Conversation LessonsHere are answers to questions that are often asked by and of interest to our customers. You can also read our article about choosing teachers who tutor English language, especially for individual and corporate training.
Despite the fact that we constantly monitor the quality of our service, we abandoned the full standardization of training in order to allow teachers to adapt to the maximum individual wishes of the student.
Classes are always held via the communicative method (many are familiar with it, for example, on such a sought after training mode as a «conversation class»). One of the most popular choices among our customers are lessons built on the discussion of various thematic texts (topics). It may be, for example, journal articles on the subject you're interested, educational texts, even brochures and sample contracts. Together with a teacher, you can act out the standard situation telephone conversation you will face in business. Finally, you can simply chat with the teacher in English on everyday topics, thereby casually breaking the language barrier. -The objective of the teacher to help you to communicate fluently in English. He will ask you questions and correct mistakes, and provide an analysis which is usually carried out in the final part of lessons. If necessary, after the class the teacher will send you the relevant section of the manual, which contains a particular rule and exercises for him. Homework is not a requirement.
Depending on the course and the goals that you pursue, your manager, consultant and teacher will help develop the most convenient and efficient for you to format individual lessons.
Typically, the sense of fear and discomfort regarding communicating on the phone with native speakers disappear in the majority of customers by the third to fifth session. Even after 10-12 sessions you find that you can speak English much freer. Customers showed on testing a level of not lower than Intermediate, usually are able to overcome the subjective language barrier after 20-40 sessions. This is the result of increased pre-existing passive vocabulary, the return of motivation for learning, and reduction of stress when communicating with native speakers.
Comparing the price of classes, english by Phone worked out the most reasonable for individual lessons. i have one to one lessons with my own personal teacher; I never thought that I could afford this kind of intensive traing.
I have had different teachers with English by Phone and every one of them has been completely professional and knowledgeable. Changing teachers also has helped me with understanding the different accents that native English speakers sometimes have.
