Trainer-led solutions offer a personalized approach to language learning that online apps simply can’t match. While the name might suggest a trainer-centric method, it actually puts the student at the heart of the learning process. The trainer’s ability to make informed choices in real time ensures a dynamic and effective learning environment that far surpasses the one-size-fits-all approach of most online language apps. Every student is different, and so is every lesson.
While learning a language from an app, website or other online platforms can be a quick and convenient way to get started, meaningful and relatable, social and interactive learning with a trainer, is truly irreplaceable.
Personalized Instruction
- Trainers can use their professional knowledge and experience to adapt their lessons and content to individual students’ needs, strengths, and weaknesses in real time By addressing students as unique individuals, they provide challenge and support at the right pace, with the right resources and experiences. For example, a student struggling with presenting in meetings practices with role-plays and receives targeted explanations from a trainer, while an online platform might simply provide more matching exercises.
What our students say: ‘I found that my teacher is great and really pays attention to my needs and comes up with corresponding solutions.’ United States, technology industry.
Interactive and Engaging Learning Experiences
- Trainers can create dynamic and engaging learning environments through stimulating activities such as role-plays and discussions. This helps students stay motivated and interested in the language by making it meaningful. It provides opportunities for the student to interact in the target language with a real-life speaker, in a true immersive lesson. For example, a trainer can adapt or ask questions to elicit a more formal response from a student to practice business negotiations, while an online platform may have a set of general questions for the student to answer.
What our students say: ‘I really enjoy my lessons as my trainer is highly skilled in teaching, explaining, and finding interactive ways to learn. I feel I have improved a lot, thanks to her.’ Switzerland, food processing industry.
Cultural Immersion and Social Context
- Trainers can share their cultural insights and experiences, providing students with a deeper understanding of the language and its context. This helps students connect with the language on a personal level, relating it to real-life situations. For example, for a student relocating to a new country, an online app might teach vocabulary about food, but a trainer can explain cultural nuances associated with different dishes, talk about food prepared on special occasions, and describe dishes in detail, in true human expertise.
What our students say: ‘I also really enjoyed working on different, very engaging and current themes, that were useful for getting by while traveling, but also interesting from a cultural point of view. I learned a lot more than the language itself!’ France, agricultural industry.
Personalized Feedback and Support
- Trainers can offer guidance, support, and encouragement to students throughout their language-learning journey. They can also provide immediate clarification and personalized feedback addressing individual areas for improvement. For example, a student who makes a pronunciation error when speaking to an online app may only be told they are inaccurate. A trainer, on the other hand, can not only model, drill, and instruct on the correct pronunciation, but also identify why the error has occurred and strategies to avoid repeating it.
What our students say: ‘My trainer is really knowledgeable, patient with my mistakes, and very good at giving additional background on sentence structure, and, where it makes sense, he breaks down words into their components and explains each part.’ United States of America, technology industry.
Accountability and Progress Tracking
- Trainers can monitor students’ progress and help them stay accountable and motivated, ensuring steady progress toward students’ language learning goals. As every student has a different goal, a trainer can monitor individual progress, provide personable encouragement, and hold students accountable for their progress. While online platforms may send a reminder to complete a task, a trainer will know what language point is the most valuable for the student, understand personal circumstances, and motivate each individual to do their best.
What our students say: ‘My trainer is excellent. I feel like I have progressed a lot since I first started. She encourages me to speak more in class and now she is challenging me to compose my own sentences.’ France, pharmaceutical industry.