Tutoring

The Linguistics Graduate Course Union is pleased to offer tutoring to students enrolled in linguistics courses at the University of Toronto.

Tutoring is offered both in-person and online through Zoom and payment is accepted via e-transfer (e.g., Interac, PayPal) or in cash (for in-person sessions). Tutors may accept cash payments at their discretion. If your tutor chooses not to accept cash payments, then you must pay via e-transfer.

Please read and understand the terms and conditions listed at the bottom of this page prior to submitting a tutoring request. 

To request a tutor, please submit a Tutoring Request Form. On the front page of the Tutoring Request Form you will find further details including the list of courses that tutoring is offered for and the hourly rate. 

The Tutoring Coordinator will contact you once an arrangement is made or if your request cannot be fulfilled.  This normally takes at least 5 business days.

By requesting tutoring services, you are agreeing to the following terms:

  • The Student must provide at least a 24-hour notice to their respective Tutor in order to set up a tutoring session between them.
  • It is the Student's responsibility to set up a meeting in advance to ensure that their tutoring sessions can take place as they need or wish. If the Student fails to provide the 24-hour notice to their Tutor, the Tutor will not be responsible for missing or cancelling the suggested appointment.
  • The Student must contact their Tutor for scheduling their first appointment within a week after the assignment; otherwise, their request will be cancelled.
  • The Student and Tutor are required to be present for their session by its starting time.
  • If the Student shows up late to the session, they must still pay the full amount of the tutoring fee incurred based on the originally-scheduled starting and ending times.
  • If the Student wishes to extend the session with their Tutor due to their late arrival, supplementary fees may be charged.
  • The Student is responsible for communicating with their assignded Tutor prior to the start of the session if they are going to arrive late for the session. 
  • Under extraordinary circumstances only, any fees associated with being late are under the discretion of the Tutor.
  • The Student must provide their Tutor at least a 24-hour notice in case they wish to cancel a session that has already been scheduled.
  • If the Tutor is notified of the cancellation less than 24-hours prior to the start of the session, the Student is required to pay 50% of the tutoring fee that would have been charged for the session.
  • Under extraordinary circumstances only, any fees associated with a last-minute cancellation are under the discretion of the Tutor.
  • The Tutor is never required or expected to prepare for their tutoring sessions.
  • The Tutor may cancel the contract with the Student based on their judgment regarding problems with the execution of their session.
  • The Student acknowledges that they are solely responsible for the outcome of their assignment(s), exam(s) and the course(s) and that the Tutor neither can guarantee nor is responsible for any form of improvement in the Student's grade(s) or academic performance in general.
  • The Tutor is never required or expected to prepare any change for the payment process.
  • The Tutor is never required or expected to do any tutoring-related work outside the session hour(s).
  • A Student must report any concerns or issues with their tutor to the Tutoring Coordinator immediately.

Please check the Request Form for the hourly rate for tutoring.

The following terms are for in-person meetings only:

  • The Student use the method of payment (e-transfer or cash) that both the Student and Tutor have agreed upon.
  • Payment may be done through cash if and only if both the Student and Tutor agree on this method of payment. If the Student is paying with cash, the Student must prepare the exact amount in cash and pay it to their assigned Tutor at the beginning of each session. No cheques are accepted. 
  • If the Student is paying through e-transfer, the Student must pay the exact amount to their assigned Tutor prior to each session such that their Tutor will be notified of the payment by the start of the session. 
  • The Student is responsible for contacting their Tutor immediately should there be any issue regarding their e-transfer payment. 
  • must prepare the exact amount in cash and pay it to their assigned Tutor at the beginning of each session.
  • If the Student fails to send the e-transfer prior to the session, the Student must send the payment to the Tutor within 24 hours following the session. Any payments received later than 24 hours following the session may result in the Student being denied use of the Tutoring services in the future.

The following terms are for online meetings only:

  • The Student must pay through e-transfer for online meetings. Cash payments are not accepted. 
  • the Student must pay the exact amount prior to the session such that their Tutor will be notified of the payment by  the start of the session.  
  • The Student is responsible for contacting their Tutor immediately should there be any issue regarding their payment.
  • If the Student fails to send the e-transfer prior to the session, the Student must send the payment to the Tutor within 24 hours following the session. Any payments received later than 24 hours following the session may result in the Student being denied use of the Tutoring services in the future.