Michiel S.

I studied Public Administration, computer programming and in Guatemala I did a course how to teach a foreign language without speaking the native language of the students. It was a lot of fun but I developed my own method. I call it the natural conversation method. It works as follows: I just talk with the student, a normal, natural, spontaneous conversation, about a subject of interest for the student. At the same time I type everything, and the student can read this because I use screen sharing. It sounds simple but it is not so simple to do, it is hard work but I love it and it works really great for motivated students. It is important though that the student practice this lesson daily, if not it will be hard to remember and you will not progress so fast. After the class I also sent the student the text in a Word document and I also record it in mp3 format, so the student can read it and listen to it at the same time if he / she wants. It is a very entertaining method, I often have fun with my students and of course everything that is needed. This method is what I used most often but I can also use other methods, like use popular songs for the lyrics, or reading an article and discuss that. My method depends on the student, but the method that I just described is usually also the method that the student wants.