51Talk: BEST ONLINE ENGLISH EDUCATION COMPANY

51Talk, a leading multinational English-education company, received the “Best Online English Education Company” Award given by the Global Excellence Awards (GEA) and “Best Online English Learning Platform” by the Global Brand Awards (GBA) recently.

The GEA and the GBA, now on its 29th year, are two prestigious international citations recognizing corporate standards of excellence. Aside from the two awards, 51Talk was also declared “Best Online English Teaching Platform” (National Awards) by the Golden Globe Excellence Awards for Business Excellence (GGAABE) in recognition of 51Talk’s industry-leading innovation, professionalism, and overall excellence early this year. 

51Talk is the leading online English education company in China and the Philippines, with more than 6,100 teachers in the Philippines and the highest number of online students in China. 51Talk helps Chinese students learn English through affordable lessons on its own platform, which enables students to select the best possible teacher for them in the Philippines for interactive one-on-one online teaching.

With several major offices and training centers across the country, 51Talk is certain to remain the largest, most stable, and most employee-friendly online English company in the country today. To support its growth, 51Talk is actively seeking to hire individuals who are passionate about teaching, intelligent, dynamic, enthusiastic, and innovative; regardless of experience or age, any applicant who meets these criteria has a place in the 51Talk family. 

For those interested in teaching, regardless of their location in the Philippines, 51Talk’s unique teaching platform allows e-educators to work from their homes, choose their own schedules, participate in regular and continuous training, and have full access to the company’s online support and mentoring officers. These create positive lifestyle changes for 51Talk’s online English teachers. They have more time to spend with their family and enjoy a flexible work schedule and earn more.

For those who are interested to join the growing 51 Talk family, visit www.51Talk.com/ph for more information and details of how to apply.

ONLINE ENGLISH TEACHING: A NOBLE PROFESSION

Online teaching has become one of the most popular career nowadays. For example, in 51Talk, the country’s fastest growing online English Language Teaching (ELT) platform, there are currently about 6,000 online teachers and counting. As many may want to consider teaching online, one must understand that it is as noble as classroom teaching and as professional. 

Here are the most common myths and the actual truth about a craft that requires passion:

Myth #1: Teaching online does not require a lot of skill nor training.

Fact: While it is true that experience is not required for you to be an online English teacher, it is crucial that you develop the skills for it and receive substantial training. A person may have the gift for speaking well and confidently, but he or she may not necessarily have the capacity or demeanour to teach and listen patiently to students. You need proper training for you to have the right mind-set and develop the appropriate skill sets. In 51Talk, all the online teachers get thorough training — and it is not just a matter of knowing what and how to teach. The teachers are also taught how to motivate and encourage.

Myth #2: You can teach any way you want and do anything you want while teaching online. 

Fact: The skill level and learning pace and style of the student must come into consideration first. You can apply your own teaching style as long as it agrees with the appropriate teaching method. Moreover, you may not be physically with the student, but you must give your full attention to him or her. The student must never feel neglected.

Myth #3: Online teaching is not as in-depth as a personal or face-to-face tutorial. 

Fact: Online teaching does not make the lessons or your interaction with the student any less real or substantial. Provided that you use the appropriate tools, materials and teaching style, and display the right attitude, your online teaching can be just as in-depth and significantly productive as a face-to-face tutorial.

Myth #4: Online teaching becomes a drag eventually, because you end up doing the same thing over and over again. 

Fact: Online teaching is far from being a drag because as the students evolve and improve their skill, so do your own style and skills as well. Moreover, you need to regularly review and revise teaching materials to make them new and relevant. Lastly, there is also the immense fulfilment that you get whenever you see a student improve — that will never get old and boring.

Teaching online requires commitment, discipline, and effort, but it also promises personal and professional development and immense satisfaction. You can see for yourself how fulfilling it can be to teach online by joining 51Talk as a home-based or office-based teacher. Interested to teach with the best, visit www.51talk.com/ph.

51Talk is the largest online English education provider in China. Operating internationally in multiple sites in China and overseas, 51Talk has millions of registered users, over 6000 online English teachers.

51Talk kicks off 2016 Teacher Development Conferences

As part of its thrust to develop and engage its growing number of home-based online English teachers, 51Talk – the largest online English school in China and the Philippines with more than 5,000 Filipino teachers – recently rolled out the first leg of its teacher development conferences for 2016 in Angeles, Pampanga. Hundreds of 51Talk home-based online English teachers from different parts of Central Luzon attended the event.

Photo above shows teachers receiving their awards during the event

The conference was an excellent opportunity for the home-based online English teachers to mingle with co-teachers. They learned new things and shared best practices. It was also a night of entertainment, as the teachers proudly put on a talent show. The event culminated with the awarding of the region’s top online English teachers. 

Teacher Dalo, 30, from Angeles City, said, “Having the right attitude towards work helped me earn the Top Teacher award (for Central Luzon). I learned to teach, because I relied heavily on the trainings and family-like support that 51Talk provided.” Fittingly enough, he also won the grand raffle prize–a new laptop.

Another Central Luzon Top Teacher awardee is Teacher Alexei, also 30 and from Angeles City. “Because of my 51Talk Lesson Support team and trainers, I am more empowered to teach,” he shared. “It’s become my habit to spend as much time as I can to teach students, and I ensure that every student receives quality time for every lesson they take with me.”

Aside from regular events in different parts of the Philippines, 51Talk develops its online English teachers by providing full online support and continuous training. For career growth, top senior teachers can advance to home-based online trainer posts. 51Talk teachers earn based on the hours they put in and the quality of lessons they give, and by taking advantage of the different incentive programs. One can earn more than an average full-time job’s salary, while top earners can earn as much as P80,000 a month.

51Talk teachers carry a very noble responsibility. They help Chinese students learn English, which can actually change their students’ lives for the better – whether in career advancement or personal development. To learn more, visit 51Talk.com/ph.