How Can I Attend Private Language Tuition in Singapore?

In Singapore it is a general concern for students when it comes to performing well in the languages for examinations. Some students may be comfortable with their Mother tongue while others may perform well in the English language and this is all dependent on what language is being spoken at home among the family members. In an exam point-of-view, language papers at the O levels and A levels have relatively high expectations of students; especially for the latter (students particularly struggle with General paper). 

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This is the prime reason why parents urge their children to attend private language tuition because it is overwhelming to struggle alone with languages. Some students might prefer private one-to-one tuition while others prefer private group tuition for various reasons. Private language tutor rates based on the teacher's qualification.

So, let’s take a look at how students can attend private language tuition in Singapore...

GROUP TUITION

Firstly, students should narrow down potential tuition centres based on certain qualities that they wish for their ideal centre to have. One of these can be based on location. Students should try to find tuition centres near them so that they do not waste a lot of their time travelling and can focus on their studies. Moreover, the reputation of the potential tuition centres should also be considered.

Some tuition centres can be well known for having good teachers in Mathematics or Science but this does not imply that teachers who teach languages in the centre are also of good quality. Thus, research needs to be done to determine the quality of the tuition centre.

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A more sensible approach can be to find centres which only (or primarily) provide tuition classes for languages as this ensures that their quality of teaching will not be substandard. Selecting a tuition centre, however, is not it. It must be ensured that the student’s schedule allows him or her to attend the lessons in the tuition centre. The timings of the lessons are generally non-negotiable for tuition centres which may pose a problem for students.

INDIVIDUAL TUITION

Similar to tuition centres, students will still have to do some research to find a suitable teacher for them. However, the research may be a bit easier as students can go into detail about one particular tutor instead of an entire tuition centre in general. Students can easily find the qualifications and competency level of the private language tutors by researching on their level of education.

They can also search up the experience of the tutor in the teaching industry which can help students to deduce their quality of teaching. Unlike a tuition centre, lessons can be scheduled according to the students’ and the teachers’ schedules and thus is more flexible than the lesson timings of a tuition centre.

There are many websites that can also help students find potential tuition centres or tutors. This can help them to save a lot of time and effort trying to research and analyse manually. For example, “Tutoroo” is a website that specialises in helping people find language teachers who provide the best quality of teaching.

BOTTOM LINE

Tuition has almost become something essential for all students and without it, students seem to suffer a great deal. According to their preference, it is better for parents to sign their children up for either group tuition or one-to-one tuition as soon as possible. It is better to nip the problem in the bud and not let anything snowball.