King's College London is home to a diverse body of students and staff who speak many different languages. We welcome King's community members to become a Speaking Practice Buddy in our longstanding scheme.
As a speaking practice volunteer, you will:
- Participate in 30min sessions with language learners to allow them the beneficial practice of speaking with a native speaker.
- Listen, gently correct and encourage students to practice their spoken language skills
- Expose students to the way native speakers use language.
The language learner is asked to bring content to practice and you will be given training on ideas to get/keep conversation going. Your role is not to teach, so you won't be expected to teach grammatical structures which are often difficult for native speakers to explain!
- Enjoyable way to meet new people and speak to students from different backgrounds from all around the world
- An opportunity to share your language and culture
- Learn new skills from our training and during your speaking practice sessions
- Improve your communication skills and boost your confidence in speaking to someone you dont know
- Experience the satisfaction of helping others learn and develop their skills and confidence in speaking a foreign language.
- Boost your CV with our volunteer certificates which confirms the hours you have volunteered and your participation in our training session.
We are looking for volunteers who are:
- Native speakers of the language(s) you are offering
- Able to commit to offering a regular time slot each week to participate in the scheme.
- Available online/offline for at least 30mins per week
If interested, please find out more and sign up here: Speaking practice: Information for Buddies | Language Centre | King’s College London
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