Work From Home: Teach English Online (ePub)

Learn to:

• Deliver engaging and effective lessons designed to retain students
• Work alongside the companies providing both students and content
• Take charge of your schedule and employment
• Earn up to $28 per hour working from home or while traveling
• Maximise your time and attain the ellusive fully booked schedule

Your one-stop guide to an online teaching career

Teaching English online as a second language can, and should, be profitable, easy and rewarding! But there are numerous pitfalls that teachers commonly fall into, decreasing student retention and ruining their chances of attaining a fully booked schedule. This book is your complete guide to becoming a successful online English teacher. It is for new teachers who want the expertise and confidence to deliver brilliant lessons and launch their careers. It is for experienced teachers who want to retain more students and teach more hours. You will learn how to cater to the largest market of English language learners in the world, young Chinese learners, as well as both children and adults, from all over the globe.

• Make an educated decision - Decide which of the many available companies is right for you
• Start from scratch - Everything you need to know. No teaching experience required
• Focus on key principles - Deliver outstanding lessons everytime
• Become a natural - Learn the teaching methods that make teaching English online second nature.
• Become fully booked - Be the go-to teacher that students and companies are looking for

Open the book and find:

PART 1. Is Teaching Online Right for Me?

An insight into the online teaching sector as a whole and if the job is right for you. Pay, holidays, equipment and qualifications. A precursor to the specific tactics that successful teachers use.

PART 2. The Virtual Classroom

The practical basics of teaching. Who the students are, what the virtual classroom and the content looks like, and what sort of feedback you will be expected to give.

PART 3. Teaching Principles and Methods

The principles and methods of teaching English online. This is an in-depth guide to the mindset and techniques that successful teachers use to engage students, impress parents, gain a high teacher rating and a full teaching schedule. Constructive ways to correct and assess your students' performance. Ways to inject some fun into your classes.

PART 4. The Application and Interview.

Part four will guide you through the application and interview process. What to include on your CV, how to land an interview and how to impress the interviewer. Part four will end with the common mistakes that teachers make, and how to avoid them.

PART 5. Teaching As a Career
Get paid without losing exchange fees, where to find supportive teacher communities and looking after yourself for a sustainable career.

"An all-inclusive guide for both aspiring and experienced teachers. I wish I had this book when I first started teaching English online. Full of practical tips that I have been able to implament into my lessons. I would reccomend it to anyone, even experienced teachers looking for a way to increase their bookings and fill up their time slots"
- Jacob Puckering, Two year online ESL Teacher with Itutorgroup and further education tutor with Access Creative College.