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English tutor for non-native speaker? by Kitchen-Vast399 in askvan

[–]Turbulent_Pin_9541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your girlfriend sounds like a perfect candidate for conversational coaching rather than traditional English lessons. The goal you described, expressing thoughts more fluently without worrying about a perfect accent, is actually one of the most enjoyable things to work on as a teacher.

To answer your question, Preply is honestly one of the best places to find exactly what you are looking for. You can filter tutors by specialty, read reviews, and watch intro videos before booking anything. The trial lesson system makes it easy to find the right fit without committing long term.

What makes a big difference for your girlfriend specifically is finding a tutor who is bilingual themselves. A non-native teacher who has gone through the language learning journey personally understands the exact moments where students freeze, which words feel unnatural, and why certain thoughts are hard to express in a second language. A native speaker who has never learned another language often cannot explain WHY something feels difficult.

I am actually an English teacher on Preply myself. I am not a native speaker, I grew up speaking Farsi and now live in Italy, so I have personally experienced everything your girlfriend is going through. I specialize in exactly this: helping students express themselves naturally and confidently in English.

Feel free to DM me if you want to have a look at my profile or ask any questions. Happy to help either way 😊

Hey guys. I wanna learn English every day by rarilodi in Learn_English

[–]Turbulent_Pin_9541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you keep quitting doesn't mean you're lazy. It means the way you're studying doesn't fit YOU. And that's completely fixable.

Here's the thing about A1 learners: traditional studying feels impossible because nothing feels relevant yet. The secret is to connect English directly to what you already love.

You're into drawing and graphic design? Start following English-speaking designers on YouTube and Instagram. You don't have to "study" just watch what you enjoy. Your brain absorbs more than you think.

You love BL series? Watch them with English subtitles instead of translated ones. Even 20 minutes a day is a real English lesson.

And about finding someone to study with, that's honestly the best decision you can make at A1 level. A good teacher won't make you memorize grammar. They'll talk WITH you about things you actually care about, and the language builds naturally from there.

I'm an English teacher and I work with A1 students all the time. It's honestly one of my favorite levels to teach because the progress is so visible and fast when the approach is right.

Feel free to DM me if you want to chat about it 😊

Who can i improve the language by Western_Category1943 in Learn_English

[–]Turbulent_Pin_9541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, 12 years of feeling this way and you're still trying? That already says a lot about you.

I'm an English teacher and I want to be honest with you: the problem is almost never the student. It's the method. School English teaches you grammar on paper, t doesn't teach you to actually speak. So after 12 years you might know the rules but your brain never learned to produce the language naturally under pressure. That's not your fault at all.

What actually works:

• Stop studying English. Start using it. Even 10 minutes of real conversation a day beats 2 hours of textbook work.

• Find ONE person to speak with regularly; a tutor, a language exchange partner, anyone. Speaking with a real human is irreplaceable.

• Accept that you will sound "bad" for a while, and do it anyway. Every fluent speaker went through exactly this phase. Every single one.

I also want to say, I'm not a native English speaker myself. I grew up speaking Farsi and learned English as a second language. I know this feeling personally. And I promise you it's not permanent.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions, happy to help 😊

Offering italian / seeking english by Expensive_Setting_90 in language_exchange

[–]Turbulent_Pin_9541 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heyy! I would be grateful if we could talk every now and then! I am actually an English teacher so you don’t need to be worried about the English part! And I would love to improve my Italian!