Tutors

A tutor is a speaker of the language who works with you individually. Instruction from a tutor may be more or less structured, depending on the tutor and on your needs.

Here are some characteristics of working with a tutor:

• There is more flexibility and opportunity to tailor instruction to meet your needs than in a classroom, where there are other students to consider.
• A tutor often works with you on specific problem areas, rather than presenting a whole course of instruction.
• There is more opportunity to ask questions and get personal feedback than in a classroom.
• You determine the number of classes and the rate at which new material is presented.
• You may be able to find a tutor who can teach you at times that fit your schedule better than classes.
• It may be difficult to get someone to teach you enough hours to make rapid progress, if this is your only source of language instruction.
• It will probably be more expensive per hour than attending a class.

• Structured language study options

• Generic module: Tutors
• In overview module: Structured language study options
• In overview module: Information to help you make a strategic plan
• In modular book: Managing Your Language Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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