{"id":32,"date":"2020-06-16T13:56:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.engoo.com\/en\/?p=32"},"modified":"2020-09-30T12:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T12:09:14","slug":"do-i-need-a-native-speaking-tutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/do-i-need-a-native-speaking-tutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need a Native-Speaking Tutor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cShould I take lessons with native-speaking tutors or non-native tutors?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many new students ask this question. In terms of student satisfaction, there\u2019s no difference between native and non-native English tutors based on their reviews and ratings. And with our Premium Plan<\/a>, you can take lessons with both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the answer to this question depends on what you want to do with your English. To help you decide, we\u2019ve put together the following guide, complete with advice from actual students and tutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to improve your English pronunciation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you want to sound like a native speaker, you should probably study with a native English tutor. Our American tutors can help you improve your American accent, British tutors your British accent, Australian tutors your Aussie accent, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you just want to improve your pronunciation, native tutors aren\u2019t necessarily better. For example, a native tutor told us, \u201cBecause of my northern English accent, students sometimes have trouble understanding me, especially when I get excited and talk faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, many of our highly-rated non-native tutors have accents that are understood by most English speakers around the world. Many Filipino tutors have experience working in call centers, which means they were trained to speak very clearly. You can find these tutors by searching \u201ccall center\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can also find non-native tutors who majored in English at university. These tutors tend to have good accents as well. And don\u2019t forget that you can watch the tutor\u2019s self-introduction video before you book a lesson. This way, you\u2019ll hear exactly what kind of accent the tutor has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, our students tell us that one of their favorite things about Engoo is the diversity of our tutors. After all, English is a global language. The more practice you get listening to different accents, the better you become at communicating with people around the world regardless of their accent! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So regardless of which accent you\u2019d like to speak with, make sure to take advantage of the wide range of tutors on Engoo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n