The role of a Lingoo Homestay Language Host is to help a foreign child learn a language by hosting them in your home and taking them through an itinerary of activities that immerse them in your language. Homestay hosts are paid depending on reputation and experience, with those that have language teaching skills being most highly valued. Becoming a Lingoo Homestay Language Host is a great opportunity for a family to do something different and rewarding with their time. If you have not considered becoming a host before, we have put together five reasons why you should consider it.
Earn an Income in Your Spare Time
As a host you are paid for hosting children based on the rate you set which depends on your experience, rating by other Lingoo users, and the language teaching services offered. You set your rate and the dates you are available on our platform.
Make a Difference to a Child’s Language Learning
Language immersion is an effective tool for those of any age who are learning a new language. By opening your home and family to a child from another country, you can help them develop language skills that will help them throughout their life. This can be very rewarding, particularly if your families remain in contact after they return home.
Rewards of Helping a Child Progress
A language immersion holiday could be the first time that a child travels independently from their parents, meaning the trip will develop more than just their language skills. It may be hard to measure, but knowing the difference that this makes to a child’s general confidence is very rewarding for many of our hosts.
Meet People of Different Backgrounds and Cultures
Our hosts end up welcoming children from all over Europe and even other parts of the world, such as India and China. Therefore, you and your family will get the chance to meet and engage with people with different culture and customs to your own.
Develop Your Own Skills and Reputation
Each new host is vetted by our team of mothers for security, and reviewed by the families of the children they host. This, along with the activities and language learning skills on offer, determines the market value of a host. Therefore, hosting with Lingoo is a great way of building a reputation whilst earning additional revenue and building new skills by using the money to expand the services offered on your profile by taking language teaching courses.