{"id":17793,"date":"2022-02-15T12:32:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/?p=17793"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T23:07:17","slug":"beverly-from-the-uk-teaching-english-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/beverly-from-the-uk-teaching-english-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverley, From the U.K., Teaching English Online"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After working at an adult education college for more than a decade, Bridge grad Beverley Dupont, from the U.K., decided to teach English online<\/a> during the pandemic. Nowadays, she\u2019s teaching for a Taiwanese EFL company while moonlighting as a biographer. She discusses how she landed a flexible job and how she\u2019s honed her online English teaching skills.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi, Beverley! Can you share a little about yourself?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m from Bedford, U.K. I did my BA (Hons) in Journalism Studies and my Master\u2019s in Social Anthropology. Before teaching, I had a crazy assortment of odd jobs \u2013 waitress, florist\u2019s assistant, pasty factory worker, telemarketer, and I picked out the burnt crisps on a production line. Teaching saved the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, I teach online and work part-time as a biographer for StoryTerrace<\/a>. I sometimes have private online EFL students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired you to become an English teacher?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I liked meeting people from other cultures and I wanted to build my confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 9 reasons to become an online English teacher.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you get started or shift to teaching English online?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After 14 years in an adult education college, teaching ESOL and adult literacy, I wanted a change. I worked as a prison tutor for seven months, but it was awful and nearly put me off teaching! I worked in a care home as I needed the income, but it felt unsafe when the pandemic hit, so I transitioned to teaching online! A couple of ex-work colleagues put me in touch with the two private students I\u2019ve taught via Off2Class<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beverley teaching English online<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What do you like best about teaching English online?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I like the fact that it\u2019s both flexible and has some stability and a schedule. It works well alongside my biography work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you land your current job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Landing my online teaching job was due to a Google search for large Southeast Asian online providers, and StoryTerrace was due to an advert I saw on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read these 11 tips for finding a job as an online English teacher.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell us more about your teaching job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I work for a large EFL provider in Taiwan, where I get to teach children and adults. The students can be as young as three up to retirement age. They are all levels of ability, and I mainly teach one-to-one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lessons are already prepared, are either 25 minutes or 45 minutes, and are generally topic-based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you like to do when you\u2019re not teaching?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As I\u2019m 45 now, I like to sleep. When I\u2019m not sleeping, I like making tiramisu, having a coffee in the park, or watching a good documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you share a memorable moment that you’ve had as an English teacher?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had a student named Astronaut who decided to draw a face on a paper bag and continue the lesson that way. He took it off pretty quickly when his dad walked in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beverley uses ManyCam, a popular webcam software, to teach a lesson.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You took the Specialized courses in Teaching English Online and Teaching English Online as a Freelancer<\/a>. Why did you decide to take these courses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I thought it would be wise to keep my options open, and doing a business plan really helped me think about what I needed to consider. I also wanted to work from home, due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did these courses help you professionally?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The courses helped prepare me for teaching online and made me feel more comfortable with the technology, such as ManyCam<\/a> and Off2Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have also helped me manage private students and feel comfortable using different platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested in being your own boss? Learn how to get started freelance English teaching online.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your career plans or goals?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I want to continue doing biographies, but the online teaching gives me some welcome financial stability and is often a fun chance to be silly with little kids. I\u2019m happy with what I\u2019m doing for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any advice for English teachers who want to teach online?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I would just say to keep your options open, give things a try, and always be prepared to pivot! There are more opportunities out there than you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ready to transition to the virtual classroom, like Beverley? Find out which TEFL\/TESOL certification you need to teach English online.<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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