Been having almost no bookings in Rarejob lately despite 4.90 ratings. Do you know any companies that is completely flexible and not requires BIR registration just like rarejob? Thanks in advance!

Hi! I’m 18F and honestly feeling a bit lost on where to start with ESL teaching, I’ve been trying to find ways to earn while finishing school, and ESL is something I’ve been really interested in because I’m confident in my English.

The problem is I literally have no experience at all, and I’m worried companies won’t hire someone like me who’s a complete beginner. I’m willing to learn, patient, and genuinely want to try, I just don’t know where to start or what companies are beginner friendly.

If anyone here started with zero experience too, how did you do it? What should I do first, what companies should I apply to, and do you have any tips for interviews or applications? I’d really appreciate any advice. Thank you 🥹

A few days ago, I applied for a teaching role with a company called "Alfredo books" in my home country, and apparently they have a UK partner called tutor house,The recruiter sent me a Google Form to fill out my information, but there was no interview scheduled. Every time I text her about when I can actually start teaching, she just calls me "teacher" but doesn't give me any clear answers.

Instead, she sent me a UK registration link for Tudor House. The platform requires a criminal record check (background check) to get approved, which I don't currently have. When I asked about the students, she just vaguely told me that they have students who need my subjects and that they will contact me when a need arises.

I’m really confused about how this works. Am I working for my home country company or the UK platform? Is it normal for them to completely skip the interview process, or does this onboarding feel a bit sketchy to anyone else? Would love some insights!

To my own frustration as much as I want to leave teaching for good, teaching keeps calling me back and I was able to get a job where I'll be teaching business English lessons from next month onwards. I do have 8 years of experience teaching business English however all the companies I worked for before created the lessons plans and with this new role I'll have to create lessons plans myself and if possible I'd like to perhaps lessen the load by using websites where I can access lesson plans. I did have a look in the sub and got a few links but I was wondering if anyone knows where one can find business English lessons that are specific to various industries, ie. law, medicine, engineering, IT, and so on and so forth? It would be great if I could find lessons that don't just help with run-of-the-mill business topics like presentations, workplace etiquette, negotiations but also deal with topics that my students may encounter in their fields of work. A1-C2 level lesson plans too (I'm being generous, I'm supposing students will already know basic English but you never know)

I teach Chinese students aged 6-16 and am curious what country/countries your students are from. I’m so locked into my 🇨🇳 roster of students that I forgot about all of the others around the world learning. 🤓

Anybody who has worked with the platform, can you please share your experience? Have you been able to make a steady income or turn it into a full time income? Do you recommend going with a mentor into the mentorship program?

Hey Tweachers, how are your bookings this month? April was good, but this month has not been so great.

Hello! F24 here—college student na nag hahanap ng work.Actually, I tried being a VA (Social Media Management) niche ko but ayun hirap talaga humanap ng clients.So I want to try my luck being an ESL teacher since hilig ko mag turo.I know I'm great in speaking in English naman...but tbh I don't how to start this path

Can someone give me advice?🥺

Well appreciated yun, thank you po

Teaching English on Preply and trying to grow. Would love to hear your honest journey!

I've been doing online teaching for a while. I found out that my voice cracked just after 2 hours of teaching. If I didn't stop, then my throat would start to feel hurt for the next few days, causing me to stop teaching for days.

I would like to work more per day. Is there any way to keep my voice as a teacher?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Remote English Pronunciation Coach (IPA-Focused) — Freelance / Contractor

Location: Remote (Worldwide)
Schedule: Flexible freelance schedule
Hours: Typically 25–40 hrs/week depending on availability and demand

About the Role

We’re looking for English pronunciation coaches with strong spoken communication skills and a solid understanding of American English pronunciation. The role focuses heavily on speaking fluency, accent clarity, rhythm, stress, and natural communication.

This is a structured remote teaching position working with adult learners in small-group sessions. Students are assigned through the system, so there’s no need for self-marketing or student acquisition.

The teaching approach combines:

• Conversational English instruction
• Pronunciation and accent training
• IPA-based learning methods
• Structured speaking goals
• AI-supported practice and feedback tools

Responsibilities

• Teach spoken English with emphasis on communication clarity
• Help learners improve pronunciation, fluency, rhythm, and intonation
• Provide neutral American English pronunciation guidance
• Use or understand the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
• Conduct small-group sessions (typically 1–3 students)
• Follow structured lesson objectives and speaking-development goals
• Track learner progress and speaking improvement

Learning System

Students follow a structured speaking-development pathway that includes:

• Personalized learning roadmaps
• Weekly pronunciation and fluency goals
• Performance-based progress tracking
• AI-supported speaking practice between sessions

Requirements

• Native American English speaker required
• Experience in ESL teaching, pronunciation coaching, speech training, or spoken English instruction
• Strong understanding of pronunciation correction and spoken fluency development
• Comfortable teaching adult learners
• Familiarity with IPA strongly preferred
• Reliable internet connection and professional communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

Compensation

Consistent weekly teaching hours with weekly pay. Most instructors teach approximately 25–40 hrs/week, with estimated weekly earnings ranging from ~$250–$520 depending on availability and assigned hours.

Additional Notes

• Fully remote contractor role
• Flexible scheduling with weekly availability selection
• Students are assigned through the internal system
• No client acquisition or external marketing required
• Focus is on teaching quality, pronunciation expertise, and communication coaching
• Long-term availability preferred (3+ months ideal)

Hi all — long-time lurker, first real post.
I’m a software person who’s been talking to a lot of online instructors (mostly coding bootcamp side, but the problem seems universal). One thing keeps coming up: in a live online class, the room doesn’t broadcast back. You ask “any questions?”, get the same two students who always ask, and move on. The rest is invisible until the next assignment.
So I want to ask the actual experts. When you’re teaching live online:
• What signals do you use to tell if students are with you?
• How often do you find out after class that something didn’t land?
• Have you ever wished you’d noticed something during a session that you only saw afterward in the assignments / next class?
Quick disclosure: I’m building something in this space — a tool that listens during live sessions and flags when the chat goes quiet, when questions are clustering, or when attention drops. It’s called Claryoo. I’m not here to sell it (it’s not even open yet) — I’m here because if the problem I’m building for isn’t the problem you actually have, I’d rather find out now than ship something nobody wants.
Honest answers welcome. Even “no, this isn’t a real problem” is useful — that’s a real signal too.

I’m a proud Native Camp tutor and honestly still prefer NC over a lot of other platforms despite the lower pay. I’m a full-time 3rd and 4th grade teacher during the school year, so after teaching academics and managing little kids all day, Native Camp feels like a nervous system reset for me lol. I genuinely enjoy just logging on, talking to students, and doing lower-stress work from home.

Now that it’s summer, I’m using NC heavily for bills again like I usually do every year. But a few weeks ago, a student randomly rated me a 4 for reasons I still don’t understand, and it dropped my long-standing 5.00 rating down to 4.99. 😭

Ever since then, I feel like my traffic outside of peak hours has completely slowed down. Before, I could still pull students around 10–11 AM EST pretty consistently, but now it gets SUPER quiet unless it’s peak traffic time.

What’s confusing me is that I still see tutors with ratings lower than 4.99 getting students during off-peak hours. Many of them appear to be non-native speakers, while I’m a native tutor, so now I’m wondering if Native Camp’s system pushes different tutor categories differently or if I’m just overthinking this whole thing.

Has anyone else experienced this after dropping from a perfect 5? Did your traffic eventually bounce back once your rating recovered? Or is summer traffic just weird right now?

I guess for now I’ll stick to peak hours and grind my way back to 5.00 lol.

Hi Tweachers, is it just me or is everyone not getting many bookings lately? It is May 15th and has been slow 3 weeks for me. Will it pick up again before the summer starts? I'd like to know a monthly calendar of busy months and slow months so we don't waste time waiting for a booking and can look for other income sources. Cheers!

Has anyone else noticed that some (or most) young students don’t take online classes seriously? I’ve experienced situations where parents allow children to do absolutely anything during lessons, and they’re not trying to reprimand them at all which can feel disrespectful and inappropriate in a classroom setting. Even when I repeatedly remind some students to do their homework, they often still don’t do it. It makes teaching much more challenging.

Hey lovely people!

Just wondering if any of you have experience teaching for a company called Houhai online?

I did read a pretty negative post about one of their schools in Beijing but I am interested in an online position.

Also, I lost my job about 6 months ago when the company I worked for went belly up. If any of you know of reliable companies that are hiring business English teachers or teaching kids please let me know. It's been a real struggle to find something consistent that doesn't pay peanuts ✌️

HI! I'm struggling with a few students who tend to be very confusing when speaking to me.

I'll talk about one in particular. I had a lesson with her a month ago where I asked her if she had any questions, we were near the middle of a lesson. She responded with, "not have to ask this class to learn?"

I knew she understood that I wanted a question, so I asked her to repeat it. I told her that I was a little confused so I asked her to write it. Still confused. I ended up writing what I heard and eventually figured out what she was asking. Still, this is one example in many, she tends to explain herself with using a lot of negatives and I honestly don't know how to correct sentences like these.

For example, I wanted her to tell me when we use the connectors and and but. "When do we use and in a sentence" She said: For example, I like skirts, and it aren't. But I don't like the skirts, the color or other.

I used the same method I mentioned previously, but this second time I'll admit I spoke too much and may have confused her. Still, any tips on helping this student?

EDIT: To clarify, her written english is amazing and is almost always correct! Her oral language is our main issue.