【Student Summary】What are the advantages of VIPKID English? Is it worth enrolling in a course?
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I believe everyone has heard of VIPKID; many parents enroll their children in VIPKID training courses to help them learn English*； Many parents have tried VIPKID’s foreign teacher-led English trial classes, and generally they found them to be good; however, not many people have an in-depth understanding of VIPKID. It’s okay; if everyone is interested, they can read the content of this article. The editor will guide you through a detailed overview of VIPKID English. Are the advantages of VIPKID English as you imagine? Introduction to VIPKID’s advantages in English teaching: VIPKID has many strengths, and the three most notable ones are its courses, teaching materials, and teaching staff. Let’s first talk about VIPKID’s teaching materials. These materials are based on the American Common Core State Standards, but they have been modified and adapted to suit the characteristics of children in China. Compared to previous teaching materials, they offer significant advantages; children generally accept these materials well. Moreover, they are designed in accordance with English standards from Western countries such as Europe, ensuring alignment with international English standards. VIPKID’s advantage in terms of teaching staff becomes even more evident: all of its teachers are 100% native North American speakers. Since these teachers are from North America itself, parents need not worry about their children’s imperfect spoken English. Moreover, these teachers are very familiar with the local teaching methods in North America. Additionally, VIPKID’s teachers go through rigorous screening processes before being hired, so the quality of its teaching staff is indeed highly assured. Next, I will introduce VIPKID’s teaching model. Great emphasis is placed on the real-time interaction between teachers and students in class. The courses can be roughly divided into three parts: pre-class preparation, main course learning, and post-class assignments and review. Moreover, VIPKID is able to create a strong atmosphere for learning English among children, allowing them to learn authentic English. After covering a particular topic, teachers guide the students in reviewing it, helping them to absorb the knowledge learned in class once again; this way, children can naturally develop a Western-style language thinking pattern. One should not underestimate this so-called language and thinking logic; the language and thinking logic in foreign countries differs greatly from that in China, especially in English. Moreover, all the teachers at VIPKID are foreign teachers, which enables them to better teach children the Western style of language and thinking logic. However, VIPKid is a quite well-known platform, but its prices are getting higher and higher now; the cost for 6 units is 10,980 yuan, which isn’t that affordable. I later chose this company’s courses for my child: 【https://www.acadsoc.com.cn/vst/?id=183859】 You can try out their free trial classes first. This company also offers one-on-one instruction with foreign teachers; the teachers are highly professional, they guide the children in thinking and correct their mistakes. The quality of education is quite good, so you should give it a try. I signed up my child for 360 lessons per year at a cost of 7,000 yuan; that’s about 20 yuan per lesson, which gives a very good value for money.
VIPKID has few advantages in terms of English teaching, and its disadvantages are such that they cannot be overshadowed by any advantages it might have. The increase in fees is significant. For a half-year course (a core course), the cost I learned about before enrolling was 10,980 yuan per 6 units; when I tried to enroll my child, I was told that the cost would be 13,580 yuan, which is even higher than the price I had previously seen.
Are the advantages of VIPKID English as you imagine? The student said, \"I think it depends on what the purpose is for enrolling your child in a course – if it’s just to improve the child’s listening and speaking skills, so that they can express themselves verbally, then honestly, VIPKid’s courses are quite good.\" Because one-on-one classes with foreign teachers also provide you with an English-speaking environment; by immersing oneself in such an environment, it is possible to improve a child’s expressive abilities through exposure to the native way of thinking of the foreign teacher. But if the goal is to improve grades, after all, there is pressure to advance from elementary to middle school in schools, and education in China is still primarily exam-oriented. Regarding improving grades, I have communicated with some parents whose children take courses on VIPKid. For grades starting from third grade in elementary school, the courses are quite suitable. The VIPKid courses available online for third graders are rather simple; they cannot keep up with the curriculum used in schools, so they are not useful for improving grades.
I recommend an online children’s English platform that is better than VIPKID English: [https://www.acadsoc.com.cn/trial/94]. You can compare them by trying out the free lessons. One-on-one instruction, highly targeted and effective. My child has been learning for 4 months now, and their communication skills as well as interest in learning have improved significantly compared to before; their English grades have also improved. A one-year card with 360 lessons costs only 6,088 yuan, which is about 20 yuan per lesson – offering great value for money.
Are the advantages of VIPKID English as you imagine? Students have shared their opinions on VIPKID English. To be honest, I don’t think it’s that great. I’ve seen many people talking about how excellent VIPKID is in various places, but only by enrolling in their courses can one really understand what VIPKID is like in practice. I feel that the year my child spent studying on VIPKid was a waste of both my money and my child’s precious time. In short, I highly do not recommend choosing this agency; it’s my fault for not doing more research at the time. VIPKid focuses mainly on listening and speaking skills, but my child’s grades are not good, so the results of taking VIPKid’s one-year course were not very satisfactory. This online course isn’t aligned with what the child learns at school*, and it doesn’t cover things like grammar either; so it’s not very useful for my child. Let’s compare a few more: How is Whale Foreign Teachers for Academic Improvement? Please share the fee schedule for 2020: http://www.deyi.com/thread-18871715-1-1.html Are the costs for one-on-one English tutoring online really low? Real experiences from former students: https://www.haianw.com/thread-1241301-1-1.html 【Is Akaso’s foreign teacher service legitimate?】 How can one determine the qualifications of foreign teachers offered by online English tutoring services? https://www.19lou.com/forum-465015-thread-62111599034291117-1-1.html Former students share their opinions on which is better: Jiligula or Zebra English; let’s discuss it together. https://club.kdslife.com/t_10479170.html How is VIPKid English? An experienced user reveals the little-known aspects of VIPKid http://bbs.szhome.com/520-520070-detail-177951265.html
VIPKid pricing (cost per lesson): 5,980 yuan for 3 units (36 one-on-one lessons plus 12 premium picture book lessons, for a total of 48 lessons); the average cost per lesson for the core courses is around 166 yuan； Unit 6 (72 one-on-one lessons plus 24 high-quality picture book lessons, for a total of 96 lessons) costs 13,588 yuan, with the average cost per main lesson being around 188 yuan ； Unit 12 (144 one-on-one lessons and 48 high-quality picture book lessons, for a total of 192 lessons) costs 23,280 yuan, with the average cost per lesson for the core courses being around 161 yuan ； Unit 24 (288 one-on-one lessons, 96 high-quality picture book lessons, for a total of 384 lessons) costs 42,280 yuan, with the average cost per main lesson being around 147 yuan ； Unit 36 (432 one-on-one lessons and 144 high-quality picture book lessons) costs 59,580 yuan, with the average cost per main lesson being around 138 yuan.