I took an immersion course where they corrected you by repeating the incorrect sentence but stopping at the error and letting you figure out the correction (assuming it was something we had already learned).
I found this to be an effective teaching method me
I use this quite often with my own students as well. In SLA research, it would generally be considered a form of recast or prompted self-correction, depending on exactly how it's done. I find it very effective because learners stay actively involved in the correction process rather than simply receiving the answer. That moment of retrieval seems to make the correct form much more memorable.
Is there a baseline of knowledge you recommend having before engaging with a tutor? When you're just starting out it seems like it'd be hard to go into a lesson trying to talk about something meaningful.
Good article as always! I spent 6 years learning Chinese without speaking practice (not counting shadowing and flashcard production type drills). This left me able to read and understand but obviously not speak. After booking a trip to China it has suddenly become more urgent to be able to actually speak! I've had about 3 weeks now with Preply, rotating through 3 tutors (3 lessons per week) and it has done wonders for my speaking. I still fear the lessons, fear the stumbling and mumbling but it was definitely the right thing to do.
Is it an issue if my language tutor doesn’t speak the same language as I do? I’m learning Japanese, and there are times when my tutor wants to explain certain concepts to me. However, because she doesn’t speak English, she has to use ChatGPT to translate her explanations, and some lesson time gets wasted during the translation process.
I took an immersion course where they corrected you by repeating the incorrect sentence but stopping at the error and letting you figure out the correction (assuming it was something we had already learned).
I found this to be an effective teaching method me
I use this quite often with my own students as well. In SLA research, it would generally be considered a form of recast or prompted self-correction, depending on exactly how it's done. I find it very effective because learners stay actively involved in the correction process rather than simply receiving the answer. That moment of retrieval seems to make the correct form much more memorable.
Thanks a lot for sharing!
Is there a baseline of knowledge you recommend having before engaging with a tutor? When you're just starting out it seems like it'd be hard to go into a lesson trying to talk about something meaningful.
Good article as always! I spent 6 years learning Chinese without speaking practice (not counting shadowing and flashcard production type drills). This left me able to read and understand but obviously not speak. After booking a trip to China it has suddenly become more urgent to be able to actually speak! I've had about 3 weeks now with Preply, rotating through 3 tutors (3 lessons per week) and it has done wonders for my speaking. I still fear the lessons, fear the stumbling and mumbling but it was definitely the right thing to do.
Is it an issue if my language tutor doesn’t speak the same language as I do? I’m learning Japanese, and there are times when my tutor wants to explain certain concepts to me. However, because she doesn’t speak English, she has to use ChatGPT to translate her explanations, and some lesson time gets wasted during the translation process.
Good experience. I' m Spaniard, fithing with chinese