James Taylor is one of the busiest English teachers I know. He has a lot going on and he is heavily involved in ELT, both online and off. We get into a lot during this interview, including: how he got into teaching why he started a blog Twitter and #eltchat his podcast BELTA TEFL Equity […] The post James Taylor Interview: Blogging, Twitter, English Teaching Methods, Non-Native Teachers and More! appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

The following is a guest post by Ryan Viguerie. Take it away Ryan… “So why did you choose me?” Every student who walks through my door for the first time hears this question. I’ve been a private teacher for about eight years so I’ve heard a lot of different reasons. Usually – not always, but […] The post The Three Biggest Reasons Students Dump Their Teachers appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

Note: the following is a guest post by Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat… As online teachers, you are already used to the online world and all that it entails. So, the world of blogging is not going to necessarily be alien to you. Some of you may already be edubloggers, while some of you may be contemplating […] The post How To Get New Students through Blogging appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

The following is a guest post from Rob Howard. Take it away, Rob… How many of you have ever been introduced as an English teacher at a party and the first response is “Can you help me?” This is nothing new. Doctors are always asked to look at a strange lump. Lawyers are always asked […] The post How to Deal with Learners who Want Everything for Free appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

The following is a guest post by Elena Mutonono. You can find out more about Elena at the bottom of the post. Take it away Elena… This weekend my almost-three-year-old son had his first language lesson … online. My son is growing up bilingual in a largely monolingual country. He goes to an American pre-school, […] The post The Advantages and Challenges of Teaching Online appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

This is a guest post from James Heywood at Off2Class. Take it away James… Teaching phrasal verbs is an inevitable step as students gain proficiency and aim for a more natural speaking style. Native speakers use phrasal verbs frequently and it is likely that your students will have already asked about the meaning of common […] The post How to Teach Phrasal Verbs by James Heywood appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

One of the biggest challenges for teachers moving online is finding the time to get things moving. Shayna, from Espresso English, shares how she built an online business while working in other positions in this latest interview. In addition to sharing how she made the transition into going full-time with her business, I ask Shayna […] The post Shayna Oliveira Shares Her Story of How She Built Espresso English in Her Spare Time appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

Jason R. Levine is an English teacher who travels the world performing songs he has written specifically for English learners. In the interview, we talk about how he got started with making music, why he was nervous about putting his songs out there, what he likes most about doing workshops around the world, and how […] The post Jason R. Levine: Teaching English through Music, Travelling, and Helping Learners Do More in English appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

Joining Teaching ESL Online in this latest interview is Andrea Giordano from ESL Basics. Andrea and I recently collaborated on a video together and, after looking at her website and YouTube channel, I reached out to ask if she would like to share her online teaching story with us. In the interview, we discuss how […] The post Andrea Giordano on Teaching Online and Selling Products appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more

What would you do if Facebook deleted your group with over 120,000 English learners? That happened to Real Life English (RLE), and one of the co-founders, Justin, joins Teaching ESL Online to share this story, and to give us an insight into how the RLE team built a very popular site for English learners. Watch […] The post Justin Murray on Connecting English Learners, Building an Audience, and Solving Problems appeared first on Teaching ESL Online ..read more