I've currently got 1 chapter of 12 pages left in the textbook which I'm working through with my teacher. I would really like to finish it before the end of the year, but my teacher is only available on Sunday.We had a class today, but due to connection issues we didn't make as much progress as I had anticipated.
I will be taking a four week break from classes, and have finished all of the exercises of the chapter. I just need to work through it all with my teacher. I would prefer to finish this weekend and start fresh in the New Year. But maybe a two hour lesson would melt my brain?
It really depends on you Claire, some people find it hard to focus for more than 30 min.!
I started to teach lately and sometimes I give up to 3 hours session to my student, and she likes it. As Phil said; time flies by and if you are enjoying what you are learning or teaching, 2 or 3 hours won't be much. Good luck :)
I have a few students on italki who prefer two hour classes. Off-line, I've taught large groups of teenagers for three or four hours in a row on a regular basis. The time flies by, and they retain a lot because it goes and subconsciously. I highly recommend it.
Hi Claire,
Thanks for posting this question, I found this really interesting and the replies useful. I used to regularly do 4 hour per day group language classes, but now struggle to focus during a one hour iTalki session. I always enjoy the full hour (and could go longer) but for grammar stuff I go about 40 minutes max and after that just want to have a chat with my teacher. Which is also useful, as she corrects my mistakes and I learn new vocabulary, but it's not strickly learning grammar or doing excercises for the full hour. ;-)
I haven't done any 2 hour one on one classes here on Italki, but plenty of them in real life. If the topic is interesting and you get along well with your teacher, it's not too much at all. If you do feel a but tired half-way, you can always ask your teacher for a quick break. Those 5 minutes can make a big difference in an intensive class, while it hardly makes any difference in terms of money.
I must say, however, that I would be less tempted to have an extra long session right before a long break from studying. I'd rather do it after the break. The reality is that any stop in studying will set you back a bit, at least in the early stages of learning. Nothing wrong with that, but a bit of extra effort when I start again always makes me feel like I've caught up.
Thanks Mumtaz! I usually feel as though my lessons are too short and the hour flies by, but it motivates me to start on the homework.
Comparatively, the 1.5 hour classes in my language school are dull beyond belief and the time drags by. I defintely couldn't handle two hours with them
(I'm moving from A1 to B1 in January so hopefully this will change!)
