Get Your Tongue Wet With Spanish Tutoring in Sevilla

Get Your Tongue Wet With Spanish Tutoring in SevillaThe Sevilla region of Spain has many educational institutions to offer for you to choose from. These institutions are situated on the Mediterranean coast, where in is the ideal location to take advantage of a growing number of expatriates who are looking to continue their education in Spain.Spain has some of the most fascinating places in the world. In addition to being the perfect place to have fun, it also provides for good educational opportunities. One of the best destinations to pursue Spanish tutoring is Sevilla. Sevilla is one of the main cities in Spain and is known for its cultural attractions and hotels, among other things.To find out if you are the right candidate for Spanish tutoring in Sevilla, visit your nearest library or bookstore. You will find quite a bit of information on Spanish language and culture. You can also find that many libraries have Spanish to English guides available to take advantage of the Spanish la nguage learning in Sevilla. At these locations, the library staff can explain all aspects of the Spanish language with the assistance of an experienced tutor.There are many tutoring institutes in Spain and to choose from, you should first make a list of what you like to do in life. This will help you determine the level of interest you have for learning Spanish, as well as the level of professionalism that you possess. Once you have narrowed down your choices, look into what is available to you. In addition to the possibilities in terms of English speaking tutors, you can also try Spanish speaking tutors as they may not be as expensive and provide the same level of quality as the English speaking ones.This is a wonderful place to look for a good education. Sevilla has a lot to offer, but there are also a number of other areas in Spain which offers excellent schools as well. The best thing about Sevilla is that it is near Gibraltar, the European Union's second largest island.If you a re not having enough time to travel to Spain, you should consider sending for Spanish tutoring in Sevilla. It is a great way to get a little break from your daily schedule. The great thing about this way of learning Spanish is that, you can learn at your own pace and time. You will also not have to pay for it as there are no expenses to the teachers as they get paid.These are just a few options for you to consider when looking for Spanish tutoring in Sevilla. However, the benefits of this type of learning is that you can practice while at home. If you are willing to devote some of your free time to Spanish language learning, you can do so through Spanish to English tutoring in Sevilla.

How to prepare for 11 Plus exams

How to prepare for 11 Plus exams For those parents who would like their children to sit 11 Plus exams for secondary school entrance, it is often hard to know what to use for exam preparation, so here are some links to useful resources in various 11 Plus practice materials for Maths, English, Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning. It is often said that practice is the best way to prepare for exams, especially as 11 Plus exams have strict time constraints which children need to get used to.  Practice therefore helps children not only develop the techniques to answer the certain type of 11 Plus questions but to also answer them in the time provided. According to Susan Daughtrey Education, it is best to start preparing your child about ten months before they sit the exams as this gives enough time for them to build the right techniques and have three or four months of practice and testing before the actual exam. If you think that your child needs some tutoring for their 11 Plus exams then Tutorfair provides top 11 plus tutors. Please take a look at our website if you are interested in where you can book these tutors online. Get free practice papers, resources and workbooks from: Eleven Plus Exams Bond CGP 11 Plus Swot   11 Plus Leap Parents in touch MW Educational The 11 Plus website   Lucky Gecko   11 Plus Maths The Education Website   Extra Tuition Some of these sites may also include materials which you would need to purchase. These sites have more resources which you have to purchase: Letts More Letts   Susan Daughtrey Education Amazon Ebay More resources on Ebay

5 Reasons Why Listening Is Important for Foreign Language Learning

5 Reasons Why Listening Is Important for Foreign Language Learning When a native speaker  starts talking in your target language, does it sound like Charlie Browns teacher blabbing?Blah, blah, blah.Do you struggle to understand when  listening in your target language?Do you spend whole conversations stressing that you cant find the right words to say?Believe it or not, this can happen to you even if youre  great at reading, a wizard at learning vocabulary and have translation skills that would make a baby laugh  (which is actually a good thing).You might begin to wonder whether youll ever be able to hold a nice, natural-sounding conversation.No matter how you feel about listening to your target language, and no matter how much progress youve made so far, the importance of listening is undeniable. Why Listening Is Vital for Language LearnersMany language learners focus a lot on speaking. They dont spend as much  effort on  quietly listening.Listening seems like it should be simple, or secondary to other more active language skills. To the surprise of many new learners, listening to a foreign language is difficult. If youve ever had to sit for a second language test, youll know that the listening section is almost always the hardest.But, listening is a vital skill for language learning.Research  shows that when we communicate, we spend around 40-50% of our time listening, 25-30% speaking, 11-16% reading and only 9% writing (although that last one might have changed in recent years due to the rise in social media).That means we spend about half the time listening!The question is: Do you spend half your language learning time on listening exercises?… if youre anything like me, you probably dont.5 Reasons Why Listening Is Important for Foreign Language LearningThe solution is to spend more time listening in our second language. However, its vital that we learn to listen effectively.Often, weve not been specifically taught how to listen in a foreign language, or if we have weve not been taught properly.Lets delve into the resear ch to find why listening is important and how we can improve our foreign language listening skills.1. Listening Is an Active ProcessIf youve ever sat in a group of people speaking in a foreign language, youll be familiar with the uncomfortable feeling that you should be joining in. You feel like, if youre not saying something, youre not really engaging in the conversation.Nothing could be further from the truth. The problem is that  youre confusing a silent process with a passive process.Listening is a very active process, despite the fact youre not saying anything. Thats why youre so tired when you go home after a social event in another language.Getting over the feeling that we are “doing nothing” is a key step towards listening effectively.One solution is to employ active listening techniques, to remind yourself and others that youre involved in the conversation even if you dont speak so much.Here are some tips to show that you are actively listening:Make eye contact with the person whos talking.Lean forward slightly to show interest. If youre actually listening this should be natural.Nod your head slightly to show youre understanding.Make agreeing noises and nod your head if you agree with something theyve said.Dont look distracted by fidgeting, playing with your phone or looking off into the distance.2. The “Silent Period” Is GoldenChildren who learn a second language often go through a  â€œsilent period”  where they dont say anything. Language teachers and researchers  havent totally agreed whether its a necessary stage of language learning, or how long it should be. But, they do agree that many children experience it.Its fair to say that most adults dont go through any silent period at all. We often try to jump straight into speaking.The problem with trying to speak from the beginning is that a period of silent listening can actually be hugely beneficial.One big reason is that speaking can be quite a nerve-racking experience. I find it as stre ssful as performing on stage. As new learners, were thinking so much about what we should say next that we dont fully experience what the other person has said. We suffer from “task overload.”Allowing yourself to be silent lets you get the most from listening.However, speaking successfully in a foreign language can also be very rewarding. Speaking motivates us to continue learning. And we wouldnt want to lose our motivation, would we?The answer isnt to give up speaking altogether. Its to give ourselves permission to be silent, and not beat ourselves up if we dont say much. Speak when you can, but you dont have to force it.We can benefit both from the motivation of speaking and the listening benefits of a silent period.3. Your Brain Is a Foreign Language GoldfishWould it surprise you to learn that your short-term memory is even shorter in a foreign language?When you think about it, it makes sense.  How often have you forgotten what someone has just said in your target language?   For me, at least, it happens a lot more than in my native tongue.Listening is a vital step in overcoming this problem.But, why does it happen?Not to get into too much detail, although it is fascinating, this effect might be due to how our short-term memory works. When we listen to someone talking, our brain starts processing the information by “segmenting” it into small chunks to store in our short-term memory. It splits them up based on our knowledge of the “rules” for how the language is spoken. Instead of storing the actual words “a green goldfish,” our brain would maybe convert those words into an image of a green goldfish for storage.In a foreign language, we arent familiar with the “segmentation rules” for how the language is spoken. Our short-term memory has to store all the words individually.One reason why listening is so important in a foreign language is that it helps us become familiar with those segmentation rules.Not only will it boost your understandin g, it will improve your speaking in the language too.Learning segmentation rules is usually an unconscious process, so the easiest way to learn them is to get lots of listening practice.Here are some ways to become more familiar with a languages segmentation rules:Watch films in your target language.Read a book while also listening along to the audio book version.Attend social events with natives and spend time just listening.Listen to the radio in your target language.Watch videos online in your target language.FluentU is one great way to find interesting, approachable video content in your target language. It provides carefully selected videos from all over the Internet in your target language, many featuring natural, casual speech. It also provides dynamic subtitles which go along with the video, which means that you can see how the spoken segmentation rules relate to the written phrases.4. Our Listening Strategies Are Upside-downIf you learned a language in school, what listenin g strategy were you taught?Myself, I remember that a listening exam went like this: listen to a tape (Yes. It was all tapes in those days) and then translate what wed heard. The specifics were important, the difference between a pass and a fail. You would lose marks if you messed up the gender of a word, for example. As far as I can see, thats still how listening is still taught in my home country.Language researchers call this a  bottom-up listening strategy.Bottom-up listening is an okay strategy to use in the classroom. It means carefully listening to each word, pronoun and sentence structure to work out what has been said. Unfortunately, its not a complete listening strategy for use in the real world.In the real world, you cant spend all your listening energy focusing on specific grammar while people speak. Theyll keep talking and youll be lost.Top-down listening, on the other hand, is a great strategy to add more understanding of whats being said.Top-down listening strategies f ocus on concepts. Bottom-up listening strategies focus on words. Both are necessary to be an effective listener.It basically means that you learn a little about the spoken topic beforehand. Here are a few suggestions for implementing a top-down listening strategy for some common activities:If youre going to see a movie or theater play in a foreign language, read the story first.Read up on the topic before going to see a presentation.Try reading about or predicting the content of an audio passage before you listen to it. This will get your brain focusing on concepts and not just specific words.Hang about with a friend who repeats the same anecdote when with different people. You already know the story, so your comprehension will go up dramatically. Its also a great way to make a potentially annoying situation into a useful learning exercise.5. The Gist Is Only Half the Story (or Less)Finally, one thing that we often neglect when listening in another language is to check exactly how m uch we have understood.Beyond a certain level of language ability, we often “get the gist” of what was said. However, sometimes we havent understood as much as we think.Next time you listen to something in your target language, try these six short, easy exercises to prove to yourself that youve understood what was said:Try drawing a picture of what was said.Ask yourself some questions about it and try to answer them.Provide a summary of what was said.Suggest what might come next in the “story.”Translate what was said into another language.“Talk back” to the speaker to engage in imaginary conversation (I do this when listening to the radio).Commit to ListeningAs you can see, listening is pretty important. Are you ready to commit to listening better in your target language?Just remember to use active listening techniques, allow yourself to have a silent period, listen lots to learn  the segmentation rules  of spoken language and flip your listening upside-down by incorpora ting top-down listening strategies.When you follow the exercises to check how much youve understood, youll be amazed at the change!Alex Owen-Hill is a European freelance writer. He writes about science, travel, voice-use, language and any of the hundred other things hes passionate about. Check out his website at www.AlexOwenHill.co.uk. Any questions? Connect with him on Twitter at @AlexOwenHill and ask away! And One More ThingIf youre digging these learning techniques, youll love using FluentU. FluentU makes it possible to learn languages  from music videos, commercials, news and inspiring talks.With FluentU, you learn real languagesâ€"the same way that natives  speak them. FluentU has a wide variety of videos like movie trailers, funny commercials and web series, as you can see here:FluentU App Browse Screen.FluentU has interactive captions that let you tap on any word to see an image, definition, audio and useful examples. Now native language content is within reach with interac tive transcripts.Didnt catch something? Go back and listen again. Missed a word? Hover your mouse over the subtitles to instantly view definitions.Interactive transcript for Carlos Baute song.You can learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentUs learn mode. Swipe left or right to see  more examples for the word you’re learning.FluentU Has Quizzes for Every VideoAnd FluentU always keeps track of vocabulary that you’re learning. It uses that vocab to give you a 100% personalized experience by recommending videos and examples.Start using FluentU on the website with your computer or tablet  or, better yet, download the FluentU app from  the  iTunes  or Google Play store.

New Translation System (Crowdsourced!)

New Translation System (Crowdsourced!) Today we updated our social translation system to make it easier for members to help translate italki into other languages.   The new system handles translation on a page-by-page basis. This way, if you see a bad translation, you can click the Translate this page button, and immediately submit a correction. The Translate this page link is located in the upper right-hand corner. When you click on it, it will open a new window or tab.   By opening the translate page side-by-side with the original site, you can refer back to the original page to get better understanding of the context. The translate page is broken into three sections. 1. Phrases that havent been translated yet 2. Phrases that have translations submitted 3. Phrases that have been locked. If you start at the top, you can start translating by just typing in the box and hitting enter or by clicking Submit. Dont worry if you see phrases that dont seem to be on the page those are phrases that might be useful for other users. All the phrases that have at least one translation are listed in the second section. If you see a translation that could be improved, you can click on vote / fix. You should be able to see a list of submitted translations. You can vote on the submitted translations or submit a translation of your own. One thing about crowdsourcing changes to a website is that there is a time delay before having a fully translated site. This is particularly true as weve made a lot of changes to the site in the past few months. As new features come online, more and more translations need to be updated. We realize that it is inconvenient to deal with a site that isnt fully translated (or translated well), and we hope youll help us get the site ready in your language. We will periodically merge the changes to the main site. Finally, since we are using English as the base language for the website, if you run into bad English on the site, please let us know through our feedback or through email (feedback at italki). We want to avoid having errors translated throughout the site. Thanks again! We really believe that italki is a product of our community, so we want to thank you in advance for all of your help. The italki team New Translation System (Crowdsourced!) Today we updated our social translation system to make it easier for members to help translate italki into other languages.   The new system handles translation on a page-by-page basis. This way, if you see a bad translation, you can click the Translate this page button, and immediately submit a correction. The Translate this page link is located in the upper right-hand corner. When you click on it, it will open a new window or tab.   By opening the translate page side-by-side with the original site, you can refer back to the original page to get better understanding of the context. The translate page is broken into three sections. 1. Phrases that havent been translated yet 2. Phrases that have translations submitted 3. Phrases that have been locked. If you start at the top, you can start translating by just typing in the box and hitting enter or by clicking Submit. Dont worry if you see phrases that dont seem to be on the page those are phrases that might be useful for other users. All the phrases that have at least one translation are listed in the second section. If you see a translation that could be improved, you can click on vote / fix. You should be able to see a list of submitted translations. You can vote on the submitted translations or submit a translation of your own. One thing about crowdsourcing changes to a website is that there is a time delay before having a fully translated site. This is particularly true as weve made a lot of changes to the site in the past few months. As new features come online, more and more translations need to be updated. We realize that it is inconvenient to deal with a site that isnt fully translated (or translated well), and we hope youll help us get the site ready in your language. We will periodically merge the changes to the main site. Finally, since we are using English as the base language for the website, if you run into bad English on the site, please let us know through our feedback or through email (feedback at italki). We want to avoid having errors translated throughout the site. Thanks again! We really believe that italki is a product of our community, so we want to thank you in advance for all of your help. The italki team New Translation System (Crowdsourced!) Today we updated our social translation system to make it easier for members to help translate italki into other languages.   The new system handles translation on a page-by-page basis. This way, if you see a bad translation, you can click the Translate this page button, and immediately submit a correction. The Translate this page link is located in the upper right-hand corner. When you click on it, it will open a new window or tab.   By opening the translate page side-by-side with the original site, you can refer back to the original page to get better understanding of the context. The translate page is broken into three sections. 1. Phrases that havent been translated yet 2. Phrases that have translations submitted 3. Phrases that have been locked. If you start at the top, you can start translating by just typing in the box and hitting enter or by clicking Submit. Dont worry if you see phrases that dont seem to be on the page those are phrases that might be useful for other users. All the phrases that have at least one translation are listed in the second section. If you see a translation that could be improved, you can click on vote / fix. You should be able to see a list of submitted translations. You can vote on the submitted translations or submit a translation of your own. One thing about crowdsourcing changes to a website is that there is a time delay before having a fully translated site. This is particularly true as weve made a lot of changes to the site in the past few months. As new features come online, more and more translations need to be updated. We realize that it is inconvenient to deal with a site that isnt fully translated (or translated well), and we hope youll help us get the site ready in your language. We will periodically merge the changes to the main site. Finally, since we are using English as the base language for the website, if you run into bad English on the site, please let us know through our feedback or through email (feedback at italki). We want to avoid having errors translated throughout the site. Thanks again! We really believe that italki is a product of our community, so we want to thank you in advance for all of your help. The italki team

On-site accommodation for Teachers - Tutor Hunt Blog

On-site accommodation for Teachers On-site accommodation for Teachers On-site accommodation for TeachersSchoolsRules may be relaxed permitting schools to build on-site accommodation for teachers There are indications that certain planning regulations, currently prohibiting building on regulated lands, are about to be changed. The impetus behind this alteration is to permit some schools to build on-site accommodation for teachers. Many schools throughout the United Kingdom are in possession of large amounts of land - often hundreds of acres - which they are currently disbarred from developing, a legal prevention order similar to that protecting green belt land. The news featured in the Department for Education`s flagship Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy, published last week, which noted the difficulty many teachers had in securing affordable accommodation, especially in major cities: `We know that housing is an issue for teachers in areas of short supply,` and `We will explore whether there is demand from teachers for new homes on surplus school land. `If there is clear and sufficient demand, we will work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to explore whether an extension of permitted development rights is needed to speed up such developments.` The chief executive of the Harris Federation of Academies Sir Dan Moynihan, has stated that `if someone doesn`t do something, there will be no public sector workers left in London.` A federation commissioned by Sir Moynihan Back in 2017 had apparently located `six or seven` sites, where there was sufficient land, `surplus to the play[ground] requirements` where accommodation could be built. Obviously this kind of construction work needs to be regulated - we want to avoid a situation where, ten or fifteen years in the future there is ample accommodation for teachers on-site, but significantly less play areas for children. The LocatED company is a government-owned property company, set up to creating `much-needed school places for thousands of children.` Its chief executive, Lara Newman, has said the organisation is working hard to see how it can develop accommodation on school sites `including teacher housing where there`s a problem`. Everyone knows there is a serious problem with teacher retention, throughout the UK, but in major cities especially. In London the problem has reached critical levels, with government figures published last year revealing that four out of 10 quit the profession within five years of qualifying. That is a sad statistic indeed: 40% of newly qualified teachers will have left the profession before they have spent five years in it. A report published in September of 2018, entitled `Analysis of teacher supply, retention and mobility,` disclosed that out of the 35,000 newly qualified teachers (NQTs) who began teaching in London during 2010, more than 11,000 have already left. There are many reasons why retention in the teaching profession is so low: high workload and stress are certainly part of the problem - but low wages obviously play a significant role. A significant number of teachers in the capital are struggling to pay rent, and there are reports that many teachers are on the edge of homelessness. Labor MP Matthew Pennycock, who analysed the September 2018 government report, said that the problem of poor teacher retention certainly included: `Workload, stagnant pay, rising living costs and a lack of genuinely affordable housing to rent and buy [these are certainly things] that lie behind this worrying trend.` The Commons Public Accounts Committee cited high housing costs in many cities as a significant factor in the teacher recruitment and retention crisis. Mp`s asked the Department for Education `if it had considered using land that it pays for to help provide affordable housing for teachers`. In response to this question, a report on teaching supply revelled that the DfE had engaged in`discussions with individual multi-academy trusts and local authorities about such initiatives and was willing to talk to any schools with proposals to support teachers with housing`. If more schools are given permission to build accommodation on their land, this would alleviate at least some of the problems for teachers. What we don`t want of course is schools seeing the relaxation of building regulations as an avaricious opportunity to develop private housing for the general public. 13 months ago0Add a Comment

What Do You Need To Get Started As A Computer Tutor Business?

What Do You Need To Get Started As A Computer Tutor Business?Your goal in starting a computer tutor business & technical institute is to offer individuals or families' access to high-tech and sophisticated programs and technology. Educating children with the use of the latest computers and technologies will boost the level of their knowledge and training, which in turn will be beneficial to the education of future generations. In order to grow as a business, one needs to make sure that you build a solid foundation.Start by determining how you are going to go about doing this. How many students are you expecting to enroll, and how many years do you expect to last? Do you plan on employing your own employees, or will you utilize an outside business consultant?It is important to know what the job market is like, and what you need to do to begin your career. When you know your target audience, you are more likely to get people to take the time to view your advertising materials. You want to make sure that you advertise on top of advertising to get people to notice you. You want to keep the same direction but always add new ones.During the early stages of your job, you will have to continually upgrade various computer systems, software, and networks. Your clients will be paying you monthly or quarterly. You will also have bills to pay every month to keep your business running smoothly. Since you have always had a computer that you used to teach, it is a good idea to know how to update your current computers.Once you know how to upgrade and maintain your various computer systems, you can begin to consider how you are going to earn money. There are many opportunities online and offline. You may need to market your services to companies that are using computers. They may need help when it comes to their information technology department.Mentoring is another way to earn some extra cash. There are many local institutions who would like to hire someone with your backg round. Often times these computer tutors are retired individuals who have not had time to pursue full-time employment, but they want to get back into the work force. Your services will allow them to do so. It is an easy way to earn money while still being around for your loved ones.Maintaining your mentorship can be a good way to supplement your income while you begin your computer tutor business. Of course, you will need to continue to mentor each client after your first one. Once you have established yourself and your business, you will no doubt increase your income even more. The results are worth it, and you have begun your path to success.

What You Need To Know About The Kruti Dev Hindi Typing Tutor

What You Need To Know About The Kruti Dev Hindi Typing TutorFor those who love to learn the Hindi language in the best possible way, you can surely do so by enrolling in the Kruti Dev Hindi Typing Tutor's Course. This course is actually a non-profit course and teaches students how to learn Hindi in a very efficient manner.With this type of course, you get to learn the basics of the language with the help of a local guide who will also act as your online language program. This type of course also teaches you about the vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and pronunciation that are very important for your daily use.Apart from this, the Kruti Dev Hindustani Typing Tutor also teaches you about the different grammar rules, and vocabulary words that will make your learning task easier. The course teaches you to learn a lot of online so that you can be sure that you would never need to hire anyone to teach you how to speak the language.The course can even help you write correctly when you are done with it. The course also includes the textbook used by the course leader and the tutors. This kind of textbook is actually required for you to know everything that is taught in the course.Since this course is not actually paid for by the students, there are no tuition fees associated with the course. You just need to pay the trainer for the tuition fee. The fee varies from one course to another, but this tuition fee is quite cheap, considering the fact that it only covers the training of the students.In case you want to take up the Kruti Dev Hindi Typing Tutor course, all you need to do is sign up and pay the training fee after you get enrolled. This is also applicable for the Khan Aam Sarpa Hindi Typing Tutor.While it does not really matter if you want to take up such course, the most important thing is that you can do so as soon as you can. With the right knowledge, you would surely be able to use the language more effectively.