In our opinion, you do need a tutor to learn Haitian Creole efficiently. The keyword is “efficiently” because you can also learn the language alone. But it might take longer and it’s not going to be as efficient. All your unanswered questions may remain unanswered for longer without a tutor. Moreover, you may not motivate yourself to study as often as necessary to learn the language efficiently.
Without a learning plan, chances are you won’t know how to start learning the language. Do you start with the grammar, syntax, vocabulary, or go straight to speaking and good ol’ immersion through movies and music? Going in blind may not be the best idea when learning Haitian Creole and any other language, really. Below, you’ll find several ways that a tutor can make the learning process more efficient!
Get Answers to All Your Questions Immediately
Do you know that moment when you get stuck and you have no answer for something? This happens too often when learning Haitian Creole. Especially when you’re learning alone, these questions will pop up frequently and the bad part is there’s no straightforward way of getting an answer. With a tutor on your side, you’ll get an immediate explanation and an answer to your question.
That’s it, problem solved. You’re not confused anymore. The tutor gave you the answer to the question that got you stuck. But if you’re working alone, you need to comb through books or surf the internet for an answer. What if there’s a debate about it and no one knows for sure? Or if you find the wrong information and learn the wrong things? The truth is that you can’t ever be sure when learning alone. Not completely, at least.
A tutor is the answer to all your language questions. When you’re unsure about something, ask them. If they’re a good tutor, then they should know the answer to your question. And if they don’t, they’ll use their accumulated knowledge to give you a highly-educated answer that’s closer to the truth than anything you can find. In any case, it’s more efficient than doing the research yourself.
Constant Practice
When you have a tutor, you have scheduled appointments for learning sessions. Because of this, you can’t exactly squirm your way out of the learning process. You can’t take a break that day because you’re not in the mood. You need to attend the learning session. Having a tutor prevents laziness and makes you learn the language more efficiently whether you want to or not.
If you’re learning Haitian Creole alone, self-encouragement doesn’t come easy. You need to push yourself daily to take up studying and keep at it until you see results. This requires self-discipline and willpower, which are harder to master. Why not make everything easier by hiring a tutor? Since you’re paying them, you need to attend the classes and do what you must.
Customized Lessons
A tutor can personalize the teaching lessons according to the student’s preferences or learning habits. If you tend to learn the language better through active and immersive learning, then the teacher might adapt the lessons to match your style. They can do that because they know the language and they have teaching experience.
If you’re working alone, you don’t have too many options when learning Haitian Creole. You can only do it in so many ways before you end up without ideas. You might be more flexible when working alone but is that flexibility also efficient? Because it might not be. Your method for learning the language might not be as good as the teacher’s customized lesson plans.
Learning Haitian Creole isn’t hard, and having a tutor makes it even easier!