r/OnlineESLTeaching

How would you react if your tutor girlfriend is being likely invested of the concept of his foreign client/student on an online tutoring platform that has a plan on visiting your country and wanting her to be his private tutor and wants her to travel where his client/student is gonna be located and conduct their tutoring sessions there face to face. The client/student will shoulder all the expenses of the travel and accommodation.

I've been always anticipating situation like this.

Am i gonna be a "patrick" on Me before You movie?

As my title says, where do you find those?!

I have been searching everywhere for these! I have students who use the Cambridge Power Up textbooks and I only use a PDF alongside separate audio/video files for those

But then..I recently saw some TikTok videos of teachers using a FULLY interactive version of these textbooks?! They could click buttons to reveal answers, play games, and play built-in audio and video directly from the book!

Could anybody whisper to me where I could find those, I don't mind if there's a price, I just want to know if they're available for us teachers. Thank you!

Hey everyone,

I started tutoring English privately 2 months ago. So far my students pay lesson by lesson. I charge €30 per lesson for 1 hour.

I'd like to offer packages of 10 or 15 lessons. What would be a good way to price this so students are incentivised to sign up and get a discount? Any advice is really appreciated as I'm pretty new to all of this.

Hello! I am an aspiring ESL teacher and I badly need a good + affordable headset with noise cancellation. I’ve checked several post here but unfortunately some were too expensive or have bad reviews. The choices/suggestions were limited too. I was hoping anyone could recommend me some? I have a laptop, core i3, ASUS. Please let me know of you have any suggestions ❤️

Is it just me, or do a lot of companies expect teachers to be the best of the best but still offer really low pay? The job posts usually ask for years of experience, excellent communication skills, certifications, flexibility, and basically someone who can do everything. But when you see the salary, it's disappointing. It makes me wonder... why does it feel like teachers are still undervalued in so many countries?

Or is it because companies know that eventually someone will accept the lower rate anyway? Sad reality.

I'm an online English teacher. Today I saw an ad by another online English teacher that was completely made using Ai. It made me wonder how much Ai that teacher is using in thier lessons.

I want to hear from other teachers, how do you feel about using Ai in your lessons? Do you use it for lesson planning? How do you think the students feel about it? Personally I don't use it because I have a lot of experience and just don't feel the need. There are a lot of established resources that are up to date and effective.

What do you all think?

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Hello everyone!

I’m currently working as a teacher on StudyThree, and I’ve noticed that my student bookings this July are significantly lower than expected. I was anticipating more classes since it is summer vacation in China, but my schedule has been quite light so far.

I’m wondering if this is a common situation for other teachers on the platform as well, or if it might just be affecting some of us differently this month.

Would appreciate any insights or experiences you can share. Thank you!

I have been get 4 stars constantly from one particular student. I'm working in engoo and this student has been coming bank to my class semi regularly. And she's a really good student, but she keeps giving me 4 stars, on one hand I'm new in engoo and I do want regulars but it feels like she's hurting my rating too much for me to keep teaching her? Do I just cancel my lessons to her?

I heard there are new rules about visas and working in Bali but they were aimed at influencers. What if I'm only visiting for a month and want to teach online for a few days in the evenings while I'm there? Has anyone else done this while travelling there? The amount of cash is like pocket change as I do it as a little side hustle.

After one week of working. I found out that they have lied about the wages and everything. The mentor asked me to put screenshots on the public group of my HR confirming that I am going to get paid as a package teacher this month, not only that she tried to prove me lying in front of other colleagues watching. After all, I stand for my rights and she said I am right but that was between words, no apology, no you're in a separate message. After reflecting on what has happened, I made up my mind to resign and service my notice period. I reached out to her telling her my decision, she said (Ok no problem), and immediately disabled my account. I debated that unprofessional decision and highlighted that is a violation of the contract. She said if you want to confirm and we will reactivate it, I said absolutely. But so far for over a week now, I have no gotten my account reactivated nor have I gotten my money. I escalated it to the Chinese mentor, but she said everything is with your mentor. Sent 2 professional emails to the company and haven't heard back as well. True Scammers. Unprofessionals.

A little bit of a self-advertisement+rant, if you may call this; I'm a 120-hour TESOL-certified tutor with over 6 years of teaching experience in English, Math, Sciences, and reasoning subjects. Outside of the tutoring world, I'm a medical intern. The reason I've resorted to Reddit for this is that I've exhausted all other options solely due to the fact that I live in Russia, which indirectly translates to most Western companies not accepting tutors from this region. I mean, I'm not even Russian for crying out loud-- just an international student trying to get by. Digressing, if anybody knows somebody looking for a tutor or anyway I can find students online, hit me up, and should our ethics and goals align, we might crack a tutor-student deal.

Hi teachers.

Hope you're all surviving this heat wave. I'm melting over here, so fingers crossed the weather is better where you are.I've been teaching online for a few years now, and I've hit this weird phase where everything is going well. Full bookings, steady groups, reliable income. But I keep asking myself: is this it?I love teaching, but I feel like there has to be something more. I want to feel excited again when I open my laptop. I just don't know what that next step looks like yet.
That's why I'm reaching out. I'd really love to hear from teachers who have moved past the stage of just filling their schedule. Did you create a course? Start your own school? Sell teaching materials? Move into coaching? Do something I haven't even considered?
I just want real stories from real people who have been where I am and decided to try something different. Even small steps count.

Thanks for reading and stay cool out there.

Hello!! I just started teaching English online and my credentials are just that I have a degree and got a 120 hour TEFL certificate. Now I have about 15 students on Preply and to be honest…I don’t feel qualified and need resources to feel confident that I’m actually helping my students get better. Most of them are about an advanced B2/C1 and want to improve fluency, I struggle with that because I feel like they talk so well and we just have conversations about varying topics but how do I make them get better? I also would love suggestions on any free videos or courses to take. Some of my students are also lower level as in A2/B1 and I do vocab/grammar/speaking lessons but I’m really struggling with a proper structure and ensuring I’m building on what they’re learning. Like I don’t know how to have a plan for my students and how to continuously build up their skills. I’m ranting now lol I just don’t feel like the TEFL certification really taught me anything useful and I really want to feel confident in teaching.

TLDR: I need free resources/courses/videos to build my own teaching confidence in how to structure lessons and ensure students can see progress

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for students who would like to learn English, Tagalog, or Cebuano (Bisaya) online.

What I can help with:

• English for kids (beginner to elementary level)
• Tagalog for beginners or conversational practice
• Cebuano (Bisaya) for beginners or conversational practice

A little about me:

• Patient and friendly
• Comfortable working with children and beginners
• I adapt my lessons to each student's learning style and pace
• I focus on making lessons fun, interactive, and stress-free

If you're a parent looking for an English tutor for your child, or someone interested in learning Tagalog or Cebuano, feel free to send me a DM. We can discuss your goals and find a schedule that works for both of us.

Thank you for reading!