Joshua Tucker

I lived and worked in Prague for a year teaching Czechs but also: Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Russian, Latvian, Serbian, & Spanish students. Ability ranged from A2 (beginner) to C2 (advanced), ages from 14-50+ (mainly around 20-30).

I know basic Czech/Slovak and my experience with Slavic students highlighted typical mistakes that are likely to occur with these students e.g. articles, complex tenses, pronunciation/spelling, etc.

Regarding lessons, comprehensible input inside and outside of lessons is vital. This means finding material that the student is actually interested in (sports, history, food, etc.).

Grammar is also incredibly important, especially for Slavic language speakers, owning a book on grammar is recommended but not required.

Finally, students should take the opportunity, during the lesson, to practice conversational skills. The reason we learn a language is to be able to speak it. Therefore, emphasise is placed on practical "real life" English that you will be able to use confidently.