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Teaching ESL online exploded in popularity throughout the early 2000s, and this trend has continued as technology has improved over the recent years. There are many companies that have created online ESL teaching platforms for students and teachers to connect with one another and start scheduling lessons together from anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n A large portion of online\u00a0ESL learners<\/a>\u00a0can be found in China and other countries in Asia. These areas consider English to be a core subject and one of the keys to success for their children. English is the language of business and the most widely spoken language\u00a0across the globe. About 20% of the world’s population or 1.5 billion people speak English, so in 2001, China’s Ministry of Education made English a mandatory language\u00a0taught in schools.<\/span><\/p>\n Many countries besides China highly value English language skills, so there are many options for ESL teachers looking to get into this field.<\/span><\/p>\n \n Virtual teaching jobs<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/teachingnomad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Chinese-child-on-laptop.jpg” alt=”Chinese child on laptop” title_text=”Chinese child on laptop” align=”right” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ background_color=”#f5f5f5″ custom_padding=”13px||80px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_cta title=”The industry” _builder_version=”4.5.1″ header_font=”Lato|900|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#1d1f20″ header_font_size=”34px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#606262″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.4em” background_enable_color=”off” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” max_width=”920px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”60px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false”]<\/p>\n One platform for teaching ESL online, VIPKid,<\/a>\u00a0has 65,000+ ESL teachers and 500,000 ESL learners. 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However, there are some drawbacks to teaching ESL online which can be overlooked by teachers – though it’s still important to recognize both the pros and the cons of teaching online prior to starting.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_cta button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ header_font=”Lato|900|||||||” header_text_color=”#1d1f20″ header_font_size=”34px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#606262″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.4em” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_tabs module_class=”tnd-tabs tnd-tabs–columns” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ custom_padding=”||0px|||”][et_pb_tab title=”Schedule flexibility” _builder_version=”4.6.3″]<\/p>\n Being able to\u00a0teach ESL online<\/a>\u00a0from home\u00a0gives you schedule flexibility that is quite unique compared to other remote jobs. Often people that work remote jobs still need to work 9-5 hours that are set by their company, but teaching ESL online\u00a0allows you to pick the times that you want to teach, giving you the ability\u00a0to schedule around your everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Great for parents” _builder_version=”4.6.3″]<\/p>\n Whether you’re a stay at home parent, or you need to work remotely for another reason, teaching ESL online could be a great option for you! The schedule flexibility allows you to spend time with your children or\u00a0complete tasks around the house, all while making money teaching classes.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Resume booster” _builder_version=”4.6.3″]<\/p>\n Though not all schools will count your online teaching as experience, it still looks great on a resume. Online ESL teaching on a resume shows potential employers that you’re self-motivated, passionate about teaching, and able to use technology effectively. If you have another in-person teaching job or a job outside of education and are teaching ESL online on the side, that also looks great to anyone that may end up reading your resume!<\/span><\/p>\n What doesn’t look great on a resume? Gaps.<\/span><\/p>\n If your current job is ending and you want to<\/span>\u00a0avoid gaps in your resume<\/a><\/span>, online ESL teaching is a great way to do so. You can start at any point, and you can work as much or as little as you need to while you search for another in-person job. Not only will you be filling in potential resume gaps, but you’ll also be gaining valuable teaching experience.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Career growth” _builder_version=”4.6.3″]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Some of the best ESL online teaching jobs allow you to advance your career outside of being an online ESL teacher. You can be a part-time or full-time teacher, a content lead, a department chair, a student advisor, etc. These positions will allow you to try out different jobs to see what you like!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][\/et_pb_tabs][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_cta button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ header_font=”Lato|900|||||||” header_text_color=”#1d1f20″ header_font_size=”34px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#606262″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.4em” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”108px||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_tabs module_class=”tnd-tabs tnd-tabs–columns” _builder_version=”4.6.3″ custom_margin=”||31px|||”][et_pb_tab title=”Better for the short-term” _builder_version=”4.6.3″]<\/p>\n One of the challenges that many online ESL teachers find is that this type of position is\u00a0great for the short-term but not always for the long-term. It’s easy to get antsy working remotely for a long period of time, so life-long teachers may wind up back in the traditional school setting. However, this isn’t to say that some teachers don’t end up happily teaching ESL online for the long-term, because they do!<\/span><\/p>\n Prior to beginning your online ESL teaching job, consider your career and life goals to see if they align with teaching online long-term or not. After you do that, it’ll be easier to decide on a future career path that will work best for you.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Missing out on cues\/interaction” _builder_version=”4.6.3″]<\/p>\n Human communication is a mixture of both verbal and non-verbal communication, especially when you’re teaching someone a new language. Online ESL teaching allows you to communicate verbally and with some other tools, visually, but you’re still missing out on some hands-on interactions and other non-verbal cues that could help both you and the ESL learner.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Less hands-on” _builder_version=”4.6.6″]<\/p>\n Online ESL teachers typically don’t spend as much time with their students as a traditional in-class teacher does. Because of this, you may not get to know your students as well, finding that teaching online\u00a0is not as rewarding as teaching in-person. It’s easier to feel disconnected from your students in a virtual classroom, and some teachers find that tough to deal with.<\/span><\/p>\n You’ll still get to see students’ progress and watch them learn and grow, but it\u00a0may not feel\u00a0the same as it would in a\u00a0traditional classroom where\u00a0teachers spend 6+ hours interacting and building relationships with their students.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Non-traditional experience” _builder_version=”4.6.6″]<\/p>\n Although online ESL teaching provides teachers with beneficial experience, some schools may not count the experience as ‘real’ teaching experience.<\/span><\/p>\n F<\/span>or example, you may have 1 year of classroom teaching experience and 2 years of online teaching experience. You apply for a position at a school that requires 3 years of teaching experience, but the school tells you that you only have 1 year of formal teaching experience, so you don’t qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n This is a potential pitfall of online ESL teaching, as you have been teaching and you’ll want your online experience to count towards your overall teaching experience, but that’s not always going to be the case. Be prepared for this situation being the worst-case scenario, but you may also find a great school that does take your online teaching experience into consideration!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][\/et_pb_tabs][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#ffffff” background_color_gradient_end=”#f5f5f5″ background_color_gradient_direction=”181deg” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_cta button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.6.6″ header_font=”Lato|900|||||||” header_text_color=”#1d1f20″ header_font_size=”34px” header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#606262″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.4em” background_enable_color=”off” background_layout=”light” custom_margin=”||2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Teaching Nomad has partnered with a few of best online teaching platforms available. Read below to understand the requirements,benefits available, and to apply! Requirments to teach ESL online will vary a bit depending on which company you’d like to work for. Some – but not all, require that you have a bachelor’s degree. Most – if not all companies will have nationality requirements, as they’ll want you to be a fluent English speaker with a somewhat neutral accent. 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