In a nutshell, online English teaching involves teaching foreign students how to speak English correctly. The best part is, you can do this right at the confines of your cafe.
So how do you turn your cafe into an online school?
You already have the equipment, so all you need to prepare are the following:
- teachers
- lessons or books
- Skype
- good headsets and webcam
How does it work?
How can you hire teachers?
You can easily post an advertisement on your window, or you can use free online classified ad sites. Or you can use job marketplaces such as oDesk and Elance.
Where can you get your lessons?
If you've hired experienced teachers, you don't have to invest in books or lessons. But for inexperienced ones, not only should you give them books, you'll also have to train them.
The good news is, there are free ESL lessons that you can download from sites such as Scribd and other document-sharing sites. But if you want to invest in books created by respected educators or companies, head over to sites such as Amazon or your nearest bookstore.
As for teachers' training, you'll need to have someone experienced in the field. Or you can get this comprehensive guide from John Buchanan. He details everything you need to know.
Where can you find students?
If you live near Chinatown or Koreatown, you can post your advertisement in their community paper. You can also post an ad on your window.
But if you want to have students from South Asia, create a website, or post on classified ad sites and student boards.
