How to Teach English Online (2022)

In this article we’ll look at the resources and preparation you’ll need to teach English online, especially if your goal is to be an independent ESL instructor. If you’ve been working for a big ESL company for a while, then you probably already have the necessary communication hardware. I’ll do a review of that, and then we’ll discuss some web apps and other tools that you’ll need. But first, let’s consider what qualifications you require in order to teach English online.

Most big ESL companies these days will insist on their teachers having an undergraduate degree or at least a TESOL / TEFL certificate. Usually they aren’t too picky about what you “majored” in as long as you’ve got your piece of paper to show you completed the course. The prevailing attitude of hiring companies seems to be that any old Bachelor’s Degree will tick the box.