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Feature request: New Verbling enterprise: Writing tutors
6 years agoI propose that Verbling experiment with writing tutelage as an enterprise distinct from language lessons.
Potential customers include those who want writing-related services in their:
- Native language; or
- A second language
General categories of writing-related services would include:
- Teaching/training;
- Coaching; and
- Proofreading/editing
With sub-categories in:
- Exam preparation, e.g. IELTS, TOEFL; and
- Academic;
- Business;
- Policy/procedural/technical; and
- Creative
Writing tutors in this enterprise would have to submit some bona fides that demonstrate our qualifications to teach writing. Because --> All language teachers can tutor our second-language learners in writing the target language with the correct vocabulary, word order, and grammar, but it is not a given that we all write well.
Prospective writing tutors include:
- Existing Verbling language teachers; and
- Tutors new to Verbling who teach writing, but who do not teach a language.
Prospective customers include:
- Existing Verbling students who want writing tutelage in their L2;
- Existing Verbling students who want writing tutelage in their L1; and
- Students new to Verbling who seek writing help, but who do not study a language
Special considerations that relate to pricing and meeting times include:
- Off-line reading/editing time; and
- Shorter real-time meetings, e.g. 15-minute increments; and
- Ability to charge per minute.
Verbling staff thoughts? Colleagues' thoughts? Students' thoughts?
Note: I wanted to post this in "all languages," but that doesn't appear to be an option. This feature request isn't just about English tutors or learners.
