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Frequently Asked Questions
Either the teacher travels to you or you travel to the teacher. One of the Team will arrange the first lesson for you - at a time that suits - by listening carefully to your requirements and selecting the ideal teacher from our qualified and experienced team. Your tuition can get started immediately - generally, students like to have their first lesson within 7 days. At the end of your first lesson, and provided that you are happy, you arrange the time of the next lesson with your teacher. We will ring or email you after that first session to check you are happy with our service. Call now on 08450 22 4444 to book in your first session of intensive language learning.
Although learning a language is no overnight process, because our tuition is intensive, you can expect to learn much faster this way than by other methods. There is genuine value in learning a language intensively: adults find out how to communicate and deal with real-life scenarios; and children are offered a full learning experience, giving them the skills to approach exams with confidence.
We teach two-to-one and small groups of up to 5 or 6 students, maintaining the intensive nature of tuition. The key to success is intensive tuition, and as long as students in a group share similar goals, speedy learning is virtually guaranteed.
Our teacher-finding service won't cost you a penny; nor will your initial consultation with us. For one-to-one tuition, fees start at just £24 per hour. For two students studying together, or for small groups (with 3 or 4students) the cost per person is lower. For example, we teach up to four students together from £40 per hour. Ours is a simple and flexible 'pay as you go' system, whereby you pay the teacher at the end of each lesson. If you are likely to be paying 'en bloque' then please enquire about the different charges and payment system. Our rates compare favourably to those of other leading tuition providers in London, despite the fact that we conduct a face-to-face interview with each of our teachers; the importance of which cannot be underestimated. To the best of our knowledge no other company of our type invests time in meeting its teachers.
Yes! Free of charge. We send a Talk Languages Diploma to every student who completes 20 consecutive hours of private tuition with us. Have a look at an example Diploma here. If you want to prepare for a formal qualification we recommend going for GCSE level. We can prepare you for this exam and you can take it in a local examining centre.
Materials are not included in the fees, which cover the expense of your teacher's time and skill. However, we can advise you which book (or books) would be suitable for your particular needs. And you can buy online with us. Click here to see the materials we think may interest you (suitable primarily for adults with little or no prior knowledge of the target language). We always recommend you get hold of a small dictionary for the language you are learning, and of course to bring a pen and a notepad with you to the lessons. Perhaps you'd like to take notes and copy them up for homework. This is a nice way to remember what you are taught.
The better the relationship between you and your teacher, the more quickly you will learn the language. This is why one of us in the office will spend time discussing your exact requirements with you on the telephone. What's more, we'll contact you (and your teacher) after your first lesson to make sure all is well. We personally interview all the teachers, who must possess a teaching qualification and/or teaching experience. Our teachers adhere to a set of Guiding Principles - minimum standards we believe you should expect from our service.
The National Curriculum is one of our specialities. We have teachers who specialise in Primary and Secondary education. We teach English and all foreign languages on the National Curriculum to A-level. We teach right across London, mainly inside the M25 area, but expanding in the South East, so you can expect us to have the right teacher for you in your catchment area. Find out how we can help by dialling 08450 22 4444. By the way, do you know how we select our teachers?
The majority of Talk Languages teachers specialise in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Russian. Our teachers are also specialists in many other languages, so tell us your requirements and we'll do our best to match them.
Yes we will - if you can take our Assessment Tests online.
The Tests are free of charge and exclusively available for our new
customers.
Be determined! Your success will largely depend on your motivation and
commitment - sometimes more so than your linguistic ability. We recommend
a tuition programme of 2 hours per week (with additional homework as back
up) for you to get maximum benefit.
You must try our free language lessons! Ideal if you are just starting out with a language, they are a great introduction to the language and serve to consolidate what you will learn in the sessions with your teacher. Do you know all about our Assessment tests, Diplomas and Progress Reports yet?
Once you've completed 20 hours of tuition with us, you'll be offered the chance to receive a detailed report on your progress up to that point. We've plenty to tell you about the benefits of our Progress Reports, so click here to find out more.
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Private and Corporate Language
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