Hello! I’ve joined the forums to become more familiar with the online ESL community.
I am running a new service dedicated to connecting English second language students with a native speaker via Skype so students may apply what they have learned. People can schedule a conference call with a group which includes other ESL students and a native speaker to practice their conversational English with. The service is intended to be a supplement, not a replacement, for proper English instruction or tutoring.
The service currently offers beginner and intermediate sessions (if you are understanding this well, then congrats! You are definitely ready for the intermediate session {-: ).
Services will expand in the future based on user feedback, as well as what I learn from ESL communities such as this one.
One of my biggest goals on the business side of the service is to provide jobs for native English speakers who are unable to work due to disability. I believe it is a service that many people who suffer from different disabilities can still provide. It would be great to give them an opportunity to earn an income while fulfilling the needs of the ESL community. This would be a win-win for me.
I’ll probably be lurking or posting here and there. You are welcome to PM me with questions or feedback.