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How to keep students happy long term

By Giulia Corlazzoli on July 20, 2026

Throughout my teaching career, I've never had a student stop taking lessons from me solely because they were dissatisfied with my teaching. Preply gets monthly student satisfaction metrics from anonymous post-lesson surveys. You can see for yourself how mine look. So, how do I keep students happy long term?

How do I keep a 100% retention rate after my trial lessons on Preply? Spoiler: it's not by underselling

By Giulia Corlazzoli on July 16, 2026

I've been teaching privately on Preply for about 11 months now. I have raised my rate four times, from $29 to $60. Throughout this time, my average post-trial retention rate has stayed above 80%. Last month, that figure reached 100%, meaning every trial student became a paying client. Here's how I did it.

How to learn vocabulary FAST

By Giulia Corlazzoli on July 15, 2026

Have you ever wondered how some people memorize a full deck of cards in under five minutes, while you forget a word five minutes after hearing it? Any memory champion will tell you this has nothing to do with innate ability or some “superior brain capacity” bullcrap.

Why children learn any language faster than you

By Giulia Corlazzoli on May 26, 2026

In my private practice as an ESL + FLE teacher, I am routinely confronted with stereotypes and myths about foreign language acquisition. One of the most widespread and persistent goes something like this: (A) Children learn languages fast and well

Handling low-commitment students

By Giulia Corlazzoli on May 25, 2026

When I first started working as a private tutor, I vibed really well with high-commitment students. We set realistic goals; I gave feedback, they took it; I gave homework, they did it. We worked as a team, crafting our own way forward.

Five myths that still need debunking

By Giulia Corlazzoli on May 22, 2026

Dear Santa, My name is Giulia. I am 24 years old. I think I haven’t been too naughty this year. For Christmas, I would like all people - not just linguists! - to stop believing the following five myths about language learning.

On translation and foreign language acquisition

By Giulia Corlazzoli on May 9, 2026

I think we can all agree that mastering a foreign language as an adult is a long and challenging process. For many of us, at least part of this journey takes place in a controlled environment.