Teach Conversational English: Boost Skills & Impact Lives

Align your conversational English teaching with decades of research by prioritizing student-centered learning, interactive methods, real-life speaking practice, clear objectives, feedback, reflective practice, and cultural sensitivity.

Begin class by checking in with the student and asking what's new to warm up discussion. Revisit big-picture goals, confirm class goals, and offer encouragement to tailor the plan.

Teach conversational English by modeling attentive listening in class, taking quick notes in chat and Google Docs, and using follow-up questions, corrections, and genuine encouragement to keep students engaged.

Follow up after each class by reflecting on covered topics, noting persistent mistakes, and discussing progress to tailor future lessons, set goals, and assign actionable steps.

Before the first class, create a Google Docs student notebook to track goals and mistakes, and use a prepared questions set to boost speaking and past tense practice.

Learn a practical script for starting a first class with a new student: greet warmly, gather name and goals, set expectations, encourage speaking, and note feedback during the lesson.

Begin a class with a returning student by warmly greeting, asking what's new, validating responses, and using targeted follow-up questions to focus on past tense, speaking skills, and vocabulary.

Explore using follow-up questions in the middle of class to validate students and deepen engagement with curiosity. Apply questions that elicit specifics and keep students speaking.

End a first session with a new student by guiding them through chat corrections, explaining the correction system, validating strengths, inviting questions, and delivering a positive wrap-up.

The lecture demonstrates a live language correction method using chat notes, marking errors in parentheses, providing corrected forms with a star, and adding missing words and vocabulary for follow-up questions.

Review corrections at the end of class by displaying both the student’s original and corrected phrases, answering grammar questions, using ChatGPT for explanations, and saving and sending the chat.

Explore engaging, student-centered conversation topics with neutral questioning, encouraging opinion expression, and flexible depth, from general prompts to article-inspired discussions, using future topic ideas and ChatGPT resources.

Leverage the Compelling Conversations book as a rich source of casual, topic-filled prompts for engaging conversation classes, with examples and downloadable PDFs to support multiple sessions.

Utilizes Google Docs to organize classes with student progress, goals, conversational topics, pronunciation prompts, and first-time student questions, enabling easy collaboration and preparation.

Compare remote and in-person teaching, highlighting flexibility and global reach in remote sessions, and richer in-person engagement, while noting that tools like ChatGPT and notes transfer to both formats.

Explore how to tailor Business English within conversational English, using role-playing, mock interviews, vocabulary building, presentations, email writing, negotiations, and real-world small talk.

Communicate with students outside of class by being concise and purposeful, spelling correctly, and setting boundaries to guide English development.

Redirect students to another teacher when needed by setting clear boundaries and protecting your wellbeing. Communicate what you offer and your price, and refer out if demands exceed your scope.