How does LanguaTalk work?
LanguaTalk is a great option to learn a foreign language. You can learn one (or more!) of the following 9 languages: Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, and Japanese.
LanguaTalk makes it easy for you to choose your tutor. You first need to select your fluency levels, goals, and budget.
Just to you know, all tutors charge individual rates. So, as tutors set their own prices, the cost for your lessons will depend on your teacher’s individual rates and the number of sessions you buy.
Lesson prices range from $10 to $60 per session.
Once you’ve narrowed down your search, you’ll be shown a selection of videos and biographies from tutors who may be a good fit for your learning needs.
If you can’t make up your mind because there are many good teachers, you can book a free 30-minute taster session with some of them so that you can be certain to choose the best one for you.
Once you’ve chosen your tutor, you’ll have personalized 1-on-1 video sessions, and your tutor will develop a learning plan to meet your needs.
When you take lessons with a tutor, you can choose to book 1, 5, 10, or 20 lessons. The more sessions you book, the lower the price.
Sessions last 55 minutes and are conducted as a video call, either through Zoom or Skype.
LanguaTalk vs Italki
Italki is one of the best websites to find a tutor for the language you’re learning. LanguaTalk is very similar to Italki but has some advantages.
First of all, LanguaTalk provides more personalized support.
Also, it offers refunds, while Italki does not at all. LanguaTalk has a 24-hour cancellation policy and 16% commission.
Setting availability and calendars is more intuitive than on Italki. Also, teachers don’t have to do anything about getting paid.
Their payments get sent automatically to their bank each month.
Italki has more tutors, but LanguaTalk is pickier so the level of professionalism and experience is a little higher on average. You’ll notice this when checking profile videos.
Italki has shorter lesson options.
When you book on Italki, after you book, tutors can accept or reject the booking. On LanguaTalk, a booking is a booking, making the process smoother.
If you’d like, you can read our Italki review too to get a better idea of this platform, which is a good alternative.
You can also check our post about how to teach on Italki if you’re thinking about teaching online and can’t decide where to do it.
Also, remember to check out our live online Italian classes.
Is LanguaTalk safe?
LanguaTalk was founded in 2021 by co-founder Alex Redfern, so it is very new to the market.
Before LanguaTalk, Alex grew another site (Lingoci) to $1.3m in annual revenue (with no funding). Much of this growth came from student recommendations.
Lingoci runs purely on third-party apps, so he built LanguaTalk with a friend at Google.
LanguaTalk is very reliable. You can check this by looking at their profiles.
For instance, it will only accept approximately 10% of applications from potential tutors to ensure high-quality teaching.
Also, all payments are processed by Stripe, which provides additional peace of mind about the safety of your transactions.
Your ideal language learning resource
All tutors of LanguaTalk are native speakers of the language they teach and have some prior experience in teaching a language.
This provides a real sense of the teacher’s experience level, and on-site videos also give you an insight into their personalities.
This information is very important because it makes you feel like you’ll learn with a very professional teacher.
During the session, you can practice your conversation skills, ask questions about the language, and get feedback on your pronunciation and grammar.
The sessions are conducted through video chat, so you can see and hear your conversation partner.
If you’re looking for a fun and effective way to learn a new language, give Languatalk a try!
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I absolutely love LanguaTalk! It’s been such a great platform for improving my language skills and connecting with people from all over the world. The tutors are amazing and the interactive lessons make learning so much fun. Highly recommend giving it a try! 😊