M1randa
New member
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2019
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- England
- Current Location
- Scotland
Hello all!
I'm a student teaching English over Skype part-time. I'm not qualified but I make that clear from the start (and in my rates). I've been teaching for a couple of years, and happily most students make great progress.
I've been having a problem with one particular student. He just doesn't apply what we've learnt in any way. He learns all the rules and when tested can put them into practice- but when actually using English, speaking or writing, he just guesses.
For example, I recieved this message when organising a lesson-
"And tomorrow if can I'll meet with friend in the center of the and can not'll meet need to write off with him on the evening."
I KNOW his English is at a level (approx. intermediate) where he could've thought for a bit and written it correctly, so it's really frustrating that he doesn't at all put what we've learnt into practice.
It's been two years and has always a problem. I've mentioned it before, but he just says essentially as a teacher it's up to me to solve the problem.
Perhaps he's got a point, but equally he's notoriously unreliable when it comes to homework, practicing, being on time or even showing up at all. So I'm not sure whether this is just laziness or whether it's a legitimate problem I'm doing a very bad job of fixing.
Has anyone had a similar situation and could give me advice?
Thanks very much in advance
I'm a student teaching English over Skype part-time. I'm not qualified but I make that clear from the start (and in my rates). I've been teaching for a couple of years, and happily most students make great progress.
I've been having a problem with one particular student. He just doesn't apply what we've learnt in any way. He learns all the rules and when tested can put them into practice- but when actually using English, speaking or writing, he just guesses.
For example, I recieved this message when organising a lesson-
"And tomorrow if can I'll meet with friend in the center of the and can not'll meet need to write off with him on the evening."
I KNOW his English is at a level (approx. intermediate) where he could've thought for a bit and written it correctly, so it's really frustrating that he doesn't at all put what we've learnt into practice.
It's been two years and has always a problem. I've mentioned it before, but he just says essentially as a teacher it's up to me to solve the problem.
Perhaps he's got a point, but equally he's notoriously unreliable when it comes to homework, practicing, being on time or even showing up at all. So I'm not sure whether this is just laziness or whether it's a legitimate problem I'm doing a very bad job of fixing.
Has anyone had a similar situation and could give me advice?
Thanks very much in advance