Features
Cafetalk is a unique online learning platform using Skype - a free peer-to-peer Internet telephone service with high sound quality. Our site enables uniquely skilled and experienced tutors from around the globe to provide private lessons to students located all over the world.
Cafetalk is free and easy to use. You can set the content, charge and duration of the lessons. Courses can be created in genres such as current affairs,for beginner, business, job interviews, for TOEFL, TOEIC, travel, and culture. You can also cater to special needs like preparation.
The advantage
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Teach from anywhere in the world!
Cafetalk allows tutors living anywhere in the world to provide language related professional services through Skype.
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Make the most of your available time
You can set your lesson available time on your local time.
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Offer customized lesson plans that play to your strengths.
All the tutors can use the unique functions to self-produce language courses. Tutors have the freedom to decide the content, charge and duration of the lessons.
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Free member registration
You do not need to pay any registration fee, initial fee or monthly fee.
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Promote tools
There are many tools to promote yourself and your services. For example, make your own coupon for students, general notification, writing learning tips, Online function, and so on.
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About fees and payments
We make the payment to the tutors every month with "PayPal" and "Bank Transfer" (if you live in Japan).
About fees and payments
Usage (for tutors)
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①First, preparation
Cafetalk lessons are possible, thanks to Skype, headphones and a microphone.
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②Free member registration
The registration is free and easily done from the website. You do not need to pay any registration fee, initial fee or monthly fee.
Tutor terms -
③Set up your own profile
Fill out your concise and catchy profile so that student can find you.
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④Introduce your own lesson
Cafetalk allows you to introduce your own original lesson. Please, feel free to register services, in which you have the strongest skills or feel most passionate to discuss with the students.
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⑤Contacting to Cafetalk admin
Cafetalk staff may contact you through Skype or e-mail. Newly registering candidates may be required to receive brief instruction on rules and usage.
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⑥Open your profile
We release your profile and services to the public after approving by cafetalk admin.
Typical Lesson Flow
- ① Requests for the lessons
- Students make a lesson request according to your available lesson time schedule.
- ② Confirmation of the schedule
- The tutor can confirm the schedule and reply to the student through the Cafetalk System. Cancellation Policy (for tutors)
- ③ Messaging with students
- Through the Cafetalk System, you can: Confirm a lesson request Send a reply email to your student (lesson materials can be attached).
- ④ Conduct of the Lesson
- When it's time to start the lesson, the tutor simply calls the student via Skype.
- ⑤ Feedback and reviews
- It's highly recommended to send a thank-you email and a review to your student at the end of the lesson.
Tutors
- View a sample tutor profile
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- Premium and Top Ranking Tutors
- Check out what other tutors are doing.
- Interviews of tutors
- We do interviews to introduce tutors to our students about once a week.
- View a sample tutor lesson
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