We take people by the hand!
We want to help people who struggle learning a new language.
We are specialized in adult beginners and those who have tried to learn another language before but have not yet succeeded.
We are there for those who feel insecure and need help – not only by an app or a computer program, but by a real person who takes them by the hand. That is what differentiates us from all other school.
Our slogan:
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn
4x private lessons per month
5 minutes chatting every day
TEACHING PACE:
1 lesson in 2 weeks
1 level in 8 month
8x private lessons per month
5 minutes chatting every day
TEACHING PACE:
1 lesson in 1,5 weeks
1 level in 6 month
12x private lessons per month
5 minutes chatting every day
TEACHING PACE:
1 lesson in 1 week
1 level in 4 month
Each product has a 7-day-trial with daily chatting and 1 free live-session. Our goal: we want to convince the student to stay!
Student will book a live lesson during the 7-day trial. Please make sure that during this session the test stundent understands what we can offer and how we can help him reach his goal. The Guide for the trial lesson will help you with this.
All the teaching material is in the NELA webversion and app.
For preparation purposes:
Use the outlines if you need
ideas
Do you have your own better idea? Great! Use it and share it with us if you want.
Yet the following principles are important to follow:
The exercises for each lesson are divided
into 3 learning stations:
STATION 1 – Focus: Comprehension - Aprox. 6-12 excercises with questions about the video/audio.
STATION 2 – Focus: Grammar –
Aprox. 12-23 Are you able to use the information you just
learned?
Tips and tricks
STATION #3 – Focus: Vocabulary, expressions and pronunciation
You are like a chief conductor of an orchestra. You encourage your students to keep the pace and the dynamic of going through the lessons.
If you lose motivation, your students will lose motivation. They depend on you to keep the pace.
Finish a Lesson in 2 weeks
Finish a Level in 8 months
These students have a long-term goal.
The challenge: not to lose sight of their goal.
+ Help the student by making him aware of his progress and sticking to a good learning routine:
+ Encourage the student to book a live session once a week, to make this a habit.
+ Set a common goal on finishing a lesson within two weeks and explain to the student what he needs to do to reach the goal
+ Praise every station finished and every lesson finished. Remind him of how much better he is getting compared to when he started.
Finish a Lesson in 1, 5 weeks
Finish a Level in 6 months
These students are eager.
The challenge: not to lose their eagerness and keep moving forward.
How?
+ Encourage the student to book two live lessons per week (double sessions are also possible).
+ Set a common goal of finishing a lesson in 1 and a half weeks and explain to the student how to reach this goal.
+ Help the student develop good learning habits and keeping up the pace and praise him a lot for every milestone he has reached.
Finish a Lesson in 1 week
Finish a Level in 4 months
These students want to advance quickly.
The challenge: they underestimate the effort that it takes and get discouraged.
What can you do to counteract discouragement and keep motivation high?
+ Set a common goal with the student to finish one lesson per week
+ Make a plan together with the student how to reach the goal:
+ Encourage him to book three live lessons per week (double sessions are also possible).
+ Help him develop good learning habits (when to do the exercises, when to take live-sessions).
+ Praise every milestone: every station, every lesson that is finished, praise the student and encourage him to keep the pace.
Here you can download the PDF. It will be updated again and again, because we learn a lot during operation. Please make sure you have the latest version. Thank you very much:
Whenever you send voice messages remember to:
+ to speak clearly and in an easily understandable pace
+ to avoid background noise
+ to be very friendly and relaxed
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RULES
Rule #1: Start and end on time
Be punctual and structure your lesson so that you can finish on time. Always leave a few mintues for wrapping up the lesson and commending the student and explaining what will be done in the next days with the exercises.
Rule #2: Set a goal for the session
And explain to the student what will be covered during the lesson and how this will make him progress. A well-structured lesson is crucial for giving the student a sense of achievement and keeping him motivated.
Rule #3: Don’t talk too much
The student should talk more than the teacher. Ask the student what he already knows about the subject. Let him explain it and then you can add what was missing or clarify misunderstandings.
Rule #4: Stick to the subject of the lesson
Base your class on the content of the lesson. Use the pdf and the lesson outlines. It is best to use words and examples the student knows from the lesson. If you choose to use additional articles or videos, please make sure that the students can clearly see the connection to the lesson he’s in. Don’t use random material or subjects.
Rule #5: Use visual aids
Create visual aids to help the student feel good and give him the feeling that he can manage the situation. E.g. the student made a mistake, write down the sentence (e.g. sharing your screen or using the chatting function on zoom), show it to him and ask him if he can find the mistake.
Rule #6: Give appropriate feedback
Don’t correct every little detail. Always let the student finish before you correct him. Only correct important mistakes (one or max. 2 is generally enough).
Rule #7: Commend a lot!
Always be positive and motivating. Commend your student for every effort he’s making and make him see his progress.
Please, make sure your availabilities for live tutoring are always up to date for the next 4 weeks.
Please, make sure your Zoom data is This is how it should look:
ID: 234 567 3456
PW: classENGY
Please be as simple as possible. Without writing "zoom" or complete words. It would be great if you choose a PW that is easy to remember, like classENGY or ENG89. If you need help with this, feel free to contact us.
