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Do you feel like you never get a chance to speak English?\nEven when you attend an English class or work with an English tutor do you leave the class feeling like you haven\u2019t spoken at all?\nIf so, then you are not alone.\nA lot of students feels this way.\nToday we have a guest, Jason Newnum, who is an American English teacher.\nHe teaches on the italki platform and he is available for lessons now!\nJason has a special class called \u201cStudent Speaks, Teacher Listens.\u201d\n\xa0\n\xa0\nWhy did Jason create this class?\nJason created this class because when he took Spanish classes he noticed that he was not getting much speaking practice at all.\nHe felt discouraged and didn\u2019t get much better.\nHe realized that the same problem was happening with English students.\nJason wants to solve this problem.\n\xa0\nWhy is Jason\u2019s class different?\n\nHe makes sure that students talk more, about 80% of the time\n\nHe feels comfortable being quiet, he doesn\u2019t get nervous like other teachers do sometimes when they are nervous so he doesn\u2019t fill that space with meaningless chatter\n\n\xa0\nA typical class with Jason:\n\nHe asks you what\u2019s new with you\n\nHe gives you a short article or video clip and asks for your opinion\n\nHe asks great follow-up questions- directly related to YOU and YOUR experiences\n\nHe writes out your mistakes in the Skype chat box so that you have a record of your mistakes\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\nJason\u2019s Bio:\nJason Newnum teaches English as a second language, in Bariloche, Argentina, and lives there with his family. Although he received his university degree in Spanish and now lives in a Spanish speaking country, his Argentine wife speaks English and Spanish equally. So it\u2019s difficult to force himself to practice Spanish, when it\u2019s easier to speak English with his wife. So he understands the frustrations of having to force ourselves to practice a foreign language everyday.\n\xa0\nDo you have this problem with your English class?\nAre you planning to try Jason\u2019s class?\nIf so, let us know when you are going to get started with Jason.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices