Offering Private Tuition

Private Teaching in Oxford

Though there are many language schools in Oxford, it’s possible to find work that is not related to a language school.

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Why do private ESL tuition?

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher you will be keen to start working in your first ESL teaching post, so you might well ask, “Why should I do private ESL tuition?” Here a few reasons why you might consider doing private ESL tuition.

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Tips for making private ESL lessons interesting

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher doing private ESL lessons, you will quickly learn that if your private lessons are dull and uninspiring, you will very soon find yourself looking for new clients, so here are a few tips for making your private lessons more interesting.

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Tips for assisting private ESL students with homework

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher, you will undoubtedly find yourself doing private ESL lessons at some stage in your teaching career, and one of your most important responsibilities – from the students’ point of view – will be to assist students when they have difficulties with their ESL school homework. Here are a few tips to assist you in dealing with students’ homework.

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The private ESL teacher and the parents of minors

The trainee and novice ESL teacher will meet all sorts of parents when doing ESL private lessons for minors. The majority of parents are reasonable people who will appreciate and understand that you are just trying to teach their child English: nothing more need be said about these parents. Unfortunately, you will also encounter a minority of parents who can best be labelled as ‘difficult to deal with’; therefore, a few words are necessary as it concerns what you can expect to encounter with this latter group of parents.

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Tips for teaching ESL to small groups of private students

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher, you might have taught an ESL student as a private student; however, it is also possible that you may find yourself having to teach a small group of private students. Here are some tips to help you with teaching a small group of private ESL students.

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Teaching adult private ESL students

As every ESL teacher knows, teaching mature students (adults) is different to teaching minors. Here are a few tips to help you, the trainee or novice ESL teacher, with teaching adult private ESL students.

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How to find private ESL teaching work

As a trainee ESL teacher, you may develop an interest in doing some private ESL teaching work. Here are few tips about where you can find such work.

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Private ESL tuition myths and misconceptions

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher, you will come across many myths and misconceptions associated with private ESL tuition. Here are seven of those myths and misconceptions.

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Tips for how to get your private ESL students talking

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher, one of the most difficult things that you will face is trying to get some of your private ESL students to talk. Here are some tips to help you to get your private students talking.

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Tips for the private ESL tutor

As a trainee or novice ESL teacher, you could very easily find yourself teaching private lessons. Here are a few important tips that you might find useful as a private ESL teacher.

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