

She really takes everything into account. She is very meticulous. I think her students get a lot of good help.

@sana_fanboi 3 года назад

Thank you for this video! One of my biggest dreams is teaching my native languge to someone. I literally explain grammer to my imaginary student out loud when I’m by myself uwu 🌸

@zhenya1173 3 года назад

This literally couldn't come in better time for me. Thanks so much for the video!

@Jdude217 3 года назад

I recently started tutoring Spanish, thank you for the tips! I hope to improve my tutoring for my tutorees with this advice.

@nanagasimova9546 3 года назад

Just what I needed, thanks a lot, Lindie!😍

@ShaneGodliman 3 года назад

Great video Lindie! I definitely feel like I've learnt a lot about language learning from my experiences tutoring English online too

@michael-istanbuli Год назад

Thank you Lindie for the video! I just started tutoring English and your ideas are great! 🙏

@paulwalther5237 3 года назад

Even better than I expected. I'll probably rewatch this as I would like to teach English some. I have a little experience but not a lot and I think you've got this down really well. If I were learning English or Afrikaans I'd totally book your lesson.

@e_velog 3 года назад

thank you for making this video!! i’ve been wanting to start tutoring French and maybe English on iTalki, but i’ve been so scared to start. this helps so much!!!

@user-zq7ll2fj8b 3 года назад

Thanks for the video :D I started tutoring japanese for begginers (online) this summer and finding a place to start is the hardest part in my opinion! So many people say that they are interested and never call back, or start classes and abandon after a few months... I have a four great students right now that really enjoy my classes and that I enjoy giving class to, but i wish it was easier to find more students, even by word of mouth it's quite complex (people where i live tend to want irl classes but that's out of question with covid)

@stephaniebenavidescordoba7180 3 года назад

Thank you so much Lindie, I will start tutoring some students on English next month and I'm sooo scared because they are children but your tips are really helpful to start planning my classes, I do also agree with you when you say you can learn so much about your languages through tutoring, I have learnt so much not only about my second and third language but also I have learnt a lot of grammar of my native language that is Spanish, something that as a native speaker you tend to take for granted. ❤️ Keep the good work

@JDH9626 3 года назад

When i language exchange with my foreign friends i usually had conversation in person but since COVID-19happened most of my friends went back to their country ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

I personally use Skype to language exchange with my friends now. It works pretty well. They live in different countries too. You can try that.

@JDH9626 3 года назад

@@AfroLinguo oh Thanks for the recommendation!

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

@@JDH9626 you are welcome

@SilviaKay 3 года назад

I tutor English (it's actually my job) and I love it!

@kaiserluvsmariel 3 года назад

Your voice is so relaxing! Thank you so much.

@maykat5904 3 года назад

I was just looking for online platforms to start tutoring Arabic, French and English when this video popped in my recommended section! Glad it did because it was really interesting. Thank you for sharing your tips Lindie

@Aiku26 3 года назад

As a professional teacher (Japanese, English and French to foreigners - I'm a Frenchy myself ~), I can totally relate to the flash cards method : especially efficient for languages like Japanese that have a bit of an "exotic" sentence structure ! I have been following you for years -in total silence ahah- and i just wanted to squeeze in a BIG thank you for all your work and amazing content ! Being a polyglot myself (7 languages - 6 if i don't include Spanish, which i've been getting a bit rusty at), i am secretly waiting for the day you'll learn Swedish (not saying that learning a language is a sort of enternainment towards other people, absolutely not, this is just a secret wish i have ahah) so we can "share" ressources and content ~ Merci pour tout Lindie :) Des bisous de Lyon !

@stacyperdomo5150 3 года назад

Loved the video! I’ve been putting this off with tutoring. Thank you for the advice!

@Learninglotsoflanguages 2 года назад

I'm a professionally trained ESL teacher but a year ago I also started teaching Korean. It is crazy how fun it is! And it motivates me to keep studying hard to Korean so I can keep growing. You understand something more in depth when you teach it. I am thinking about tutoring on italki soon and use my earning to take more Korean classes. Lol.

@kevinbarth 2 года назад

Thanks for the tips. I am just starting as a tutor and you gave me so many news ideas

@bernzweig12 Месяц назад

Thank you for this! Very helpful.

@cheeseburgerjr.3112 2 года назад

I can't thank you enough for this vid!! Tomorrow I'll have my first lesson with a new student who's my boss's brother (his sister runs a small online tutoring company and she hires me to teach Eng,) I'm nervous as hell since I don't really have much tutoring experience. Watching your tips definitely gives me some directions and ideas, so thannnnk you❤

@xkdolx7871 Год назад

Is she hiring more people?

@tanyasinspirations 3 года назад

Thanks for the tips! I’ve been planning to tutor Russian :)

@LindieBotes 3 года назад

You'd be an excellent tutor, Tanya!

@tanyasinspirations 3 года назад

@@LindieBotes thank you!!

@svieta8571 3 года назад

Perfect. I need a russian tutor. Lol

@polirene5656 3 года назад

@@svieta8571 Saaaaame

@tanyasinspirations 3 года назад

@@svieta8571 I'd love to try giving you a lesson :)

@SaboruPpan 3 года назад

Received a vid notification while tutoring japanese lesson 🤣🤣🤣 perfect timing

@sayitsayuri8951 3 года назад

I want to get better at tutoring so I can help my younger sibs, thank you for the tip!

@yiyirsei6691 3 года назад

Thank you so much Lindie, i was thinking in become a spanish tutor but i didn't know how to start. This is very helpful. 💛

@OnlyMusic16 3 года назад

I just registered to get my TEFL certification teaching English and this video really helped me feel less nervous about the teaching hours I'm required to complete! Such a timely and helpful upload as always Lindie!

@azybes6510 5 месяцев назад

where did u apply to?

@whatever1068 3 года назад

So many great ideas! Thank you for the video 😁

@cman996 2 года назад

Such an amazing video. I've recently decided I wanted to try teach American Sign Language in my community. Very helpful tips!!

@e.l.f.teacher 3 года назад

I'm a Korean tutor on Verbling and I'm on your video about it 👀 I appreciate you 😁 I also use a textbook for some students who like it but there are some students who is not really fans of textbooks and I teach by myself in that case 😂 Tutors need to know what each student likes I think😀 I learned a lot of tips from this video! Especially real style role playing! I gotta take my laptop outside lol Thank you again 💕

@sgtK0420 3 года назад

I think your hair length now suits you the best!

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

I really like her hair colour too.

@spanishclasses4013 3 года назад

Great! Thank you for sharing these tips!

@evellynkvsa 3 года назад

thanks for the tips, i love your videos! i'm from Brazil 😻

@alobo_78 3 года назад

Hi Lindie! Thanks .... Espero que tu español esté avanzando.....😁 Saludos desde Venezuela

@markqalvarez4109 3 года назад

Great topic, I just started making content on instagram and this youtube channel to teach Spanish. I am so happy. My first video will come out this Sunday. I love your content.

@otoshithekid2957 10 месяцев назад

Ey, this was good. Nice video, nice work.

@LindieBotes 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@simonpedrorampazzo Год назад

Great video! Thank you!

@trilingualteacher8664 3 года назад

Great tips! Happy tutoring everyone! Let's make it fun and interactive. :)

@andersongalvao314 3 года назад

Thank you so much! Very well explained and helpful. Good tips!

@LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau 3 года назад

Thanks for the flash card tip. I will definitely use it after pandemic.

@foreignlangworld 3 года назад

Ohh thank u! That was useful hehe 💫 Happy NY, babe 🤶😻💙

@annamariereverie2920 3 года назад

One of the (many) majors I plan on getting is in French, so I hope I can become a French tutor when I graduate until I find a better job.

@janey4319 3 года назад

I feel like I learned more in this video than I did in my 120 hour TEFL course

@DagameWire 3 года назад

Im a math tutor, but I think this has helped me :)

@AdrianasWonderland 3 месяца назад

Such a great and helpful video, thank you! I also teach on Google Doc

@fdiotalevi 3 года назад

One thing I wonder is how can you assess accurately the level of somebody trying to learn your native language since you never studied it "as a second language". Do you look at commonly used language textbook to see what is taught at A1/A2/B1/... level?

@andersongalvao314 3 года назад

I think that it's relatively easy since you have already acquired a second language other than your own and you should know well the steps and withdraws when it comes to language acquisition.

@MrsNekoful 3 года назад

That's one of the reasons I actually do not like to tutor in my native language. I prefer teaching my second and third language, since I never really learned much about my native one. Although I do tutor in my native language from time to time, but mostly students. I ask them in which topics they need help and search for the best advice online... (not the best solution, but better than nothing!?)

@leonardocsantos4651 3 года назад

"The myth of the native speaker" right there. That's why it's important to have a degree to tutor in your native language. The vast majority of people are not able to teach their native language, because they have no clue what vocabulary, verbal tenses, etc a A2.2 student should be learning. The only way to know what a A1 or a B2 in your native language is, is by doing the very first step any language tutor should do: get to know your textbooks, study them and learn them by heart.

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

@@MrsNekoful I have noticed that when I tutor in my native language, I generally don't know why stuff are the way they are but when I tutor the languages I have learned, I find it easier to explain why things are the way they are. I get more students for my native language though eventhough I started tutoring to teach German which I have learnt, most ppl wanna learn French with me. haha

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

@@leonardocsantos4651 How about tutoring a language you have learned? Do you think one should get a degree to tutor in it as well?

@eundongpark1672 3 года назад

I have a Korean friend here in Australia who has a friend (who is also Korean) who wants me to help her improve her English. I have met the lady a couple of times and I think her English is basically functional; she speaks English about as well as I speak Spanish, which is to say she can hold a very concrete conversation as long as it doesn't get too technical or too abstract. I'm a native English speaker and I know enough about language learning to know how much I don't know about learning English. I have learned Spanish to high intermediate level and Korean to low intermediate level, and I'd guess the lady is moving towards advanced level and I'm not sure what is best for her learning at that level since I've not had that experience. My best guess is to maybe just talk with her on topics she wants to talk about and give her feedback on how she can improve her grammar and pronunciation (although I've never successfully been able to help my Korean friends with the pronunciation of "w") and particularly help her understand and practice using idiomatic expressions. I'd welcome ideas and tips from you or anyone reading this.

@patryk7259 3 года назад

Could you do video about how to start language blog, some tips on beginning, how to grow it? If you don’t feel it it’s okay no pressure haha 😅😂

@ariamaze9081 3 года назад

This is the best honest advice, tutoring is hard and keep monitaving the students is a challenge, some of them just are learning because they are curious about it but sometimes the quick cuz they have other priorities or just regrets and jump to another language, I would like to know if I can teach languages, my degree has nothing to do with teaching or languages but im taking the DELF and HSK exam to have a certification, is it works for applying to language teaching in other countries? Im thinking about China or Africa, im fluent in english (my accent is like australian and the offers says with good pronunciation) spanish and french also being studying mandarin but taking it easy cuz is taking me longer but I getting better.

@ronalynartates2140 3 года назад

Oh thank you lots, cause I have a friend who asked me if she can learn korean from me axcept that im still a beginner and I said yes of course...😊😊😊

@azraaydn737 3 года назад

I already know youre a organized person but still hearing you put this much effort made me happy and proud lol goood luck Lindie 💫

@xpunkchic 3 года назад

This is so helpful!!!! Is there a way i can email you with some tutor questions ?

@srishti9938 3 года назад

Lindie can you make a video aboit topik 1?

@Spangfunk3000 3 года назад

Super useful and informative!

@Moon-bl9cf 3 года назад

Omgggg this is great

@celinaduguay6484 3 года назад

I only speak English but when I become fluent in the first foreign language that I'm learning (Polish) I want to be able to teach other people the language. I also want to help my Polish relatives in Poland learn English.

@zoarium4289 2 года назад

you're the first english native that wants polish as their second language, it's so cool! jak Ci idzie? (:

@celinaduguay6484 2 года назад

@@zoarium4289 Yeah

@jorgenolsson4612 Год назад

This was a very good video. I want to start tutoring (even if I need a lot more output training to reinforce my gained knowledge. Maybe the tutoring can help me with this...

@AuguyC 3 года назад

I'm a certified school teacher but I want to become a professional tutor so this video comes in the right time ! I've been tutoring English for 7 years as a side job but I want to become a French and English tutor as a full time job ! Hope I can achieve my goal !

@zedusfurkan169 8 месяцев назад

hey how did it go? you pulled it off?

@AuguyC 8 месяцев назад

@@zedusfurkan169Hey ! I kind of did actually! I'm teaching French and English as a private teacher ! I'm working with companies and with my own students 😊 I'm trying to be fully independent but I still have work to do 😅

@EasilyEternallyMissed 2 года назад

I was thinking about tutoring the English language in Germany. But again my German language level is A2 almost B1. But I only so far got my A1 Goethe Certificate as a proof of my German language ability, I have no proof of my English besides my birth certificate (Australian born 😅) (I've been researching about a TEFL/TESOL? It does seem to interest me a fair bit, but still don't know really about it and tutoring/teaching in General, also being rather shy (I can easily warm up to people though, so that is a good thing, I can push myself out of that shyness) and not so confident in myself tends to get in a way a little... But I also think beginning something new (as this is for me, a little, I mean I attempted to teach German to my ex-boyfriend (whilst I was self-teaching myself at the time) and now teaching my Husband (he's German 🥰) English, more so the grammar aspect of English.

@notofficial8 3 года назад

VERY USEFUL VIDEO, THANKS!

@JonathanOlelo 3 года назад

2:58 Your language test sounds interesting, it will be interesting to hear more about that in future videos :)

@vivifromloona192 3 года назад

tysm im trying to help my friend learn tagalog but idk where to start

@anagha3913 3 года назад

This is cool👍❤️

@angelesgonzalez4797 3 года назад

Where to start teaching a language online? In my case, Spanish

@disinikubahagia 3 года назад

iTalki is a good start.

@issrabataineh6940 10 месяцев назад

i will try teaching english soon can i have those reading writing speaking level tests please

@youngthek2466 3 года назад

i’m planning to tutor in indonesian when i go to college 🥺

@rosemaryfengchannel 2 года назад

Awesome if I had such a nice Japanese teacher in the university, I think my Japanese is not so bad😍😅

@Pat-Van-Canada 3 года назад

Baie Dankie Lindie. My twee kinders het outsime en dis fliek is lekker. Ek is my kinders tutor, hulle kan nie om te gaan skool nie.

@LindieBotes 3 года назад

Dankie vir die comment, Pat. Jy doen 'n moelike maar belangrike werk. Mag die Here jou en jou kinders seën!

@Pat-Van-Canada 3 года назад

@@LindieBotes Baie Dankie Lindie, Mag Dir Here ook jou seën

@micah385 3 года назад

I wish I could say I am proficient enough in a language to tutor....

@achuzzs9980 3 года назад

Thanks for the tips...😊😊

@gillianfisher752 3 года назад

I have an education degree, and these are helpful tips. Well done, Lindie. ^.^

@JossanMovies 3 года назад

I'm considering this! However, I only know Swedish and English fluently. And Swedes are generally already good at English.. I know some Spanish and Korean as well but I think I could only teach the basics..

@LindieBotes 3 года назад

I'm sure you'll find many people who want to learn both English and Swedish regardless of where they live! Wishing you all the best!

@JossanMovies 3 года назад

@@LindieBotes Thank you!

@happyeaster5769 3 года назад

ojoj vi kan samma språk och lär oss samma språk

@josshhh.v 3 года назад

hejjjj jag lär mig själv svenska. jag vill bara säga att jag älskar ditt språk. jag bor förresten i Sydafrika. (hopefully what i said is correct lol)

@HellO-jr7nf 3 года назад

부산말로 어쩌면 말할숭 수있어요 ? 린디씨가 부산사람 대학교에서 만나고 사투리를 배우는다고 들었어요....

@seemakabir8620 Год назад

Is it like necessary to know the language of student we tutor?

@nashwanalaezy4727 3 года назад

شكرا جزيلا من اليمن (ليندي جميلة جدا)

@MegaGuest69 Год назад

what kind of certification?

@mr.b9597 Год назад

How much would u charge as an adult student as a newbie esl teacher in ny and for how long? 45 for an hour ?

@zandrewmorano4747 2 года назад

I'm 16 years old teaching beginner Filipino on a discord server, and I hope that my interaction skills will improve soon because I'm such a boring teacher xD Thankfully, they can still understand the lesson

@milena3051 2 года назад

I’m glad I’m not the only young person teaching I’m only 15, I’m going to start to teach today and I’m a little nervous, what are some tips you have?

@sarahdawson975 3 года назад

Is it possible to become your student? I remember seeing your rate somewhere but I can’t find anything on your website now. 저는 1년 반 동안 한국어를 배웠어요.

@LindieBotes 3 года назад

I appreciate you asking but I stopped tutoring quite a while ago. I hope you find a tutor you like! 💗

@linguisticandculturalnerd Год назад

Thank you for this video. I feel like i can do a little better than i think i can to tutòr someone . I recently joined a non profit group that tutors people unofficially and i joined to hone my conversational and explaining skills as i am horrible at it . I will be teaching my natuve languages and this video helped me to know what to do for the first lesson .

@dhaenjustinmacabata7428 3 года назад

Where can i find online tutors?

@graciecanil8482 2 года назад

I always say, the more you teach the more you learn.

@xtremesonik2672 3 года назад

Bonjour Lindie, I have been familiarizing myself with Korean language and starter learning it about 2 months ago. Because of the Covid, I can't go in stores to shop for an activity book that would help me learn more about sentence structure, grammar,... And since shopping online doesn't allow to look inside the book at the activities proposed, I was wondering if you had a learning book, or series that you found more helpful compared others? It can be in english ou en français. Merci beaucoup pour ton temps, et j'adore tes videos.

@thuatran1814 3 года назад

Hello, i from to Vietnam 🇻🇳 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@amadeusmalonje8263 3 года назад

Still waiting on your QnA 😋

@Arabic_with_zayd Год назад

do you know swahili languages ?

@audreysalcedo7846 Месяц назад

I want to be an English tutor but I'm worried because I only speak English (veryyyy little Spanish)

@youngthek2466 3 года назад

LINDIE YOURE SO PRETTYYYY

@cografyaseverdilci7128 3 года назад

I wanna be a tutor tooo

@AfroLinguo 3 года назад

Then create your tutoring profile tomorrow on Italki.

@Shirley528 2 года назад

actually i am Chinese teacher in July.but i dont have students ,so u can share some advices to find new student

@Shirley528 2 года назад

on italki

@banabana4574 3 года назад

Want to be a tutor too but I am afraid that no one want to learn Cantonese and traditional Chinese 😓

@Jdude217 3 года назад

I just started trying to learn Chinese with traditional characters, I find it very difficult but worth it. I hope you find the courage to put yourself out there, becuase like me there will be those who need a tutor 👍🙂

@banabana4574 3 года назад

@@Jdude217 aww thanks for your encouragement🥰. I will try my best to step out my comfort zone. BTW, if you want to learn some traditional Chinese word, feel free to find me 😜

@Jdude217 3 года назад

@@banabana4574 Of course! I'd love to learn more Chinese 🤗, but I can't even say more than "hello" at the moment hahah. Trying to learn the rules about pinyin and the sounds has me very confused. I'd prefer to not even learn the pinyin and just learn the characters and sounds from that but I've only been teaching myself up to this point so I'm learning very slowly 😅