Hello good teachers,
If italki is involved in a language study and are asking people to take classes in the language of the study, would you want those who are going to be involved in the study to tell you that they're in it in an introductory message when inquiring about your class or booking a first lesson? Would it even matter? I remember there was some discussion during the language challenge and some teachers didn't seem pleased that people were signing up just for the challenge and only taking a few classes (or something along those lines).
I thought it'd be interesting to get involved in the Spanish learning study here and am not sure how to go about mentioning it to prospective teachers, or if I even should. Anytime I make contact with a prospective teacher, I like to give as much background about my language learning as possible as well as why I'm wanting to learn the language. Would "I'm learning it for a language study" be a flag that I might not put a lot of effort in it and it wouldn't be worth the teacher's time, in your opinion? While that certainly isn't the case with me, I could understand some hesitancy on a teacher's part.
I was wondering who is taking part in the language challenge and what language you're going to be learning. I decided to participate this year and will use the challenge to take Afrikaans. It's fairly similar to my native language (English) and is vastly different from my "main" language of study (Korean) so I don't have to worry about mixing the two up. I wish there was a Frisian teacher here because I'd jump at the chance to take a Frisian class.
