Teaching English on-line is a lot of fun. You wouldn't believe how rewarding it is unless you actually did it yourself. I must admit that you have to be really 'into it' as the saying goes, if you are going to make it worthwhile.
I have always had a love for writing and speaking English (British English in my case), so when the opportunity to train as an on-line English Language teacher came up I was really excited about it. I started training with English Study On-line, better know as ESO
English Study Online
. I had to learn how to deliver an on-line lesson and how to operate within a virtual classroom. This looked a little bit daunting at first but I soon got used to it.
Then, after getting the basics right, I set about getting myself some qualifications that would help me to do the job better. First, I signed up with a company that provides training for EFL/TESOL Cactustefl
(English as a foreign language teaching.) That was hard work but I learned a lot during a very intensive course of study. It taught me to plan and deliver lessons and how to deal with any problems that might arise.
Next I decided to do a business specialist course so that I could teach foreign students and business people to use English in their working lives. Then came more training in one to one teaching. The hardest thing of all was an advanced English Grammar course. I knew how to use the language, of course, because I am a writer, but I had to learn the mechanics of it all. I thought I had left English grammar studies behind when I left school, but I was wrong.
I have met some wonderful and fun people from many different countries including Brazil, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia, to name but a few. The job itself is something I love to do. I sit in front of a computer screen and prepare lessons in my virtual classroom and students come to me. I don't even need to go to work!
If you have ever thought about doing a job like this there are lots of opportunities, whether you use US, GB, or any other kind of English. All you need is the determination to succeed.
