Hello everyone!

I have recently found this platform and I think there’s much more activity here, so I’ll try to integrate into this big online community.
If you are interested in learning Spanish you can check my profile: http://edufire.com/users/56405-languages-tutor-marc-perdrix

Hi Marc! Thanks for the introduction. I am sure you will love teaching within the great community of eduFire! How did you hear about us?

Hola Debbie!

hi marc, welcome to edufire

Hello there Marc! Great Introduction! Welcome to edufire.

@Marc I am glad that you are enjoying it. We truly do have such a unique community. I have said this before many times but I really cannot imagine life without eduFire.
As for tips, I don’t believe you have been to the Make you eduFire class run smoothly yet. They are very helpful to attend, as much so as the orientation itself. The forums are also a great resource for information.
Advertising yourself is the key to success and you can be as creative as you like. Anything from advertising in your local store to advertising yourself on the internet. Look out for classes also on eduFire that help with marketing. It takes time but the teachers that take these steps are the most successful.
I look forward to seeing you around eduFire :)

Hello Marc and welcome to eduFire!

Hello Marc! Welcome to eduFire! I loved the video on your profile! I can’t tell if that is you?! Anyways, enjoy your time here on eduFire. If you have anymore questions, we are here to help!

Hello Marci would like to learn spnish as soon as possible could u help me

Hola Marc! Bienvenido a edufire!

That’s wonderful, Marc. I actually really want to learn Spanish, but I’m working to make money in other areas too – but my whole inspiration for trying to teach English as a Second Language etc. is my lovely stepmother from Colombia who had such problems learning English in spite of being very well educated. (Some health issues didn’t do her any good either but, the state of ESL in Atlantic Canada did not impress me.) Spanish does seem to be such a lovely language, especially when she speaks it. :)

Enjoy your stay…. and it’s interesting to hear about other platforms, because this is the one I chose first, and I haven’t tried others.

Oh yeah – besides things like eyecatch images for the classes, Koichi said on a thread recently that people read the syllabus first to find out exactly what a class/ course can offer, so that might be a good tip; it’s the result of much user feedback apparently.

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome to EduFire, and for your tips.
I am going to schedule a class every week to advertise my Spanish classes.

I have just started offering courses in EduFire. I realized that there are lots of classes of Spanish but they don’t follow any order, they are just individual classes. That’s why I created 5 courses (Beginners, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced) so students can follow a curriculum in Spanish. And they will learn appropiate content according to each level.

I think it’s an interesting approach. I’ve been thinking about how to approach both English and early Japanese teaching. (For Japanese, I wouldn’t be the right person for advanced classes, but for short of that, I’m at least as qualified as people already doing tutoring with my time as a J>E translator.)

I think your approach is on the right track. In particular, it’s a way for “tweeners” who benefit so much from a tutor’s teaching that they become able to handle a more advanced level mid-way to move to the next level without any special hassle. I’m going to see what I can do about that.

My current push is to get into speech coaching; I’m running a class today to do a little teaching but also to gather information about what particular individuals need and how I might be of specific help to them. Speech coaching isn’t confined to any one level of English; even Presidents hire these professionals (to take things to one extreme). But, I only recently realized I had the skill to do this so I’m still getting my feet wet.

I think your plan is great! Good luck!

Thanks Valerie!

Good idea, Marc! But sometimes students, themselves, don’t know the actual level that they are in. That’s why tutors put up these “individual” classes and try to get to know their students from there, as well as assess the level that they are in. Good luck!

Hi, Santino!