With the rise of remote video services and the collapse of many China-based ESL teaching platforms over the last few years, there is a new market emerging: online ESL teachers who develop their own classes. Teaching independently presents a number of new problems, however. Teachers need to not only find their own students and arrange the schedules, but they also need to find a suitable curriculum, decide on the right platform for interacting with students,
The need for online educators is growing daily as more and more students flock to online learning classrooms. As a teacher it is surprisingly easy to find online teaching work, especially in the English field. As someone who has worked as an online English teacher for more than five years, I have learned that there are some things to weigh into your decision of accepting or declining an online teaching job. I will highlight these
Class today in Bali. Class tomorrow in Chiang Mai. Class next week in Germany. Class next month in Colombia. For the past several months now, I have been traveling the world with my girlfriend, who is a full-time teacher. Just a few short years ago, the previous sentence would have made absolutely no sense. But now, with vast improvements in Wi-Fi and the development of several online teaching apps, the life of a teacher can
Just in time for the fall semester (er, a couple weeks late, but hey), we’ve added several new ESL writing lessons to our writing page. All of these lessons are free of charge, with links to download pdf versions that you can print and copy as much as you need. The most recent lesson is the 4th Unit from our beginner-level Write Right book. This unit focuses on teaching young students how to write a
Being bilingual is an advantage that many companies are seeking in today’s global business world, and it’s a skill that many colleges hold in high regard as well. There’s a lot to like about what learning a second language does for an individual, and this even goes well beyond the obvious advantages of being able to speak fluently in two languages. Studies show the benefits go into other areas of academics and thinking, to being
Teaching ESL students to speak English fluently and naturally requires a strong emphasis on phonics. Many of the sounds of the English language are simply not used in other languages, and ESL students can easily confuse many of the sounds, or treat two different sounds as if they are the same. A prime example of this is the “short e” sound (as in “met”) and the “long a” sound (as in “mate”). To many ESL
The following article is taken from the Introduction of our new e-book, The Great ESL Games Compendium! – available for instant download! When teaching beginner students (and here we are generally referring to young, elementary school students), the most effective thing you can do is find ways to make class fun from beginning to end. If your students are constantly begging you to “Play a Game!”, then they are probably bored and need stimulation. However,
Most of my experience teaching ESL has been in Asian countries, teaching young kids with very limited knowledge of English. This presents a number of problems in terms of classroom control. On numerous occasions, I have seen red-faced coworkers scolding students. “Why do you keep doing that when I’ve already asked you several times to cut it out!” The bewildered student inevitably stares back with wide eyes, full of fear and confusion. I think to
