10 Reasons Why We Need an English Tutoring App

The other day, a gentleman was arguing, “What do we need language teaching apps for, when we can learn that same language in classes?” A lady responded, “Why do you think language teaching apps needed to be invented, if all could learn all about all languages in all classes, all the time?” That lady, ladies and gentlemen, was I – and I was not just practising rhetoric, there.

Consider. Can you roam around with your favourite English class in your pocket, secure in the reassurance that whenever and wherever you need help, you can have it at hand? Literally, too? You can; if it is an app.

A language teaching app had to be brought into existence with a lot of careful consideration behind the entire idea and exercise.

Convenience

An app, of course, is convenient. All you have to do is download it unto your mobile phone, and there you are, ready to go. It is literally in your own hand, to start or stop. Such luxury or comfort was not even in our dreams, say, a couple of decades ago – and today, it is right there, in your very hand! Glory be to technology!

Economy

With an app teaching you language sitting right inside your pocket, you don’t need to have yourself transported to language teaching classes, and back home from them. Quite an amount of money saved, there. And then, consider rainy days of spending extra money on taxis, perhaps…?

Energy

Not only does the app save you money, it also saves you energy. No energy spent on travelling. Or waiting for transport. Just access to perfect English, each time you take your phone out, and click the right button/s. Knowledge at your fingertip.

Time

Along with money and energy, the app saves you time, as well. Not a single moment spent or wasted on reaching one place from another, to get your language right. Right language is right there with you, all the time; in the app in your phone.

Customized help

No class I know of caters to the requirement of just one student for the entire period it runs. In the case of the app, on the other ‘hand’, it is just so. The app gets you access to your own English teacher, who is there to help you with your own specific and particular problems of the day and moment. You are about to appear for an interview, and you have forgotten how to pronounce the word ‘resume’ correctly? Aww, how can you reach your English class, now? Wait! If you have the app, just find a quiet corner, make a call and ask your personal English teacher the correct pronunciation of ‘resume’. A couple of minutes, a call, and there you are, brimming with confidence! Could this have been possible, without the app?

Going for a formal dinner with some distinguished guests, and a little nervous about what to say and how to say it, in perfect English and style, there? Simple. Use the app and ask your teacher. You can even have a little role-play-practice session, before the event. Yes; it is possible.

Throughout the time that you are on the app learning or practising English, you get the teacher’s undivided attention. You can solve your doubts, ask questions, role-play…! The teacher is there to help you learn general or situation-specific English; a facility rare in classes with many students and usually one programme for the day, for everyone.

Hardly any age-barrier

So what if you are seventy years old? You can still brush your English up, if you so desire! Yes; right there, from your favourite armchair, on leisurely afternoons, too. That is exactly what the app is for. You can call up and converse and find out how English is being spoken by today’s youth. You can also share your valuable views, memories, ideas. So many productive things can be done, and so much satisfaction derived from it all. You and the app could be assets to each other!

Privacy

Lady, you wish to surprise the world with your brand new English-speaking skills, and you don’t want anyone to know that you have begun learning the language? Easy. Use the English teaching app. The matter can remain your secret. You can make your calls at your suitable time, speak from the privacy of your room, kitchen, terrace, or even as you walk down the pavement or sit in the car or bus, and learn whatever you need to learn, in and about English.

Practice

You would agree that be it Math, Chemistry or English, without regular practice, you really cannot go too far ahead in mastering the matter. So, you have joined the best English teaching classes in your town, but can you practise the English that you are learning, almost all day, almost all week, whenever you need to, there? Too good if you can, but what if you can’t? The app is for practice; any topic, almost any time and any day. From anywhere YOU choose.

Comfort

Can you imagine the comfort, and not to mention the convenience and confidence that you can derive from this one app? You can stay secure in the faith that all you have to do is click a few buttons to learn, practise or solve doubts about English. It is also a great comfort to know that the language you are learning is from reliable sources; the expertise of whom you can trust. I have seen many people lament that when they had tried to ‘learn English’ from certain people, they were ‘taught’ incorrect words and expressions that caused them immense embarrassment and even trouble, either because their sources of knowledge were ‘joking’, or they did not know English very well, themselves, to teach others.

The Friendliness Factor

You don’t need to shy away from asking your questions related to the English language, anymore. You don’t need to think, “Will I look funny, asking such a basic question?” No; you will not look funny. Basically, because no one can see you. You are just talking to your teacher. There is no one else to find your question funny and the teacher will not find your question funny because the right teacher knows that asking relevant questions is a sign of intelligence and interest and involvement with learning. The app is there to help you; not to find your questions ‘funny’.

The next thing that learners often worry about is, “Will the teacher get annoyed if I ask this? Am I asking too many questions and disturbing the teacher?” No such thoughts, while you are on the app. The teachers are friendly, who understand your need to learn, just the way you feel it. They are talking to you and only you at that point of time, so there is no question of disturbing the class or the teacher or anyone else.

The teachers are so friendly and they can put you so much at your ease that you will forget all hesitations and get immersed just in learning and practising English. Exactly the thing that one needs, to truly learn a language.

The gentleman who had questioned the need for an English teaching app is also eager to practise English with the help of the app, now. After all, new knowledge and improvement are always welcome; don’t you think?