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How to Navigate the World of Online ESL

Written by Gina Gainous

The purpose of this article is to share detailed information about the most popular online ESL companies, along with some of my personal experiences and anecdotes from other teachers I’ve come across in Facebooks groups and teaching blogs. Before we get started, I’ll give a small self introduction. I’m a biracial woman from the United States with a Bachelor’s Degree in English as a Second Language Education (K-12) and my TESOL certificate. I worked in various schools in my hometown and abroad for the first two years of my career. Nowadays, I work 100% remotely for a company called Liulishuo based in Beijing, China. To begin, I’ll cover some of the basics.

Peak Hours If the company is based in China, they will expect you to work peak hours:

6-9 PM Monday through Friday, Beijing Standard Time

9AM-10PM Saturday and Sunday, Beijing Standard Time

Depending on where you reside, this might mean working early mornings. Currently, I reside on the west coast, and I typically teach from 5AM-8AM on weekdays. Make sure to calculate the time difference before applying. These hours aren’t for everyone, especially if you’re not a morning person. Companies based outside of China will offer afternoon and evening classes, but since they’re smaller you may not get that many bookings. The pay is usually lower as well.

Students Children: Most companies you’ll come across only offer classes with children, who are usually between the ages of 5-14. You may have the option of only teaching older children in middle and high school, but if you’re open to younger students you’ll have many more options. Adults: Some companies offer adult classes, if you’re not interested in teaching children. However, the pay is usually lower.

Salary Scale Base pay: This is the rate of pay you’re guaranteed. Most Chinese companies start their base pay between $15-$18. Companies located in other countries, like Russia or Spain, will have a much lower base pay (between $9-13 per hour) and usually won’t offer any bonus pay. Bonus pay: This is what you’ll see in most advertisements - “Up to $22.00 per hour!” - and depends on a number of factors. Some companies will give you a booking bonus or an attendance bonus. For example, if you teach 100 or so more classes a month, they’ll pay you an additional $2.00 per hour. They may also pay a $2.00 bonus if you open slots during peak hours. So if your base pay is $18, adding the extra $4 will bring your total pay to $22.00/hour. Buyout pay: Very few companies offer this pay structure, but if you’re lucky you might be able to score a contract. Basically, the company will pay you just for keeping your slots open, even if they aren’t booked. Sometimes it’s just a portion, sometimes it’s the whole salary. However, this usually means base pay is fairly low and they may not offer additional bonus pay. In the past, Gogo Kid and DaDaABC used to offer this as a perk, but to my knowledge they changed their contracts last year. Current teachers have confirmed this in 2020.

Payment Methods Bank transfer: This is the method I recommend the most, if the company provides it as an option. There are less fees with bank transfer and they are deposited directly into your account on payday. Paypal: The most popular method of payment. Usually involves both a conversion fee and an instant transfer fee, which add up after a while.

Class Types: Private classes (1 to 1): Teachers instruct one student. These are usually 25 minutes long. Some companies, such as SayABC, have 40 or 50 minute long classes. Small group classes (between 3-4 students): Teachers instruct a small group of students. Again, these classes are usually 25 minutes long. Larger group classes (6 or more students): Some companies offer larger group classes. In this case, they’ll expect you to stand up and will project your webcam in a classroom. These classes usually require a teacher’s assistant who is actually present in the room to help with classroom management.

Important things to note: 1. A lot of companies will provide the lessons for you, but they’ll expect you to have your own class materials. Things like whiteboards, markers, letter cut outs, puppets, dolls, toys, models, and more. Keep in mind, teachers can only write off $100 from their taxes if they pay for materials out of pocket, so be careful of your budget. 2. A revolving door is oftentimes a red flag. If you notice that a specific company is always hiring or posting ads, that’s not a good sign. It either means they have too many teachers and not enough students so booking slots stay empty, or that their teachers are constantly quitting. Which leads me to my next point... 3. Many online teachers have turned to recruiting. As recruiters, their companies will pay them a bonus based on how many people were hired after using their affiliate link to apply, and if those applicants teach enough classes. They are responsible for helping their recruits through the interview process, giving them advice for how to pass the assessments, and getting them familiar with the software. However, be wary of this because some people who have signed up via recruiter link have reported their mentors disappearing soon afterwards. This is not meant to be accusatory, but it is a common occurrence as observed on many Facebook Online ESL Teaching groups. 4. Remember, if the offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Get all the details, in words you can understand, before signing the contract and making the commitment. 5. Most companies only hire what they consider to be “Native English Speakers”. These are people who hold a passport from the following countries: The United States, The UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand [and sometimes South Africa]. This means that even if you speak English perfectly and have the right credentials, if your passport is from a country not listed above then you are considered a Non-Native English Speaker. There are some companies that hire NNES, but they will offer a significantly lower base pay. (Note: many of the bigger companies only hire people from the United States or Canada. A list of companies that hire Non-Native English Speakers can be found at the end of this article.) 6. Most companies only hire those with Bachelor Degrees. It’s preferred that your degree relates to Education or Child Development, but most of the time they’ll accept anything. You may also need a TEFL or TESOL certificate as well, along with some teaching experience. You can sign up for a short course on Groupon. A few of them cost less than $10. (There are some companies that hire without a degree, which are listed at the end of this article.) 7. You are considered an Independent Contractor, NOT an employee. You do not have the same protections you might be used to at a brick and mortar job. This means that these companies can fire you for any reason, or without a reason, at any time. On the other hand, this also means you can also quit for any reason at any time. However, keep in mind that many companies have been known to withhold the final paycheck if this occurs, and there’s not much you can do about it since they’re based in another country and don’t adhere to your country’s laws. It’s best not to burn bridges. 8. A lot of the bigger and popular online ESL companies are geared towards young students between the ages of 5-14 years old. They’ll want to see high energy, the use of props, and general silliness, hence why online educators have coined the term “edutainer”. You must ask yourself if your personality fits this kind of job, because they will expect you to perform in this way during your interview and also in your classes.

Companies to avoid (and why): VIPKid - suspected of data mining, new teachers wait months before getting regular bookings, mixed success with POC teachers, “edutainers” Likeshuo - racist policies, has been seen advertising for white teachers only Acadsoc - low base pay, non-communicative staff, low quality lesson plans iTutorGroup/51Talk - teachers are rated by students and if they get one low rating for a class they can be fired, unresponsive IT staff, inflexible time off policy, harsh cancellation policy Magic Ears - long training process, slow bookings for new teachers, you MUST teach in their style or else you won’t get bookings

Companies I’ve worked for and liked: Liulishuo - communicative staff, offer professional development, offer buyout schedule, hiring freezes, good quality lesson plans, quick and reliable payment each month, responsive IT team Golden Voice English - high quality lesson plans, good students, communicative staff, quick and reliable payment each month, responsive IT team

Companies I’ve worked for and didn’t like: Micro Language - late pay, wouldn’t put black people/POC in their new program despite being top tutors, poor quality lessons with grammar and spelling errors, non-communicative staff, made multiple changes to teaching contracts without input from teachers DaDaABC - offered low base pay, unfair time off policy, removed many of the perks from their new contracts Cambly - difficult students, women often experience sexual harassment from male students, POC teachers have reported racial microaggressions from students, no structured format, pay is low, lots of student no shows or last minute cancellations with no penalty for students

Companies that only hire from The United States/Canada/UK: QKids (and you MUST be based in The US or Canada) Golden Voice English VIPKids English First (US/UK) OpenEnglish

Companies that hire WITHOUT a degree: Magic Ears Cambly Palfish OpenEnglish LatinHire Preply Verbling Learnship Acadsoc SkimaTalk Italki Learnlight 31ABC (but they require teaching experience)

Companies that hire Non-Native English Speakers: Preply Voxy (must have some college credits) Learnship Yiyi English LatinHire

Companies that offer adult-only classes: Huajing Liulishuo English First Learnlight Italki Cambly OpenEnglish

To wrap things up, I’ll share a few more points to look out for in your job search. GREEN FLAGS - They implement hiring freezes so they don’t overhire teachers. Offers professional development opportunities. Quick responses from IT. Quick responses from HR. RED FLAGS - Spam-like advertisements. Lots of recruiter links on Facebook posts or other websites. I hope this guide helps you find the perfect position! ~~~~~

Gina Gainous is a state licensed ESL teacher that hails from the midwestern United States. She can be reached for further questions or inquiries at [email protected].

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DIAM ADALAH EMAS

Istana Cerita -dalam bisnis maupun kehidupan sehari hari diam memiliki kekuatannya sendiri. Saat Anda berada dalam rapat, coba tunggu sampai percakapan berhenti dan hitung berapa lama itu terjadi. Kemungkinan besar ,erutama di kalangan orang yang berbahasa Inggris ,momen jeda itu mungkin hanya bertahan paling lama satu atau dua detik. Bahkan di kalangan pengguna bahasa isyarat, penelitian menunjukkan bahwa biasanya kita hanya memberikan sepersekian detik jeda sebelum bergantian berbicara. Namun meski pola percakapan ini universal, persepsi kita akan momen diam ternyata berbeda jauh antara satu budaya dengan lainnya dan inilah detail penting saat Anda melakukan bisnis di dunia internasional. Bagaimana caranya agar jatuh cinta lagi dengan pekerjaan Anda? Apakah perlu membangun pencitraan pribadi? Pembicara bahasa Inggris cenderung paling tidak nyaman ketika ada jeda panjang dalam percakapan. Tetapi tahu kapan harus diam bisa memberi seseorang keunggulan, baik saat berusaha melakukan penjualan atau saat melakukan negosiasi pembayaran sampai saat presentasi dan pengembangan staf. Diam memang betul-betul emas. Norma budaya Mungkin satu budaya melihat jeda dalam percakapan sebagai suatu hal yang aneh atau canggung, tapi di budaya lain, jeda menjadi momen berharga untuk merenung dan sebagai tanda hormat atas apa yang disampaikan oleh pembicara terakhir. Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Universitas Groningen di Belanda dalam bahasa Belanda dan bahasa Inggris juga menemukan bahwa saat terjadi jeda dalam percakapan selama lebih dari empat detik, orang-orang mulai merasa gelisah. Masyarakat yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris cenderung tidak nyaman dengan diam, namun komunikasi dan pemahaman tak harus selalu verbal - jeda bisa punya banyak makna. Sebaliknya, penelitian lain tentang pertemuan bisnis menemukan bahwa orang-orang Jepang justru senang dengan momen diam selama 8,2 detik — hampir dua kali lebih lama jika dibandingkan dengan interaksi dalam rapat di Amerika. Perbedaan budaya ini tercermin lewat pepatah di AS yang mengatakan bahwa 'ban yang berdecitlah yang mendapat oli' sementara di Jepang ada pepatah yang mengatakan bahwa 'pria yang diam adalah orang yang terbaik untuk didengarkan'. Di Jepang, kekuatan diam muncul lewat konsep haragei (omongan perut), yang menyatakan bahwa komunikasi terbaik adalah saat kita sama sekali tidak berbicara. "Ketika Anda membutuhkan kata-kata, berarti ada kegagalan untuk saling memahami, sampai untuk memperbaikinya Anda membutuhkan kata-kata," kata Dr Deborah Tannen, profesor linguistik di Georgetown University di AS. Orang Finlandia — yang menghargai privasi, menahan diri dan menjadi pendengar yang baik — juga senang duduk dalam diam, merenung dengan pikiran masing-masing, kata Donal Carbaugh, profesor komunikasi di University of Massachusetts Amherst. Mengapa menjadi konsisten tidak selalu baik Mengapa anggapan kita tentang generasi milenial banyak yang salah? "Tidak ada seorang pun yang mengatakan apa-apa tapi semua orang berpikir. Mereka sibuk dalam pikirannya. Pada titik itu, cara pandang mereka akan diam bisa sangat positif." Lalu kenapa pembicara bahasa Inggris merasa kesulitan dengan jeda yang lama dalam percakapan? Di AS, mungkin pikiran itu muncul dari sejarah kolonial Amerika sebagai persimpangan dari banyak orang, kata Carbaugh. "Ketika ada perbedaan yang heterogen dan kompleks, sulit untuk menemukan kesamaan, sehingga Anda terpaksa berbicara, maka bisa dipahami ketika orang merasa gelisah, sehingga mereka harus berinteraksi secara verbal untuk menyamakan hal yang mendasar dalam hidup," katanya. Dan ini juga terjadi di London, tambahnya. Sebaliknya, kata Carbaugh. "Saat ada tingkat homogenitas yang lebih besar maka lebih mudah untuk menjadi diam. Contohnya, ketika Anda berada di antara teman dan keluarga, maka Anda mudah duduk diam daripada dengan orang yang tidak Anda kenal." Taktik Fakta bahwa pembicara bahasa Inggris canggung saat harus diam menunjukkan betapa diam bisa menjadi alat yang kuat. Pakar sales Gavin Presman secara konsisten sengaja memberi jeda setelah menyampaikan presentasi penjualannya — dia membaca bahwa konselor harus menunggu lima detik setelah pasien selesai berbicara. Kebosanan justru bisa membuat kita lebih kreatif Efek mengkhawatirkan dari terlalu banyak bekerja dan kurang tidur "Dalam bisnis, lima detik mungkin terlalu lama, jadi saya diam selama tiga detik, dan yang terjadi begitu luar biasa," kata Presman, direktur dari penyedia pelatihan dan pengembangan Inspire yang berbasis di Inggris. Dalam negosiasi bisnis, jeda antara saat seseorang selesai berbicara dan jawaban Anda bisa menjadi alat yang ampuh. Baru-baru ini, seorang calon pelanggan mengatakan padanya, "Tarif Anda sangat mahal dan saya tidak yakin bisa membayarnya." Presman mengatakan bahwa dia paham situasinya, lalu menunggu. Sepuluh detik kemudian lawan bicaranya mengakui bahwa dia menyadari pentingnya pelatihan dan ingin melanjutkan. "Kita sering berpikir bahwa diam itu hanya berarti bahwa orang tidak berbicara," kata Presman. "Namun diam memberi kesempatan pada orang untuk merasa tenang dan berpikir lebih dalam." Katie Donovan berpegang pada pepatah, 'Siapa yang lebih dulu berbicara, dia kalah." Pada awal kariernya, pendiri konsultan Equal Pay Negotiations yang berbasis di AS diwawancara untuk lowongan pekerjaan di bidang penjualan dan langsung ditawari pekerjaan itu. Saat si pewawancara menyebut gaji, Donovan mengatakan dia akan menjawab seminggu lagi, lalu duduk diam. Si pewawancara lalu menaikkan tawarannya. Donovan mengulangi taktiknya. Akhirnya, si pewawancara mengajukan tawaran ketiga yang jumlahnya 20% lebih besar daripada tawaran gaji pertama. Donovan pun menerimanya. Saatnya menghentikan gelar jabatan yang tidak masuk akal Trik desain yang bisa mendorong dan mengurangi kreativitas "Diam itu adalah teknik yang tersulit untuk dipelajari, melebihi pengetahuan akan produk atau hal lain," kata Donovan. "Karena diam itu melawan insting alami, kita selalu ingin mengisi kekosongan." Tak perlu menunggu sampai Anda harus bernegosiasi, menurut Donovan kita bisa berlatih dengan teman atau kolega. "Tanyakan hal sederhana, seperti, 'Apa yang kamu lakukan di akhir pekan?' lalu diam. Jika Anda sudah berlatih diam, maka ini menjadi kemampuan yang berguna sepanjang hidup Anda, saat menghabiskan waktu bersama teman sampai saat membeli rumah." Kapan harus bicara? Tentu saja, diam tak selamanya emas, ada masa-masanya Anda harus bicara. Kadang diam bisa disalahartikan, kata Tannen. Peneliti yang mengamati interaksi di ruang sidang mendapati bahwa penasihat hukum menyarankan pada para terdakwa yang mereka bela untuk berpikir sebelum menjawab, dan tak langsung berbicara. Namun juri sering mengira bahwa momen jeda sebelum berbicara berarti si terdakwa sedang menyusun kebohongan, katanya. "Antara tujuan dan efek yang dihasilkan dari momen jeda atau diam itu sering berbeda." Di tempat kerja, saat seorang manajer mengumumkan suatu keputusan, dia akan berasumsi bahwa stafnya akan menyampaikan sesuatu jika mereka merasa tidak puas, katanya. Namun bagi para karyawan, mereka merasa tidak ada gunanya mereka menyampaikan keberatan karena keputusan atasan mereka sudah bulat. "Ini adalah perbedaan yang berbahaya," katanya. Bagaimana meraih keberhasilan di zaman 'nampang'? Apakah bos Anda sangat toksik? Kenali enam tandanya Berhadapan dengan diam adalah kemampuan yang penting, kata Matthew MacLachlan dari Learnlight, penyedia jasa pelatihan bahasa dan kemampuan informal yang berbasis di Inggris — apalagi jika Anda harus berhadapan dengan budaya-budaya yang berbeda. "Negosiator Cina sangat, sangat sadar bahwa orang Amerika senang mengisi jeda dan mereka dilatih untuk tetap diam dan bergeming karena itu akan membuat orang Amerika merasa tidak nyaman, dan kemungkinan mereka akan menyerah sementara pihak Cina tak perlu report-repot melakukan sesuatu," katanya. Lalu apa respons terbaik? "Tahan diri dan tunggu saja. Jangan menawarkan kompromi atau mengalah hanya karena mereka tidak berbicara. Jika Anda harus mengatakan sesuatu, sampaikan pertanyaan langsung, seperti, 'Apa tanggapan Anda akan tawaran itu?'" Saat berbicara di depan umum, momen diam atau jeda bisa menunjukkan bahwa Anda menguasai situasi dan tidak terintimidasi. "Ketika momen diam atau jeda sampai 45 detik, Anda bisa bilang, 'Kita bisa membahasnya lagi nanti tapi mari lanjutkan dulu negosiasi ini." Saat presentasi, diam atau jeda bisa lebih efektif daripada berapi-api, tambahnya. "Sebelum mulai, lihat ke penonton dan diam sejenak karena itu berarti, 'Saya menguasai panggung ini. Saya tahu apa yang saya lakukan. Saya percaya diri.'" Sebuah contoh klasik adalah ketika pendiri Apple Steve Jobs meluncurkan iPhone pertama, kata MacLachlan. "Dia memberikan jeda sehingga Anda tidak kehilangan poin-poin intinya. Karena momen diam membuat kita gugup, maka reaksi insting kita adalah agar kita memusatkan perhatian, karena ada sesuatu yang terjadi di sini." Begitu pula saat Anda memberi penilaian pada staf atau orang yang sedang dilatih, jeda menjadi hal yang penting — apalagi ketika penilaiannya negatif. Mengapa Anda semestinya mengatur energi, bukan waktu Anda Berapa lama lagi pekerjaan Anda akan digantikan oleh mesin? "Jika Anda terus berbicara, maka Anda mencekoki. Berikan mereka waktu sejenak untuk melewati momen emosional dan agar mereka berpikir secara kognitif dan mulai memproses," kata MacLachlan. Diam bisa menjadi aktivitas berpikir yang lebih berfokus ke dalam diri seseorang atau ketenangan yang memberi diri sendiri waktu untuk mengamati dan berpikir dan mendengarkan dunia di sekitar Anda, kata Carbaugh. Setelah mengamati bagaimana diam digunakan di Finlandia dan di Blackfeet Nation, suku Indian di Amerika Utara di Montana utara di AS, Carbaugh melihat bahwa manfaat diam lebih dari sekadar soal bisnis dan penjualan. "Diam bisa menjadi titik fokus yang kuat untuk memahami diri kita sendiri, memahami orang lain, untuk mengembangkan pemahaman yang lebih baik antara satu sama lain dan hasil yang lebih produktif dan itu bisa diterapkan di bisnis, politik, pendidikan, hukum, pengobatan, semua aspek kehidupan manusia." DIBACA JUGA PEMIMPIN YANG MAMPU MEMIMPIN WINDOWS 8 FITUR LAYAR SENTUH ASAL MULA PASIR FUNGSI OTAK MANUSIA Read the full article

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