Private teaching - what to do???

justinonthemove · Post by **justinonthemove** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:25 am

HOW DO I GO ABOUT STRUCTURING A SYLLABUS FOR AN ADULT PRIVATE STUDENT???
I have taken an ESL course from Trinity / Windsor but have not had classroom experience outside the course. The course was great in giving us a basic set of skills, but I would like some advice on how to give a private student value for money.
I am taking on some private students but would love some clues on how to tackle estcablishing a curriculum for a student - are there skill indicator tests for grammar and the like ; should i use one particular set of text books (and do i need to buy the student, teacher and exercise books as many come in these sets and the cost can be astronomical) as a basis - any particular recommendations?; any other ideas.

Thanks

Justin
Tel Aviv

rouen_teacher · Post by **rouen_teacher** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:27 pm

Of course establish the level of the student, and find out why they want to learn English and what they already know... What they want to learn/know. When I was teaching Jazz Piano, I 'winged' each lesson. I knew everything I needed to know, and quickly created a lesson once I learnt how much the student had remembered, and needed to work on. Successful ares I embellished.