Classes Vs. Lessons What is the Best Way to Learn French

Classes Vs. Lessons What is the Best Way to Learn French Sign up successful Personal Attention However, commensurate with a higher cost for private lessons comes a higher focus on your learning. Just as cost of a teacher is spread over all the students in a class, so too the teachers time is divided between them: any personal attention or accommodation for your individual needs and preferences has to compete with others. If your learning patterns fit well with the teachers educational methods, this may not be much of a concern, but finding a match like that is essentially a matter of luck. Convenience Another primary benefit you purchase with the extra cost of a private lesson is convenience. Classes must take place at a set time, and students are expected to arrange their own schedules accordingly. If you miss a lesson, its incumbent on you to catch up on your own or risk falling behind permanently. Commutes can also be onerous. Again, its certainly possible that you will find a class that fits well with your schedule and doesnt require much travel to reach, but you cant count on it. A private tutor, on the other hand, only needs to work to your schedule (and their own), and can be available at a time thats convenient for you. There are limits, of course, but when its often a matter of as little as a half an hour either way to avoid conflict, the ability to control your scheduling can make all the difference. There again, tutors generally meet at your home, or in some public place convenient for you. If this means a long commute for them, you may be required to pay a little extra to cover transportation costs and time, but the  time  commitment of the commute has been shifted away from you. Private tutors are also available online. You can take lessons via Skype or Google Hangouts and receive all the same benefits of private lessons, typically at a lower cost than traditional in-person lessons, with the added convenience of being able to take your lessons anywhere you have an Internet connection. However you choose to proceed, best of luck and welcome to the study of French! Dont wait too long to get started.  Search for a French tutor near you or online today! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by Morgan