AEE 296: Never Get to Speak English? How to Solve Your Problem Now

Do you feel like you never get a chance to speak English? Even when
you attend an English class or work with an English tutor do you
leave the class feeling like you haven’t spoken at all? If so, then
you are not alone. A lot of students feels this way. Today we have
a guest, Jason Newnum, who is an American English teacher. He
teaches on the italki platform and he is available for lessons now!
Jason has a special class called “Student Speaks, Teacher Listens.”
    Why did Jason create this class? Jason created this
class because when he took Spanish classes he noticed that he was
not getting much speaking practice at all. He felt discouraged and
didn’t get much better. He realized that the same problem was
happening with English students. Jason wants to solve this problem.
  Why is Jason’s class different? He makes sure that students
talk more, about 80% of the time He feels comfortable being quiet,
he doesn’t get nervous like other teachers do sometimes when they
are nervous so he doesn’t fill that space with meaningless chatter
  A typical class with Jason: He asks you what’s new with you
He gives you a short article or video clip and asks for your
opinion He asks great follow-up questions- directly related to YOU
and YOUR experiences He writes out your mistakes in the Skype chat
box so that you have a record of your mistakes    
Jason’s Bio: Jason Newnum teaches English as a second language, in
Bariloche, Argentina, and lives there with his family. Although he
received his university degree in Spanish and now lives in a
Spanish speaking country, his Argentine wife speaks English and
Spanish equally. So it’s difficult to force himself to practice
Spanish, when it’s easier to speak English with his wife. So he
understands the frustrations of having to force ourselves to
practice a foreign language everyday.   Do you have this
problem with your English class? Are you planning to try Jason’s
class? If so, let us know when you are going to get started with
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