Teach English in Jiazhuang Zhen - Jinan Shi

Nowadays, digital teaching and training is becoming more and more popular, especially among younger generations. People are now living a fast pace of life, which makes the classic face to face training less favourite for them. Therefore, many of them have shifted to online teaching in order to suit their life styles and allow them to utilize fragmental time. Therefore, in order to meet the dynamic demands of modern generation, it is critical to understand the pros and cons of online TEFL courses, compared to the traditional onsite TEFL courses. First of all, many people choose online TEFL courses because they are very convenient. For example, many of the IELTS courses in China can be done online or through an app, so the students, especially the adult ones, can watch them while they are on a train or whenever they like, which makes them to be able to use their time effectively. This is a huge advantage against the onsite TEFL courses. Furthermore, the online courses often contains recorded video, which allows them to revisit them in the future to sharpen their English skills. Other than that, online TEFL courses are also a lot easier to access. For example, there is a famous IELTS speaking teacher, called Shuai Yang, located in Beijing, China. If he only teaches through the traditional channel, which is classroom teaching, it makes it impossible for students in the other cities to study English from him. However, he is heavily involved in online TEFL courses, which means wherever the students are, they can access the best resources as long as they have access to digital devices and internet. At last, online TEFL courses are usually cheaper than traditional courses. This is because the teacher is able to reach hundreds of students, which is impossible to fit in a classroom, so the cost is a lot less after being shared by a large number of students. However, online TEFL courses also have disadvantages against onsite TEFL courses. First of all, the teachers have much better interaction with students in a classroom, which means they are able to monitor the students, and address any issues immediately. They are able to make sure the students are engaged and make sure they receive great value from the courses. It is usually harder for online TEFL teachers to assess the students. They might be able to give assessments, but usually it is not frequent, also for some aspects of teaching, speaking for example, it is hard to assess online. Secondly, it is also a lot harder for inexperienced teacher to teach online TEFL courses. In a classroom environment, the teachers are able to develop their teaching skills and materials through the interactions with students, as they are able to receive feedback all the time. The feedback is not only in the form of assessment, but also in the form of reactions of students to teaching materials and activities. With the lesson planning methods learned during the ITTT TEFL courses, teachers are able to plan and self-reflect effectively and in the end, enhance their teaching skills. At last, it is important to encourage the students to use what they have learned in the lesson in the ACTIVATE stage of ESA process, which is a lot easier to achieve in onsite TEFL courses. Both online and onsite TEFL courses have pros and cons. For a teacher who is new to the industry, they should always start with onsite TEFL courses in order to implement the theories they have learned and practice their teaching skills. It also helps to motivate the students that are lack in interest and make sure they do not get left behind. On the other hand, after the teachers have solid experiences in teaching, they can start to shift to online teaching in order to meet the demands and use their skills to help more students to improve their English.