Teaching Online - Resources
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This huge list of online teaching opportunities was researched and put together by some of our student advisers. Teaching English online is a great way to earn money from home, and a great tool for those teachers that want to travel the world and teach as they go along, without the problems of requiring work permits. A simple tourist visa, a laptop and an internet connection is all you will need!
If you are qualified you shouldn’t have any troubles getting a job. By qualified we mean that you have either a university degree, a TEFL, TESOL or CELTA certificate and some teaching experience. It’s also a perfect job for those who have taught English overseas and are now looking for work back home, and ideal for current teachers who are looking for more hours. Having some one-to-one or group, online teaching experience, is also a useful addition to add to your CV! Our 120 Hour TEFL courses and TEFL degree courses meet all the requirements for online teaching! |
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51Talk Teacher Review
I was a part-time teacher at 51Talk for about 8 months. I hope you find this review informative.
Michael Baumber, Senior Student Adviser, The TEFL University
Pros - The company provides teachers with a unique opportunity to work from home and make great connections with students in China. The classes are easy to teach because the curriculum is provided and there is a constant flow of students when your class slots are opened. The convenience of working from home is nice, but the best part is the personal connections that teachers build between students and even the reps at the company. Monthly salary is always on time if not before the due date. After you build up a good relationship with some of you students, you will find they will book your classes regularly and you will get an easy teaching schedule.
Cons - The company can be unorganized and make you feel like you're replaceable, not valued. They make tons of mistakes and you as the instructor suffer for them. They don't take responsibility for their mistakes as a company. You find yourself expecting a certain number of classes it'll be weeks before you're even booked. You find yourself feeling like you're speaking with a robot when trying to solve a problem. Students can cancel on you at the last minute and you make no money from it, but if you miss a class (even if you're sick or have a family emergency) they charge you double of what you would have made!, the teacher platform uses China time to schedule out classes, there should be an option to change it to your own time zone to make it less confusing. Sometimes the lesson plans can be too short for a 25 minute class and you have to review the same material 4 more times or keep asking questions until the lesson is over. Parents have too much influence on teacher ratings and will make your lesson down for the tiniest thing.
I was a part-time teacher at 51Talk for about 8 months. I hope you find this review informative.
Michael Baumber, Senior Student Adviser, The TEFL University
Pros - The company provides teachers with a unique opportunity to work from home and make great connections with students in China. The classes are easy to teach because the curriculum is provided and there is a constant flow of students when your class slots are opened. The convenience of working from home is nice, but the best part is the personal connections that teachers build between students and even the reps at the company. Monthly salary is always on time if not before the due date. After you build up a good relationship with some of you students, you will find they will book your classes regularly and you will get an easy teaching schedule.
Cons - The company can be unorganized and make you feel like you're replaceable, not valued. They make tons of mistakes and you as the instructor suffer for them. They don't take responsibility for their mistakes as a company. You find yourself expecting a certain number of classes it'll be weeks before you're even booked. You find yourself feeling like you're speaking with a robot when trying to solve a problem. Students can cancel on you at the last minute and you make no money from it, but if you miss a class (even if you're sick or have a family emergency) they charge you double of what you would have made!, the teacher platform uses China time to schedule out classes, there should be an option to change it to your own time zone to make it less confusing. Sometimes the lesson plans can be too short for a 25 minute class and you have to review the same material 4 more times or keep asking questions until the lesson is over. Parents have too much influence on teacher ratings and will make your lesson down for the tiniest thing.
This is a list of online English teaching companies, where you can instantly find work:
We would like to thank Mike at GoodairLanguage for this great list of online teaching resources and the reviews he has given.
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Western & European Based Companies
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Asian Based Companies
Chinese Companies
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Native Monks welcome genuine and experienced teachers. Our aim is to connect best tutors with the language learners. We ensure timely payment to the tutors. We believe in originality, so the tutor's profile should be original and not a copy of your profile from another website. This is especially suitable for those looking to work from home or those who want to earn a side income in their free time.
If someone is a native speaker of any language and want to teach their native language, then it is the right platform for them. They will get an opportunity to share their knowledge with students around the world. Registration process is very simple, easy, and there is no registration charge for tutors. LingoKids is based in the USA. They teach languages to children with their app, by focusing on language immersion through games, videos and songs along with other offline activities. Teachers conduct 1 to 1 videos lessons with children from around the world (China, USA, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia). They also teach Mandarin. The want teachers who can commit to 10 hours of availability per week and a 1.5 Mpbs internet connection. Classes can be canceled or booked up to 2 hours beforehand. Applicants are required to make a 10 minute demo class video on a topic of your choice as if it were given to a 4 year old. It is not known yet how much they pay. English Ninjas is based in Delaware, USA. Teachers can work as much or as little as they want, or they can work pre-scheduled shifts where teachers get paid no matter if there is a student or not. Open English is all over the TV down here in Argentina, (with some really silly commercials) I think it is quite popular across Latin America. They want native speakers with a “North American accent”. According to their application they want teachers who are able to work in the USA legally. Open English salary starts at around $10 per hour. EnglishTutorsOnline looks like a small company that is focused on helping English learners with specific tasks like writing or presentations. Topic-Time is a small American Skype company with Japanese students. You do not need to know Japanese culture but it is a plus. Good typing skills are also a plus. They pay $12USD per 55 minute lesson. You choose your own schedule. The students choose the teachers. They have their own curriculum and specialize in “The Scarlett Method”. They provide training. They would like to find teachers that care about people and fostering excellent learning environments so they are very selective about who they hire. Rype is based in the US and is designed for students on the go, so they have an app. The teach many languages and students get to choose their teacher. They pay from $9-$11 USD per hour. Ginseng English is based in Boston. They hire the best candidates so non-native speakers are welcome. Masters degrees are looked on favourably. They teach both general and business English in group classes. Redwood Language (Skilled Business English) is a new company based in Texas. They have their own platform and they are looking to hire business English teachers. Golden Voice English (GVEOE) is based in Toronto, Canada and teaches English to students in China in grades 1 to 9. They offer a wide variety of curriculum and they do both group and 1 to 1 classes. They are currently hiring and looking for North American teachers. They pay $20 CAD per hour. Voxy is based in New York, they want native speakers with a degree or TESL certificate. They pay up to $18 an hour. Lingo Live is a company based out of New York. They coach adults in the tech industry on language & communication skills. They are looking for remote coaches who can commit at least 15 hours/week and as a human-centric company, prefer to receive cover letters with applications. They teach English, Spanish, French, Mandarin and some other languages too. WayUp is a New York company that teaches English to Chinese students through their platform. They are looking for university graduates and students, who can also help to improve their curriculum and their IT. They pay $10 – $13 an hour. EnglishKey is based in New Hampshire and is looking to hire native speakers. They want someone who can work at least 10 hours a week in the afternoons and evenings (Eastern Standard Time). Students are in Latin America, so bilingual teachers have an advantage, but teaching experience is not required. Cambly is based in San Francisco. It looks like they target Arab and Korean students. They are looking for native speakers. They have a system where students choose their classes and trainers at the time they want. Cambly pays $0.17 cents per minute or $10.20 USD per hour. TalktoCanada is a great company for Canadians to work for. It’s not big, however, and when I applied they were only hiring teachers to start in a few months from when I was looking for a job. I believe the teachers have to use Skype to talk to the students. The starting pay was $14 an hour a year ago. Pearson / GlobalEnglish is based in San Francisco, they have just updated their platform and it looks great. They specialize in business English and have both group and individual classes. They are also working closely with Learnlight. They pay around $14 for individuals and $17 for group classes. Duolingo was recently looking for experts in teaching languages and language assessment experts. They want “world-class language experts”. To help with their platform, not to teach languages but to act as a sort of consultant. They are now looking for freelance language teaching experts in early childhood education and Curriculum specialists. I imagine it would be interesting working for Duolingo, probably a great job. LOI English is based in Montana and requires teachers to be available for at least 25 hours a month. All their material is online and they give classes with Skype. They want native speakers including teachers from South Africa. The pay starts at $10 but goes up to $11 after 30 days. They will consider a higher wage for teachers experienced with TOEFL and for those who speak Portuguese. Rosetta Stone is now teaching English online! Their software is famous in the language learning industry and now you can use it as a teaching tool. They want native speakers with a university degree and ESL teaching experience with children si preferred. Teachers must be available between 12-6am Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. I couldn’t find out how much they pay. eBerlitz if you have taught ESL abroad you have probably heard of Berlitz. This American company has offices in more that 70 countries (their European website). From what I could find it looks like they teach adults and they pay around $14 or $15 an hour. Elinet is based in Vancouver, Canada. They offer French and English classes and they may add more language in the future. Not much else is known about them yet. goFLUENT is looking for business English teachers to teach a minimum of 4 hours per day 5 days a week. They have a specific time range when they need teachers so check the website. They also want native English speaking teachers who have some post-secondary education. Gofluent salary: I didn’t find out exactly how much they pay, but I have read that it is comparable to Learnlight, which is about €10 for individuals and €12 for group classes. International Language Connection is a small company based in Toronto, Canada. They teach general English and CELPIP, IELTS and TOEIC exam preparation courses. http://www.ilconnection.com/ EnglishTutorsOnline is based in the US, they provide proofreading, editing and more specific English services as well as classes. They offer academic tutoring, proofreading and ESL tutoring EnglishTutorOnline apparently there is another company with a slightly different name to the one above. They teach one to one classes to adults. Not much else is known about them at this point. Live Lingua is a smaller American company with less than 20 teachers. They offer a wide variety of specialty courses and charge students at least $20 an hour. Teachers are required to speak two languages and they are looking for native speaking teachers with 2 years experience and a university degree. LearningU is based in Utah, USA. They offer business English and IELTS and TOEFL exam preparation courses. Not much else is known about them at this point. SkypeEnglishClassNow is a very small company, based in the US, they only offer 1-1 classes. Students buy packages of classes. One class costs $28.99 and a 15 class package costs $299.85 or $19.99 per class. Say Yes to Success Online Tutoring is based in St. Louis. Looks like a small company with demanding requirements for teachers (10 years experience with a Masters or PHD). Not sure if they are hiring. It looks like they offer classes but they also specialize in proofreading business presentations and speeches. PandaTree currently teaches Spanish and Mandarin but they are working on launching their online English teaching program. 
British Companies
Tutor Supply is focused on teaching Chinese students. They pay well depending on your education and experience. If you have “Qualified Teacher Status” you can earn even more. You must also have a British background check done (aDBS). You can earn from £20 – 30per hour with a £5 bonus for every extra student in your class.
ESLstarter is looking for part-time English teachers to teach adults. They want teachers with a TEFL certificate and a university degree. Barons English is looking for UK teachers only, gives 1 to 1 classes via Skype to students in China, Japan and Korea. Tute has a new tutoring program for UK students it looks like they teach more than just English. Fleet Tutors is not an ESL company but one that teaches all UK curriculum to UK students. They are obviously looking for UK qualified teachers only. TwoSigmas is based in the UK and teach Chinese children 1 to 1. They are looking for native North Americans and they pay up to $20 USD an hour plus bonuses. One Tutor is based in the UK they teach across Europe and Asia. PhoneBoxLanguage / English Skype Lesson are two closely related companies based in England Brown Cow English looks like a small company but you have to like the name. They offer pretty much every type of English class including lessons for kids. EnglishDom offers all types of ESL classes. According to a user here EnglishDom pays teachers $10 USD per hour. SkyLearn is a UK based company, they offer business, group, individual and exam preparation classes to mostly Brazilians. Online Teachers UK is a small UK based company targeting mostly Russian students. English Skype Classroom is a really small company, not sure if they are even hiring. Bespoke Language Tuition teach English, Spanish, German and French as well as exam preparation. Legal English Plus is a small company based in the Isle of Man. They have just a few teachers so I am unsure if they hire regularly. OpenLanguages is a new British English teaching company. They require teachers to submit a video that students can watch and then choose their teacher. The base pay is 10 euros per hour. 
Russian Companies
Career Land Center is a new Russian company that is currently hiring (February 2018). They teach kids and adults in Russia and Asia. They also teach some business English group classes. They pay$15-20 USD per hour. You can email your resume to: [email protected]
skyeng is a new ESL teaching company that uses the “Vimbox” platform. You will have to translate their website from Russian to English. English-Natali is based in Russia, could be a good option for those in the Eastern Europe time zone or with Russian citizenship. Ile-School (ILES) is a Russian company with some connections to Los Angeles. New Way English is another Russian company, they charge students about $580 rubles per hour. English Den is another online ESL teaching company based in Russia. English and Skype is hiring qualified teachers to teach Russian students. They want teachers who can work at least 15 hours per week. They pay from $10 – $20 USD per class. Form a really small company (4 teachers?!) based in St. Petersburg. 
Spanish Companies
Break Into English has over 100 teachers and 1500 students they are looking for native speakers to teach mostly European students. They are currently branching out into Asia. They pay between 12€ and 14€ per hour.
Training Express is looking for native speakers. I believe they are associated with other Spanish ESL companies. Blazaar is a new company from Barcelona with their own platform. They are looking not only for English teachers, but also German, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic and Spanish. The pay varies but it roughly starts at $12 USD per 45 minute class and there is no minimum amount of hours required. It looks like teachers can now set there own pay rate. EnglishOnlineTV another Spanish company. They even hire non-native speakers to teach English. Learnlight (formerly called Ispeakuspeak or ISUS) is based in Barcelona. They not only teach English, but 15 other languages including Spanish, French, German and Italian. Their online platform is new and sleek. They mostly teach business English to employees of multi-national companies based in Europe. Working part-time is possible, you choose your hours and they find the students for you. Learnlight salary: The pay (in Euros) is competitive at €10 for individuals and €12 for group classes. The SpeakCenter is based in Spain and offer classes to businesses and individuals. IE-Academy is based in Spain, they offer business, individual and exam preparation classes. Inglesissimo is another company based in Spain offering business lessons and lessons for individuals and travelers. OS Connect is based in Seville. Their website looks good and they offer a wide range of courses. They pay $7 to $9 USD per hour for individual and group classes. They also pay for writing correction, marking, answering questions on the platform and developing teaching materials. 
Other European Companies
Novo English is in France. It looks like they teach both kids and adults. Classes are only 15 minutes long.
Educastream is based in France, I don’t know much about them yet but they have some good reviews on the glassdoor website. 1to1Progress is based in France and they teach mostly business English to students in France. They are looking for bilingual teachers although it is not necessary to be bilingual. 1to1Progress pays up to €15 per hour. FluentBe (homepage link) is based in Poland and are currently hiring. It looks like they only teach group classes the FluentBe salary is around $10 USD per hour (possibly negotiable). Learnship is based in Germany. They specialize in business English, but they also teach many other languages. They pay around €17 per hour. Click here for more comments and the Learnship reviews page. Woospeak based in France and they would like their teachers to be able to speak French. Woospeak salary: Starting pay is good from $16 to $18 per hour. Sounds like a good company if you are bilingual. GoForLanguages is an international company with offices in the USA, Spain, France and Belgium. They teach and do translations. Gymglish is a small company of about 20 people based in France. Tandem is a new company based in Germany. They offer language tutoring services but only through an app with iOS and Android. That means you have to use an i-phone to teach. Teachers set their own rate. It is an interesting approach and it will be interesting to see how this works out in the long term. 
Create-a-Profile Companies
There is another type of language teaching company, where teachers have to create a profile and attract students based on their profile, price and ratings:
Polly Lingual (Albania) TakeLessons Langademy (USA) Varsity Tutors (USA) Linguaplex (writing) LearnEng.eu (in person or online) ChatchatEnglish (China) HiOffer (China) ULessY (USA) Yoli Chat (China) S-Lessons (Japan) Tandem (Germany) EdooPAD (USA) Chegg (USA) Palfish (China) RealLang (South Korea) Classo (South Korea) LingoLoop (USA) Lingo121 121elesson (China) Globallingos (Australia) Pratify Lang-land (Russia) Teachers pay a subscription to use the Lang-Land system and set their own prices. First Tutors (UK) Teachlingo Wyzant (USA) Preply (USA, Ukraine, Russia) Fluentify (Italy) SkimaTalk italki (China) BuddySchool SkypeEnglishJapan CafeTalk (looking for teachers who have taught in Japan) Myngle (Netherlands) Verbalplanet Learnissimo (France) Lingueo (France) Lingoda (Germany) Tutor Agent FindaTutor (New Zealand) FindMyFavouriteTeacher (many languages) Mobil English (USA / Japan) eTutor School T-Pad (Russia) Verbling (USA) |
BlingABC is looking for native speakers with a bachelors degree, a TEFL/TESL certificate and one year of teaching experience. To apply for a job go to their Facebook page and send them a private message or email [email protected]. They teach Chinese children but not much else is known about this new company yet.
Koolearn (also called New Oriental Online in Chinese) is looking for British or North American teachers to teach Asian children and adults. They would like teachers with a bachelors degree or higher who have experience teaching TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS and SAT tests. The website says they pay 6000 per month to undergraduate teachers and 8000 per month to teachers with masters degrees. I think they are talking about Yuan so about $950-1250 USD per month (they don’t say how many hours of work is involved.) You can click here for more details or send your resume to: [email protected] Panda ABC / Teach Future a new company that looks like it could be a recruitment company. The do hire non-native English teachers though. They teach 25 minute classes to groups of 4 students and require teachers to work at least 7.5 hours per week during peak time in Beijing. (Peak hours being Monday to Sunday 6-10pm and weekends 9-11am) They want teachers with a bachelors degree, a TEFL/TESL certificate and one year of teaching experience. They pay $20-25 USD per hour. BiteABC is looking for native speakers with a bachelors degree and a TEFL/TESL certificate. They teach children ages 5-16 in classes of 1-4 students. They pay with Paypal between $8-12 USD per 30 minute class, there are bonuses as well for attendance and quality. They would like teachers to be available for 7.5 hours per week during peak time in China. (Peak hours being Monday to Friday 5:30-9:30pm and Sunday 2:00-9:30pm). Acadsoc teaches mostly Chinese students and it looks like most of their teachers are from the Philippines. They would like teachers with a BA and a TESL/CELTA certificate. They offer a base rate salary with bonuses but I think the salary is low. SayABC is a new online education company in China for group lessons as a part of VIPKID. Teachers teach 4 child students during a 3 month course. They want teachers with a bachelors degree and native speakers, although they are a bit flexible, they prefer US accents. They pay up to $27 USD per hour (with bonuses) for a 40 minute class. Sprout4Future (Chinese name is RouChi English) It looks like they teach kids in China and the parents pick the teachers for their kids. They only want native speakers with teaching experience and a university degree from Canada or the USA. Their classes are made up of groups of 3-5 children from ages 5-15. They also teach other subjects including Spanish and French. The pay is between $18-25USD per hour. 98Kid teaches children in elementary and high school. They want teachers with experience and certification. They pay $20 USD per hour with bonuses through Paypal. HiTutor is based in Taiwan and they are looking for teachers with at least one year of teaching experience and a bachelors degree. A TEFL/TESL/CELTA certificate is also preferred. They also teach French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Polish, Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesian. They do hire non-natives but we don’t know how much they pay yet. HelloKid is a Chinese company and it apparently has a lot of students. They employ natives and non natives and they are paid the same $15 base rate per hour. They typically teach 30 minute classes Monday – Friday from 6-9pm (Beijing Time) and 3-9pm on weekends. WonderKids is looking for teachers with at least 1 year of teaching experience (it looks like non-native speakers are welcome to apply) certification is not necessary. Teachers must be 23 years old and training is paid for. However, teachers are required to give homework and give regular feedback. Students and their parents grade the teachers. All of the students are Chinese and between the ages of 5 and 15. They pay $15 USD per hour for individual classes and $20 for group classes, but most classes are 1to1 Landi is connected to ABC360 but they are hiring now. They teach Chinese children. The want native speakers and pay between $12 and $25 USD per hour. First Future hires both native and non-native English speakers. I believe they teach adults and children. A degree is preferred but not necessary. They want teachers who have one year of experience and/or a TEFL certificate. Non-natives must have pass the IELTS or TOEFL exam. They pay non-natives less per hour but it could be as much as $12 USD and native English speakers could earn $15 – $25 with bonuses. They want you to send your CV with copies of important documents, introduction video and internet speed screenshot to [email protected] 51Talk is another company from the China they teach kids and adults and the material is provided. According to their website, 51talk’s salary is a maximum of $35,000 PHP per month which is about $750 USD, but according to commenters here pay depends on experience and nationality. An American teacher can earn $11 per 25 minute class. Magic Ears is from Beijing and they teach children aged 5-12. Teaching material is provided by the company and the hours are weekdays: 7pm-9pm, weekends and holidays: 10am-11:30am & 7pm-9pm. Booking rate depends on how good the teacher is or if the student likes the teacher. (Average booking rate in August is 50%, but they say this is the off season.) They pay between $20 and $26 USD per hour. The Online Teacher is a new company that matches online ESL companies to employees and vice versa. You must create a profile on their website. The-Online-Teacher works with mainly Chinese ESL companies but they also work with other international companies. Teachers can choose their salary and the company they want to work with. They are currently hiring only native English speakers but they expect to need non-native teachers soon. 97Kid/Funbulous/JiuQu/Qkids is looking for American or Canadian teachers to teach children in China. Must be available for specific times and be a university graduate. They pay $16-20USD per hour. Send a resume to [email protected] Oikid is based in Taiwan and they teach children between the ages of 4-12. They welcome both bilingual (English and Chinese) and native speakers. Experience teaching young learners is preferred but not required. Their materials are designed to meet the U.S. CCSS and GEPT standards. They pay $14-22 USD per hour. Send a resume and one minute introduction video to [email protected] English Live / English Town / English First (Education First) is a large company that has been around since 1965. According to the website they are looking for people in the US and China. The have a Shanghai office where they do most of their teaching but they also hire remote teachers. They want native speakers with a degree or in the last year of university who are able to work 15 hours per week. Previous experience and TEFL/CELTA certificates are “desired” by the company. EnglishTown salary: Pay starts at $12 per hour and $14 if you are bilingual in Russian or Portuguese. (More info at: http://careers.ef.com) New Vision Learning Services teaches English learners from children to adults. They have different curriculum (history, science, etc.) and they teach groups of 2-5 students. They are looking for teachers who have a bachelors degree and a TEFL certificate. Hujiang is one of the largest ESL companies in China. They are looking for experienced teachers who are able to teach at specific times in Beijing to a wide variety of students (not just children). The website is in Chinese but you can send your CV to [email protected] DMA1on1 is looking for native English speakers, they are based in Taiwan and teach only 1 on 1 50 minute classes. Teachers use the provided material, training is provided for new online teachers. Pay depends on experience and is paid in New Taiwan Dollars. If you want to apply send an email to: [email protected] ALO7 tutors English to kids and prefers native English speaking tutors. Pay ranges between $15 to $22 an hour. ALO7’s student base comes from large educational institutions in China. Alo7 is a start up by PhD graduate from MIT Media Lab. Face Talk is a Chinese English teaching app. Not much else is known at the moment. FastSchool is another company that teaches children, teachers must be available from 7-9pm Beijing time. It is not necessary to be a native speaker but you must have a bachelors degree. They apparently pay at least 40$ an hour, which seems to good to be true. I Use English teaches children through 1to1 and group classes. They are looking for native speakers and they pay 4$-6$ per half hour. GoGoTalk teaches children in China. Not much else is known at this point. Hugo English teaches English to children in China. They pay between 14$ to 20$ per hour. Disney English teach English with Disney… yes Disney. DeerKid teaches North American curriculum to kindergarten and elementary students in China. Teachers must be from North America, have a bachelors degree, 1 year experience and a TESOL certificate or equivalent. They pay $14 – $22 per hour. Pudtree (Hiknow) is looking for British, American or Canadian teachers with a bachelors degree and at least 1 year of experience teaching to kids. They pay $17 – $22 an hour. eHailuo (eHello, eHailo) is based in the Nanjing province. They teach 1 to 1 classes to children and they pay $10 – $15 per hour. DaDa ABC teaches Chinese children and they only want native English speakers who can commit to 4 hours minimum per week. DaDaABC pays decent between $16 – 25 per hour. Click here for the comments and the DadaABC review page. ABC5 is based Guangzhou. They are apparently hiring now, looking for native speakers to teach students aged 4 -18. They pay $13 – $16 per hour. Email: [email protected], Wechat: 137865455, Skype: vickylee291 A Top Class teaches kids and adults. They require you to teach one free class per student. They pay $10-$11 per hour with chances for bonuses. Swoosh English is based in Hong Kong and it looks like they only hire UK teachers. Boxfish is looking for native English speakers to teach Chinese children and teenagers conversational English with their app. They pay $20 an hour. Top Online Teachers is connected to Tutorwithus.com and it looks like they used to be 51FreeTalk (not the same as 51talk!) but that website is now down. They are looking for native speakers or freelance foreign students (aged 22-45) to be teachers to Chinese children (aged 6-18) during peak Beijing times (4pm-10pm, Monday – Sunday). They pay $12-15 USD per hour. Skype: qiumei_tong, email: [email protected] and [email protected] Enlai Education Solutions has a good reputation (which is a little bit rare for a Chinese ESL company). They don’t teach themselves but are a third party that finds jobs for teachers in China. Enlai pays a minimum of $16 an hour with chances to earn more. USTALK. I got an emailing from this company saying that they pay $8-12 USD per 25 minutes. They also offer some incentives and bonuses. Classes are 1-on-1 with young Chinese learners. Teachers are not obligated to prepare any of their own materials. They are launching their English website soon. Teachers set their own schedules, but must be available for at least 4 hours during peak Chinese hours (Weekday evenings, all day weekends). LeWaijiao is looking for native speakers from Canada, the US or the UK with a bachelors degree. They offer flexible scheduling, bonuses and paid training. They want teachers who are available from Tuesday to Sunday 1800 to 2200 Beijing Time. They pay $13 to $23 USD per hour. Please contact Trevor with your resume [email protected]. QuQuABC (link is to the application) is based in Hong Kong. According to one of our commenters QuQuABC pays $14 USD an hour. They say they pay for your training but it seems like some teachers have not been paid. Talk915 (ZTE) a new company that only wants native speakers with a TESL/TEFL/TESOL certificate. Talk915 salary: They pay £3 per 25 minute class or £6 for a 50 minute class. NiceTalk is an app that allows Chinese students to reach English speakers. Students choose you based on your rating. They prefer native speaking teachers with a TEFL certificate and experience teaching TOEFL and IELTS tests. Nicetalk pays $10 an hour with a $10 bonus for signing up. They also have a referral bonus system VIPKid a new Chinese company that looks very promising. They teach exclusively children and you need to engage the children with toys and things. The VIPKid salary is $14 -$22 an hour. They want teachers from North America who have a degree and are able to teach at least 75 hours per week. From the comments at the bottom: “You teach for 25 mins at an average rate of 7.50 USD but they ALWAYS have competitions and other incentive programs Kukuspeak I had an interview with this company that underwhelmed me, but it is legit. They may have improved recently, they have definitely increased their pay. This company be a good option for teachers living in Asia as their schedules would match.They are looking for teachers with a university degree, TEFL/CELTA and at least one year of teaching experience certificate. Non-native teachers are welcome. Kukuspeak pays $12-15 USD per hour to start and they offer bonuses. You can email your resume to: [email protected] LumiEnglish a Chinese company with offices in Beijing and San Diego, it was hard to find a lot of information about them, but if you are in China or looking to teaching Chinese people, check it out. Hiknow English not much information on the website, but there is an email address for teachers to contact them [email protected] KaiBell is a Chinese company…good luck understanding their website. I Use English is hiring English teachers to teach Chinese children. Meten is based in Shenzhen, it looks like they are currently looking for people in China or willing to move there. ABC360 is a new company that is currently hiring. They want full-time teachers to work sometime between 4 -10 am Eastern Standard Time, Monday – Sunday. Email your resume and a photo to [email protected]. ABC360 pays about $14 an hour initially and $16 an hour after 6 months. Japanese Companies
NativeCamp is looking for English teachers from around the world to teach Japanese students. Not much else is known about them at this point.
Best Teacher (Areyoubt) has an interesting method. they pay you for replying to student messages, editing conversations and doing voice recordings. The also pay you for Skype lessons 340YEN per 25 minute class, 50YEN for recordings and 10YEN for replying to messages and editing conversations. EnglishTutorOnline looks like they specialise in business English and teach adults. Not much else is known at this point. EigoBiz focuses on teaching business English to Japanese students. They prefer native English speaking teachers with TESL certificates. Teachers set their own schedule but they must schedule 4 lessons per week during peak Japanese times (i.e. weekday evenings 6pm-11pm or weekends 9am-11pm). They pay through Paypal 1000 YEN for the first five 50 minute lessons, after that the average lesson rate is 1750 YEN, about $16 USD, per 50 minute lesson (they do let you set your own rate for some students). Eigox is a company from Japan. They want part-time native speaking teachers from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. They teach both conversational and textbook English. They currently pay 600 yen or about $5.50 for every 25 minute class. However in February 2018 they are changing the entire system and teachers can set their own rates between 600 – 1200 YEN ($5.50 – $11.00 USD) per 25 minute lesson, based on their work performance. Payment is made with Paypal English Everywhere is a company that allows their students to pick their teachers. The still require you to apply though. They pay 800 YEN per 30-minute class for the first 10 classes, after 10 classes they will pay you 900 YEN per 30 minute class. OKpanda is an English learning platform using instant messaging, live voice and other digital methods. According to the comments they pay $5.5 USD per 25 minute class. Mainichi eikaiwa offers business and conversational classes to Japanese students. They are currently hiring according to the website. They pay $11.5 per hour. Ecom (eCommunication inc.) I don’t know anything about this company. Lyngo is another company with Japanese students. We don’t know much about them yet but they are hiring English teachers. EnglishCentral another new company from Japan. They have their own platform with videos and it looks like a lot of students use it. How much EnglishCentral pays is unknown. Cena Academy looks like a good company, they say they are currently looking for American teachers. They pay $9 US for a 25 minute class and $18 US for a 50 minute class. Hello English is based in Japan, it’s a medium sized company with 38 teachers. E-Communication (ecominc.co.jp) is another Japanese company, the website is hard to navigate if you don’t speak Japanese. Eigooo is an interesting new company offering “chat type English learning” service. They don’t appear to be a large company so Eigooo’s salary is unknown. South Korean Companies
MentorPhone is a Korean company that has been around for a few years. They want teachers to commit to a fixed long-term schedule, Sunday to Thursday from 4-10pm EST and/or Monday to Friday 8am-12pm. Ideally, teachers should be from North America with teaching experience, a university degree and a TESL/CELTA certificate. Apparently, they have a lot of students (1to1 classes). The lessons are either through Skype or their app (a PC is required for teachers). The pay is $18 CAD per hour. You can send your resume with a coverletter and picture along with an introduction video to [email protected]
Tutoring 360 is a new company that has Korean students. They are looking for both native and non-native teachers but your pay might be dependent on this. A certificate is not required, but they would like teachers with some teaching experience. They pay between $4-14 per hour. Tutoring Lab does 1to1 conversation classes, they are looking for native speakers. They seem to have an interesting approach with their classes as it looks like learners can chose the topic they want to discuss and learn about. GlobalT is based in Seoul and they have over 50 teachers. They have two shifts morning and evenings and you are required to work at least one of the shifts. The lessons are over the phone and either 10,15 or 20 minutes long. The lessons follow a textbook but sometimes there are free conversation topics. You need to do report cards every month and it’s unpaid. They only want native speakers from English speaking countries. They pay $14USD an hour. Boktutors in South Korea is looking for native speakers with a university degree. Global VCC in South Korea is apparently hiring. Must be a native speaker with bachelors degree. you can send your resume with a photo and Skype ID to: [email protected] Winglish is based in South Korea. Their website is difficult to navigate so I don’t know much about this company. EnglishHunt is based in South Korea and pays $15USD per hour. They train teachers and have American managers. They schedule the students and have their own teaching platform and curriculum. The amount of students fluctuates as contracts expire and renew. English Aloud is based in South Korea, it looks like you have to make your own profile with this company. They do group and 1 to 1 classes. CarrotEnglish is based in South Korea, it doesn’t have the best online reputation, but maybe a good option for those in South Korea or who want to teach Korean students. Pagoda Talkool is a South Korean company, the pay starts at $9 an hour but there are opportunities for bonuses. Spicus is another South Korean company that pays $2 for each 10 minute session with some incentives. Talk Bean is based in South Korea. You can sign up to teach by yourself on their website, but there is an application process. Storivers (now Classo.me) is looking for GYOPO (that is a new word for me… Korean-American, Korean-Canadian, etc) English teachers to give 1 to 1 classes. They prefer female teachers from the US, Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand. Filipino Companies
UNHoop teaches English to both Filipino and Japanese students. They offer training and some bonuses. They only pay 110PHP per hour.
Learntalk is based in Manila. They provide language training to individuals, corporations, institutions and other language schools around the world. They are currently focused on students in Latin America. Teachers can work as much or as little as they like. Learntalk does hire non-native speakers. They have 3 different teacher categories: Language Tutors, Experienced Instructors, and Professional Teachers. Language tutors get paid $4-5 USD per hour (C1 level needed), Experienced tutors will make $8-10 USD per hour (C2 level needed and two years of teaching experience), and Professional Teachers can make $15 USD per hour (with a CELTA/TESL certificate, C2 level and 4 years experience). Bizmates is based in the Philippines but they teach business English to Japanese students. Bizmates salary: they pay $3 – $4.60 per hour (140 – 220 PHP) up to $1200 per month. (Non native speakers welcome) Skybel is a Filipino company that teaches Korean students. Skybel salary: Skybel pays $15 an hour (to native speakers). Their webpage is hard to navigate even with Google translator. LingualBox is another company from the Philippines. Apparently it doesn’t matter if you are a native speaker or not, classes last 25 minutes. The LingualBox salary is unknown. Bibo is based in the Philippines and (as of February 2015) is hiring. Bibo salary: Bibo pays $6 an hour ($1.40 – US$3 per 25 min lesson). Their website says you can earn up to $1500 per month. Click here for more comments and the Bibo reviews page. English-Mania has offices in the US and the Philippines and they teach through Skype. I am not sure what they pay their teachers, but they charge students $10 for a 45 minute class. |
Other Company Locations
Vivaling is based in Singapore and they teach English, Mandarin, Spanish, French and German to children around the world. They want both native and non-native English speaking teachers with 2 years experience working with children and a certificate or degree in teaching languages. The pay system is a bit strange, apparently you can earn up to $38 per hour, but you start at a much lower rate and after hundreds of classes and paying for more training you increase your pay. We would love to have some reviews of Vivaling.
Oteacher is based in Iran and they teach many languages (English, German, Arabic, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Kurdish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.) to Iranians. Students can see teachers schedules and choose when they want to have classes. The pay is set by the company based on teachers qualifications. Non-native speaking teachers are welcome to apply and a language teaching degree or certificate is preferred but not necessary. Oteacher uses Zoom (not Skype) to give classes and they pay with Paypal.
LatinHire is based in Chile and is looking for Americans to teach English and many other subjects like marketing, economy, IT, calculus, chemistry, physics, statistics and accounting. They use online classroom and chat tools to teach. Teachers will have to pass Latinhire’s clients evaluation before they start working with them. They may require you to send copies of your certificates and a police record check. Their students are primarily Spanish speaking Latinos. They pay around $10 USD per hour but that could change depending on lesson quality and who the client is.
321-English is based in South Africa and they hire non-native English speakers. They do want teachers with a TEFL certificate and experience. Most of their students are from China and they don’t usually teach business English. They pay $12 USD per hour.
Synergy Language Consultants is based in South Africa and they are currently hiring.
Aloju Online Teaching Recruitment is also based in South Africa. I believe that most of their students are in China. They are looking for teachers from around the world. They want teachers who have a TEFL certificate and are able to teach 15 hours per week.
Easy Talk is based in Taiwan. I cant find their website but this linked survey says they pay $12 -$14 per hour. More information about this company would be great.
Langland Language Institute is based in good old Uruguay. It looks to be a smaller company and they use Skype to teach a variety of classes.
EOstudy is an American company but most of the students are in Saudi Arabia. They would like native speakers with a TESL/TEFL/TESOL certificate. EOstudy salary: EOstudy pays between $12 and $15 per hour depending on experience.
Enkulu is a Vietnamese company. According to their website Enkulu pays $0.117 per minute or $7 per hour.
Topica is based in Vietnam. Could be a good option for those teaching in Vietnam. The salary is unknown. Their homepage is here.
EnglishLeap is based in India, I am not sure how much they pay.
I-rikai is based in New Delhi, India. It looks like Irikai is only looking for Indians or at least only people in India.
eTeacher Group or eTeacher English is based in Israel (I think). Besides English, they teach Hebrew, Yiddish and Mandarin.
TutorABC (iTutorGroup) is based in Taiwan. They offer individual and group classes. They have a rating system and a teacher can be penalized for having a bad rating. You must teach 15 sessions per week of 45 minutes or more. The pay usually starts at around $8 -$9 per 45 minutes but it depends on your location, some people are not paid as much because they live in other countries.
SameSpeak is based in New Zealand, they pay $US10 for every 30mins taught.
AmBrits is a small international company, I didn’t find much information about it.
OnTopEnglish I didn’t find much info on this company but they charge students over $20 a lesson.
Kampus World offers business group and individual classes.
Salamzaban is a English teaching company based in Iran, at least I think it’s Iran as their website is in Persian.
English Talk based in Taiwan, not much info on their website besides charging 230NTD per hour.
On Top English I’m not sure where they are based, but they it looks like they target Latin America they charge students around $20 US per hour.
Turks Learn English is exactly what it sounds like. They only hire teachers that have experience living and working in Turkey.
Oteacher is based in Iran and they teach many languages (English, German, Arabic, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Kurdish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.) to Iranians. Students can see teachers schedules and choose when they want to have classes. The pay is set by the company based on teachers qualifications. Non-native speaking teachers are welcome to apply and a language teaching degree or certificate is preferred but not necessary. Oteacher uses Zoom (not Skype) to give classes and they pay with Paypal.
LatinHire is based in Chile and is looking for Americans to teach English and many other subjects like marketing, economy, IT, calculus, chemistry, physics, statistics and accounting. They use online classroom and chat tools to teach. Teachers will have to pass Latinhire’s clients evaluation before they start working with them. They may require you to send copies of your certificates and a police record check. Their students are primarily Spanish speaking Latinos. They pay around $10 USD per hour but that could change depending on lesson quality and who the client is.
321-English is based in South Africa and they hire non-native English speakers. They do want teachers with a TEFL certificate and experience. Most of their students are from China and they don’t usually teach business English. They pay $12 USD per hour.
Synergy Language Consultants is based in South Africa and they are currently hiring.
Aloju Online Teaching Recruitment is also based in South Africa. I believe that most of their students are in China. They are looking for teachers from around the world. They want teachers who have a TEFL certificate and are able to teach 15 hours per week.
Easy Talk is based in Taiwan. I cant find their website but this linked survey says they pay $12 -$14 per hour. More information about this company would be great.
Langland Language Institute is based in good old Uruguay. It looks to be a smaller company and they use Skype to teach a variety of classes.
EOstudy is an American company but most of the students are in Saudi Arabia. They would like native speakers with a TESL/TEFL/TESOL certificate. EOstudy salary: EOstudy pays between $12 and $15 per hour depending on experience.
Enkulu is a Vietnamese company. According to their website Enkulu pays $0.117 per minute or $7 per hour.
Topica is based in Vietnam. Could be a good option for those teaching in Vietnam. The salary is unknown. Their homepage is here.
EnglishLeap is based in India, I am not sure how much they pay.
I-rikai is based in New Delhi, India. It looks like Irikai is only looking for Indians or at least only people in India.
eTeacher Group or eTeacher English is based in Israel (I think). Besides English, they teach Hebrew, Yiddish and Mandarin.
TutorABC (iTutorGroup) is based in Taiwan. They offer individual and group classes. They have a rating system and a teacher can be penalized for having a bad rating. You must teach 15 sessions per week of 45 minutes or more. The pay usually starts at around $8 -$9 per 45 minutes but it depends on your location, some people are not paid as much because they live in other countries.
SameSpeak is based in New Zealand, they pay $US10 for every 30mins taught.
AmBrits is a small international company, I didn’t find much information about it.
OnTopEnglish I didn’t find much info on this company but they charge students over $20 a lesson.
Kampus World offers business group and individual classes.
Salamzaban is a English teaching company based in Iran, at least I think it’s Iran as their website is in Persian.
English Talk based in Taiwan, not much info on their website besides charging 230NTD per hour.
On Top English I’m not sure where they are based, but they it looks like they target Latin America they charge students around $20 US per hour.
Turks Learn English is exactly what it sounds like. They only hire teachers that have experience living and working in Turkey.