Scheduling Lessons
Scheduling a single lesson
Reservations - recurring, ongoing lessons
Get a same-day lesson
How to cancel or reschedule a lesson
How long do lessons last?
What to do if you're going to miss a lesson
Selecting a teacher, changing teachers
What should I do if my teacher misses a lesson?
Is it ok to take lessons with multiple teachers?
How far in advance can I schedule lessons?
Why can't I cancel or change a lesson less than 24 hours before it starts?
How can I see teachers' bios and select a teacher?
How long your teacher will wait for you
Using the Classroom
What browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) should I use?
Test your audio/video on our test page
What can I do if I'm having audio or video problems in a lesson?
Audio recommendations - audio is important!
Can I use a phone or tablet for lessons?
How to change the chat message font size
Mobile devices - swipe left to see chat messages
How to share your screen with your teacher during a lesson
How can I see myself during a lesson?
Troubleshooting issues with your microphone
Purchasing Lessons
How can I purchase lessons?
How much do lessons cost?
How long do lessons last?
I know you have a 100% guarantee, what's your refund policy?
How can I be sure my payment is secure? Are you licensed?
How to tip your teacher
If I miss a lesson, will I get a refund?
If my teacher misses a lesson, will I get a refund?
What is the expiration period for lessons?
How can I reactivate an expired package?
How can I check my remaining credits?
Messaging Your Teacher
Messages outside of lessons
Chatting while in the classroom
Where can I find the chat messages from my previous lessons?
Viewing one single lesson's chat history
Multiple Students & Groups
Can we have more than one person in a lesson? Is the price the same?
Should I create individual accounts for each person?
How to share purchases
Gmail trick to use a single email address with multiple accounts
Curriculum, Practice, Textbooks, & Materials
Does my teacher follow a curriculum?
What textbooks will I use?
Can I use my own book? What about books from school?
How can I send materials to my teacher?
Is homework and practice provided for outside of lessons?
Info For Parents
Can we take lessons together as a family?
What's a good age to start learning a new language?
Can you help my child with a class they're already taking?
Organizations & Schools
What programs do we have to help businesses, schools, and other organizations?
Can a LanguageConvo teacher completely replace a language teacher at my school?
Free Trial Lesson
So how does this work?
What do I need to do to prepare for my lesson?
How do you (or I) choose a teacher?
Do I need a webcamera?
How many free trial lessons can I schedule for my family?
How far in advance do I need to cancel, if I can't make it?
Finding availability
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How do you (or I) choose a teacher?
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by Silvia Aguilar
All of our teachers are professional, native-speaking language educators. We are not a "tutor listing service," we're a small team of professional educators.
When you create your account, we ask you to fill out numerous questions. The reason for this is it allows us to match you with a teacher that might work best for you!
For your free trial lesson, we don't allow you to select a teacher. Why? We've found after having taught many many thousands of people, that choosing a teacher based on an image and a few sentences in a bio simply does not work well. Some people choose a teacher based on the teacher's picture, others choose based on education level, others choose based on their self-described personality....none of which work well at all.
Instead, we match you with a teacher based how you describe yourself in the questions you fill out, and the deep knowledge we have about our teachers. We understand some people don't like this approach, but we ask you to trust us just once!