When you think of teaching English, you might imagine yourself standing in front of a class filled with foreign students. This is not usually the case now, though, as teaching English can be done online. Currently, there are thousands of people teaching English online from their homes. Learning English online is already well established in Europe and growing fast in China, Japan and Korea.
The growth
of the English language teaching industry, or ELT for short, exists because of
the demand in the global market that English be used as the main language for business. The Internet, on the other hand,
makes learning English even more convenient for all. More students are
enrolling in online English schools. In turn, more online schools are in need
of online English teachers. These are the main reasons why one should consider
getting a career in teaching English online.
One should
also consider teaching English online because of its advantages over
traditional teaching. In teaching English online, the teacher and the student
can now agree on a set time that best suits them with no time wasted travelling
to see each other face to face. Students can learn through one-on-one lessons
at a portion of the cost of a standard face-to-face class. Teachers can save
time on preparation since the classes are normally discussion-driven. These are
just a few perks of teaching English online.
With the
growth of ELT, many ELT companies are expanding rapidly. They act as the
middleman connecting teachers and students. One such company is 51Talk,
the biggest and fastest growing online English school in China and the
Philippines. Founded in 2011, 51Talk has currently
more than 50,000 students in China and around 5,000 home-based online English
teachers in the Philippines. It was recently given the Eminent Educator Award
at the 2015 English Education Industry Annual Conference.
If
interested in becoming a full-time or part-time Home-Based Online Teacher,
visit 51Talk.com/PH.
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