Learning is personal, and for no subject is this more true than language. It allows us to understand how each person鈥檚 views differ from another and gives us the means to express precisely what we think as individuals. Indeed, one of the key aims of English iGCSE tuition is to 鈥榩romote personal development and an understanding of themselves and others鈥? This, along with technical know-how and cultural awareness, is central to students鈥?ability to 鈥榗ommunicate accurately, appropriately, confidently and effectively鈥? Carefully considering this, Passion for Language believes that each of our iGCSE English language and English literature students deserve private tuition designed specifically for them. Rather than teach everyone in the same way using the same programmes, our experienced tutors tailor all our sessions according to each student鈥檚 learning style, taking carefully into account their individual strengths and struggles. This means they are fully supported, engaged and more likely to achieve success. Read on to find out just how we do this.
Understanding others, understanding themselves.
According to iGCSE syllabuses, one of the first steps in becoming a fluent communicator is to 鈥榰nderstand & respond to what you hear, read and experience鈥? To make accurate sense of an English text, students must be able to extract both explicit details (the obvious facts), and implicit details (implied attitudes and opinions). Our tutors know that this is not always easy, especially when dealing with fiction and nonfiction texts that include unfamiliar words, settings and ideas. First, tutors patiently practice how to spot key information with students so that they grasp overall meaning. Then, tutors will clear up confusing concepts by discussing how they relate to their student鈥檚 personal experience.
For example, if a character is described as 鈥渆xhausted鈥?after travelling on a train for ten hours, we might dispel difficulty with this new vocabulary by asking the student how they would feel if they were to experience the same. By learning to put themselves in the shoes of characters that they encounter, students not only better understand new ideas by applying what they already know, but become critical thinkers able to imagine and evaluate situations. Possessing the skill to picture how they, or the characters involved might feel means students are better equipped to answer comprehension questions appropriately.
By personally monitoring how well students can put this process of understanding, imagining and responding into practice through weekly private tutoring or small group classes with a maximum of four students, we ensure that they fully engage in their verbal and written discussions.
Developing technical know-how.
Being able to respond means more than answering comprehension questions in a reading exam. The English iGCSE language and literature exam tests students ability to independently synthesise what they have learnt by reading and listening, in order to generate their very own spoken and written texts. They might be asked to produce letters, short stories, newspaper articles, speeches, dramatic monologues or even group debates. When we provide students with the tools they need to do this, we help them take pride in developing their unique personal style. As the syllabus suggests, eloquent expression flourishes when readers 鈥榚njoy and appreciate a variety of language鈥? Our qualified British tutors relish the opportunity to share a diverse range of texts with our students during tutorials. In doing so, they do not just bring to life the plot or setting but focus in on just what makes the best texts tick. Students become mature and analytical readers who truly understand writers鈥?ideas and the effects they use to convey them. Through tailored activities, students have fun playing with writing techniques from similes to synecdoche, and are closely guided on how best to integrate them into their work. Subsequently, we work one to one with students on their writing and speaking so that together, we can develop a high level of written expression and range of registers appropriate for different audiences.
Building a broader perspective
Our team of qualified tutors support students in a variety of subjects; by working together, we understand how the skills developed through English iGCSE study complement and contrast with those developed in other courses. Therefore, we鈥檙e aware that English tuition should not just develop reading and writing skills but the 鈥榓bility to work with information and ideas in other areas of study by developing skills of analysis, synthesis and drawing of inferences鈥? We take the time to get to know our students and contribute to their wider capabilities. Our private tutors and language teachers use everything from poetry to prose to entrust their tutees with excellent foundational skills that are transferrable. In addition, we tap into individual鈥檚 cross-curricular strengths to promote progress in English. If it helps a student to try some measurement conversions to imagine the size of a described object or think about the geography of a setting in order to understand the political context of a conflict, our knowledgeable tutors will make the link. Once students are used to making connections in this way, they will be able to give more assured comprehension answers and more informed creative responses.
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