Topic: 打算请一个加拿大朋友教英语.有朋友有类似的经验吗?请进 @美国华人论坛:美国枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum of USA

工作学习 / English / 打算请一个加拿大朋友教英语.有朋友有类似的经验吗?请进这位加拿大朋友不是老师,参加过TESL(Teaching English as Second Language)的培训,但没有实际的经验.我是她的第一个学生.所以我想根据我自己的情况来建议她给我上课的方式.但我不是很清楚应该提什么样的建议.所以想问问你们的经验. 你们是怎么上课的呢?还有一个问题,她收我$15/小时,这个价格合理吗?

非常谢谢. -qiuqiu(秋秋); 2001-9-16 {290} (#202674@0)

Don't! She will waste your time if she doesn't have necessary expertise. Her 15 dollars an hour is more expensive than 75 dollars an hour from a linguistic expert.Because she doesn't have a clue of how to handle your problem. She just couldn't fully utilize your time. -wjiang(汪激昂); 2001-9-16 {107} (#202678@0)

谢谢激昂, 因为我找英语培训课程很久了,附近的大学有ESL Program的都因为没有足够的学生而无法开课.所以我想或许我可以试试看,而且她也跟我说,如果觉得没有用,可以把她"fire"了.^_^我的英语的问题主要有两点,一是听力特别差(我的耳朵有缺陷,比正常人的差),现在工作上的都还可以应付,但是生活中的英语还是很糟糕;二是口头表达能力差,说一件事通常要说得我口干舌燥的.所以希望根据这两个点,能针对性地接受一定的训练,你可以给我一点建议吗?

谢谢你的答复. -qiuqiu(秋秋); 2001-9-16 {255} (#202690@0)

Sorry just saw your question.The most important reason that they hired me was for my technical background. Another thing, as for interview, since it was a telephone interview, which could make me much easier to listen to them, I could get pass it quite eaiser than face to face.

Good luck! -qiuqiu(秋秋); 2001-9-18 {264} (#204036@0)

既然她经过了专业培训，当然可以做你的教师。但用什么教材、怎么教应当由根据你的情况她决定，因为她受过培训。教师每讲一小时课，要额外花一小时进行备课（时间长短因人而易）。每小时15元不多。 -rollor(Rollor); 2001-9-16 (#202682@0)
Personally, I don't think it's necessary.Now you are in Canada, there are tons of opportunities to pritice your oral English. In order to improve your writing skill, you can take some short term courses in Toronto University. Maybe it's more effective. (Only based on my own experience). -birdswimming(feifei); 2001-9-16 {247} (#202687@0)
谢谢激昂,rollor,and feifei!我的英语的问题主要有两点,一是听力特别差(我的耳朵有缺陷,比正常人的差),现在工作上的都还可以应付,但是生活中的英语还是很糟糕;二是口头表达能力差,说一件事通常要说得我口干舌燥的.所以希望根据这两个点,能针对性地接受一定的训练,你们可以给我一点建议吗?

另,我不在多伦多. -qiuqiu(秋秋); 2001-9-16 {235} (#202694@0)

你的老师已经过培训，应该有能力针对你的这两个缺陷提供相应教程。我认为，如果你有经济能力，请个家庭教师进行专门训练，应该在半年到一年时间内收到效果。 -rollor(Rollor); 2001-9-16 (#202695@0)
首先对自己要有信心。 -birdswimming(feifei); 2001-9-16 {1026} (#202714@0)

谢谢feifei,你说的真的很对,是自信心在作怪.我曾经到医院检查过,正常人可以听到10个分贝,我却只能听见45个分贝.这的确让我有很大的心理压力,你说的越紧张就越听不懂,我是深有体会.请家教也是希望她能针对这一点给我一些训练的.另,感觉你真是个不错的朋友. ^_^ -qiuqiu(秋秋); 2001-9-16 {30} (#202727@0)

I have the same problem. But I think TV and cassettes should be enough for listening. For speaking, I try to repeat what I heard. -cyt(cyt); 2001-9-16 (#202823@0)

1. Watching TV to improve your listening. 2. Buy a small recorder and practice your oral English. 3. Hiring such English teacher only to correct your pronunciation. -coolguy(coolguy); 2001-9-18 (#204081@0)

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