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Wasatchteacher
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:21 am Post subject: Private tutoring in a Language school.... |
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| Is it typical for Language schools to require their English teachers to give private tutoring sessions? |
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MuscatGary
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Private tutoring in a Language school.... |
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| Wasatchteacher wrote: |
| Is it typical for Language schools to require their English teachers to give private tutoring sessions? |
Do you mean one-on-one? If so then yes, depends on what the client wants and is prepared to pay for.
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spiral78
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Some places it's common.
Why? |
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suphanburi
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: Private tutoring in a Language school.... |
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| Wasatchteacher wrote: |
| Is it typical for Language schools to require their English teachers to give private tutoring sessions? |
Private tutoring (at least in the Asian neck of the woods) usually means working outside your place of employment independently from your employer.
This practice is usually frowned on by employers and is often illegal under the status of sojourn provided by your visa.
One on one teaching/tutoring is a pretty common occurrence if you are employed at a language school working with older students (18-99 years old). These are usually classes with a specific purpose (test qualification, job interview, employment performance, etc).
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Wasatchteacher
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Is it also common practice for the teacher to be paid the same hourly wage for a regular English class as for a one-on-one session?
Is it typical for the teacher to create all the materials for the one-on-one class? |
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suphanburi
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Is it also common practice for the teacher to be paid the same hourly wage for a regular English class as for a one-on-one session?
Is it typical for the teacher to create all the materials for the one-on-one class? |
It varies by region, the purpose of the class, the amount of prep needed and if you are doing it at the school or the students site.
There is no hard/fast rule.
I've worked at language centers where it was just one of your scheduled 120 monthly class hours and it didn't matter if it was 1-1 or a class of 12. The monthly salary didn't vary.
I've worked at centers where the rate was $20/class hour for 1-4 students and $5 for each additional student (up to a max of  .
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nomad soul
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| Wasatchteacher wrote: |
Is it also common practice for the teacher to be paid the same hourly wage for a regular English class as for a one-on-one session?
Is it typical for the teacher to create all the materials for the one-on-one class? |
These definitely are questions you need to ask during interviews and subsequently, check that they're addressed in your contract, if you're presented with an offer. |
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Wasatchteacher
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^^^ Thanks for the info
One more question, is it typical for the school to not pay a dime to you if your student cancels/ does a no call no show? Even after you have already commuted to the school and have prepared for the class? |
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MuscatGary
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| Wasatchteacher wrote: |
^^^ Thanks for the info
One more question, is it typical for the school to not pay a dime to you if your student cancels/ does a no call no show? Even after you have already commuted to the school and have prepared for the class? |
Again, it depends on the country and it depends on the company. I worked for a school in Paris where any cancellation less that 36 hours before the class was still paid. |
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Wasatchteacher
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| Thank you very much for your input. |
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golsa
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| Wasatchteacher wrote: |
^^^ Thanks for the info
One more question, is it typical for the school to not pay a dime to you if your student cancels/ does a no call no show? Even after you have already commuted to the school and have prepared for the class? |
As another poster said, it depends on the country and company. I worked as a full time teacher for a school in China where I frequently got paid to browse the internet or read a book for an hour because students either canceled or didn't book a time slot. I've also worked as an hourly employee in Europe, where I once had to sit around for 6 unpaid hours in one day because students canceled or pulled no-shows. Guess which job I quit in less time 
In general, any school which wants to retain teachers will pay you for no-shows and cancellations with less than 24 hours notice while schools that are using you to make a quick buck will not pay you in either case. Feel free to negotiate contracts and decide which jobs to pass based on that information. |
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