Language Marketplace Explained

Language Marketplace Explained It seems a number of people are still not familiar with the Language Marketplace, including how to choose a good teacher, and how much it costs to learn online.   We have a few tutorial videos (English, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, and Français) explaining how the Language Teachers section works.   But for those of you who prefer the text form, heres another explanation. Click on Language Teachers in the left-hand navigation box. First, choose your search criteria: Teaches: Choose the language youre looking to study. This lists the language the teacher will teach you. Professional Teacher / Language Tutor: Do you need a teacher with professional teaching experience, or is a language tutor more suitable for your learning? More explanation of this here. Native Speaker: Do you wish to learn from someone who speaks that language as their mother tongue? If youre an advanced learner of the language, this may be more important to you than for beginners. Check this to find native speaking teachers of the language youre learning. Free Trial Available: If you want to have a trial session with the teacher before you pay for lessons, mark this option and you will only be shown teachers who offer Free Trial.   (You must have ITC in your account to be a Free Trial.) Price (ITC per hour): If you only want to be shown teachers who fit within your budget, you may select it here. ITC are italkis internal currency, known as italki Credits or ITCs.   US$1 = 10ITC. Then click Browse to search by your specified criteria. Second, after your new personalized list has loaded, choose which order in which you want to view the matching teachers. Ratings: Sorts from highest to lowest (none) the level of positive feedback ratings the teacher has received from other italki students.   Shown by 1-5 Gold Stars.   More details here in our FAQ. Price: Sorts from lowest to highest price in ITC per hour.   ITC are not US$.   1 ITC equals US$0.1 Once you find a few teachers that match your criteria and interests, click on their picture or name to few their profile.   Here you can learn more about them, check their availability schedule, and book a session with them. Learning online is very quick, easy, and affordable.   Get started today! Language Marketplace Explained It seems a number of people are still not familiar with the Language Marketplace, including how to choose a good teacher, and how much it costs to learn online.   We have a few tutorial videos (English, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, and Français) explaining how the Language Teachers section works.   But for those of you who prefer the text form, heres another explanation. Click on Language Teachers in the left-hand navigation box. First, choose your search criteria: Teaches: Choose the language youre looking to study. This lists the language the teacher will teach you. Professional Teacher / Language Tutor: Do you need a teacher with professional teaching experience, or is a language tutor more suitable for your learning? More explanation of this here. Native Speaker: Do you wish to learn from someone who speaks that language as their mother tongue? If youre an advanced learner of the language, this may be more important to you than for beginners. Check this to find native speaking teachers of the language youre learning. Free Trial Available: If you want to have a trial session with the teacher before you pay for lessons, mark this option and you will only be shown teachers who offer Free Trial.   (You must have ITC in your account to be a Free Trial.) Price (ITC per hour): If you only want to be shown teachers who fit within your budget, you may select it here. ITC are italkis internal currency, known as italki Credits or ITCs.   US$1 = 10ITC. Then click Browse to search by your specified criteria. Second, after your new personalized list has loaded, choose which order in which you want to view the matching teachers. Ratings: Sorts from highest to lowest (none) the level of positive feedback ratings the teacher has received from other italki students.   Shown by 1-5 Gold Stars.   More details here in our FAQ. Price: Sorts from lowest to highest price in ITC per hour.   ITC are not US$.   1 ITC equals US$0.1 Once you find a few teachers that match your criteria and interests, click on their picture or name to few their profile.   Here you can learn more about them, check their availability schedule, and book a session with them. Learning online is very quick, easy, and affordable.   Get started today!