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Training with naive speaker - advantages and disadvantages

Training with naive speaker - advantages and disadvantages
We have been getting more and more questions lately about whether we are offering language training with naive speaker. Our long-standing practice shows that interest in this type of lessons has always been there, but in recent years it has become an ever increasing trend. So today we will try to focus more on the advantages and disadvantages that this type of training has. Our goal is not to advertise our naive speaker teachers or refuse you to look for them. The mission of the Language School . . Omega . has always been first to consult its future students on their specific needs, to inform them about the opportunities and together with them to select that training which will most quickly, cheaply and efficiently lead them to the goal set in foreign language learning. 

What is really naive speede

This, first of all, is a person for whom a language is born. That is, the majority of us are naive speaker in terms of Bulgarian language. We were born in families and a country where this is the official and most used language. We learned to talk to him in the first years of our childhood, and then we studied him in an academic environment at least in our secondary school. This gives us the advantage of mastering language in its different styles - from official-work to daily-talk and donating slang. When we talk about naive speaker in foreign language learning, however, it is also a person who can teach the relevant native language.

Why learn English with naive speaker?

This type of training is not in vain becoming more popular. It really has many advantages, here are some of the main:
  1. Language medium - working with a naive speaker is a quick and cheaper way to provide an English language environment. Even if your teacher knows a little Bulgarian, the possibility of taking advantage of his knowledge of your native language is small. It is simply the goal to provide you with an environment where you can listen, understand and speak English in the most natural form possible. This will help you adapt if, for example, you are about to study or work in an English - speaking country. 
  2. Language coercion - this is really the most useful consequence of any natural language environment. When you are not able to express yourself in your native language, it automatically causes you to harness consciously and unconsciously all your energy to do so in English. Because communication is a natural process for people, just like breathing. And we always strive to express our thoughts, feelings and desires so that others understand us. Thus, all the theoretical information you have for times, structures and words will become your asset. Communication will not allow you to resort to the Bulgarian if you just forget a word. To understand you, you will have to harness your entire available arsenal of knowledge and explain in English. In time, you will feel that all initial efforts were worth it. 
  3. Specific youth, professional or slang language - depending on what are the personal preferences, interests and education of your foreign teacher, he will naturally introduce you into the language of different English communities. If for example you work with a naive speaker who has knowledge or degree in economics, he can easily prepare you on business English Or for an upcoming job interview. But beyond that, any such teacher will give you accurate and fresh information about how his compatriots speak in their daily lives. Without effort and in the flow of communication you will hear and learn useful words and expressions that will bring you closer to the living language. 
  4. Highlights - if you have not been in contact with people for whom English is born until now, you may not realize that they also have a specific emphasis on the area or country from which they come. Your work with such a teacher will help you to hear and understand better when you have to communicate independently on business or pleasure with people who speak English, even not as born. So you will already have a solid preparation to capture even the different intonations, which may prove important for the meaning of your interlocutor's words. 
  5. Breaking psychological barriers - all of the above, ultimately leads to one of the most important results - to pass through your own barrier to fear. Many people who learn English are afraid to speak long after the average level of knowledge has passed. The most common psychological obstacles to this are the fears that we will expose with insufficient knowledge that we will not hear and understand the interlocutor or that we will just talk so badly that he will laugh at us. Working with naive speaker breaks these startling myths of our own and actually gives us confidence that we can handle it in any environment with our own powers. 

The main differences with non-native speaker

The first logical difference is that for one English is a native language, and the other is not. Therefore non-native The teacher studied the language mostly in academic environment and probably his expression is much cleaner than accent. If the teacher is also born Bulgarian, as well as you, he probably characterizes some specific sounds in English in a way quite similar to yours because of the specifics of our native language. It may not have direct access to living English, but it is not necessarily, however today the world is quite an open place.  It is more likely that the non-native teacher also has the appropriate but linguistic but also pedagogical education and experience. This is certainly an advantage, especially if you are beginners and need the right approach and encouragement in your first steps in the unknown language. Such a teacher will be more useful to you when preparing for an application for one of the English certificates or admissions at university. In this case, the teacher's methodical knowledge and skills are essential to your success. 

How the Education Process Passes

Here the variations are infinite and depend mostly on your needs and goals. You can learn English on the classic scheme by progressing in levels and working on all components of the language - from grammar, through vocabulary and listening to understanding and speaking. And you can also save only a speaking course that will help you improve communication skills. You may prefer just a naive speaker to prepare you for an interview for work or admission at a higher education institution abroad. Or you can set a course with him just to keep your level in maximum natural environment. In any case, the educational process will be consistent with your needs and as effective as possible.

Are there shortcomings in this method of training

Here we cannot categorically list shortcomings in terms of negatives of this type of lessons. But there are cases where working with such a teacher is not recommended, for example if you have never studied English - the direct start of training with naive speaker can be quite shocking. He just doesn't have another language to explain grammar and vocabulary. Of course, you do not necessarily fall into the group of people who will be scared or worried about it, but it is good to think before taking such a step.  Here we have to clarify that the above does not apply to children. They learn differently from the older way and working with a naive tutor is actually quite useful to them from an early age! What type of training you will prefer and what teacher depends on you. Language School And if you're not convinced that working with one is useful - just try it!
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