How much to charge for English lessons?
Sep 9th 2009, 4:57 pm
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How much to charge for English lessons?
I have been asked by a local Spanish women to give some conversation lessons.
Up here in Asturias, native English speakers are very rare.
I am unsure about prices - I looked in the local paper but the few English teachers do not publish their rates. I also looked in the Lo Quo website and again, few rates are published. I did see a few advertised. They are experienced teachers in the capital Oviedo who advertised 15 euros per hour.
Does anyone have an idea of what I should charge?
I do have the TEFL certificate.
Up here in Asturias, native English speakers are very rare.
I am unsure about prices - I looked in the local paper but the few English teachers do not publish their rates. I also looked in the Lo Quo website and again, few rates are published. I did see a few advertised. They are experienced teachers in the capital Oviedo who advertised 15 euros per hour.
Does anyone have an idea of what I should charge?
I do have the TEFL certificate.
Sep 9th 2009, 5:09 pm
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
I have been asked by a local Spanish women to give some conversation lessons.
Up here in Asturias, native English speakers are very rare.
I am unsure about prices - I looked in the local paper but the few English teachers do not publish their rates. I also looked in the Lo Quo website and again, few rates are published. I did see a few advertised. They are experienced teachers in the capital Oviedo who advertised 15 euros per hour.
Does anyone have an idea of what I should charge?
I do have the TEFL certificate.
Up here in Asturias, native English speakers are very rare.
I am unsure about prices - I looked in the local paper but the few English teachers do not publish their rates. I also looked in the Lo Quo website and again, few rates are published. I did see a few advertised. They are experienced teachers in the capital Oviedo who advertised 15 euros per hour.
Does anyone have an idea of what I should charge?
I do have the TEFL certificate.
Sep 10th 2009, 12:31 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
I have been asked by a local Spanish women to give some conversation lessons.
Up here in Asturias, native English speakers are very rare.
I am unsure about prices - I looked in the local paper but the few English teachers do not publish their rates. I also looked in the Lo Quo website and again, few rates are published. I did see a few advertised. They are experienced teachers in the capital Oviedo who advertised 15 euros per hour.
Does anyone have an idea of what I should charge?
I do have the TEFL certificate.
Up here in Asturias, native English speakers are very rare.
I am unsure about prices - I looked in the local paper but the few English teachers do not publish their rates. I also looked in the Lo Quo website and again, few rates are published. I did see a few advertised. They are experienced teachers in the capital Oviedo who advertised 15 euros per hour.
Does anyone have an idea of what I should charge?
I do have the TEFL certificate.
Prices will vary according to region. I would say 10€ per hour would be about right for an UNQUALIFIED teacher giving a conversation class. 15 euros an hour if you are qualified and experienced. 18€ per hour or more in the larger cities.
Sep 10th 2009, 7:05 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
Sep 10th 2009, 7:12 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
Can you/anyone explain a little about the various TEFL qualifications please? It's just that a friend is presently doing an online TEFL course (I don't know what he ends up with at the end of it, I think it's costing a few hundred euro) and is convinced that when he completes it he will be greatly sought after (and qualified) to teach English to businesses and at language academies. Is there something he doesn't know?
whether or not he will actually be capable of teaching is another matter entirely!
I know someone who did an online course & did indeed get a job in an academy in Denia - he very quickly realised that he was woefully 'unqualified'
Sep 10th 2009, 7:15 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
he might well be 'qualified', but he won't be as sought after as someone with a CELTA, although it will depend upon where he wants to work - some places will accept an online TEFL
whether or not he will actually be capable of teaching is another matter entirely!
I know someone who did an online course & did indeed get a job in an academy in Denia - he very quickly realised that he was woefully 'unqualified'
whether or not he will actually be capable of teaching is another matter entirely!
I know someone who did an online course & did indeed get a job in an academy in Denia - he very quickly realised that he was woefully 'unqualified'
If I were you I wouldnt charge, but ask the lady to teach you Spanish at the same time. Would be well worth ther investment
Sep 10th 2009, 7:17 am
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Sep 10th 2009, 9:05 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
Can you/anyone explain a little about the various TEFL qualifications please? It's just that a friend is presently doing an online TEFL course (I don't know what he ends up with at the end of it, I think it's costing a few hundred euro) and is convinced that when he completes it he will be greatly sought after (and qualified) to teach English to businesses and at language academies. Is there something he doesn't know?
I'm afraid the online courses are a bit of a joke, and the people who run these couses are in my opinion nothing more than scammers. No doubt when you are signing on the dotted line and parting with your hard earnt money they tell you that their TEFL qualification will prepare you for anything and get you access into all the language academies, but it's not true.
The CELTA is the industry standard.
Sep 10th 2009, 9:17 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
I agree with Lynxxa. Any self-respecting language academy worth its salt is not going to recognise any of the Mickey Mouse qualifications. That is not to say that some of the questionable academies wouldn't accept them, but I suspect that the pay would not be so good.
I'm afraid the online courses are a bit of a joke, and the people who run these couses are in my opinion nothing more than scammers. No doubt when you are signing on the dotted line and parting with your hard earnt money they tell you that their TEFL qualification will prepare you for anything and get you access into all the language academies, but it's not true.
The CELTA is the industry standard.
I'm afraid the online courses are a bit of a joke, and the people who run these couses are in my opinion nothing more than scammers. No doubt when you are signing on the dotted line and parting with your hard earnt money they tell you that their TEFL qualification will prepare you for anything and get you access into all the language academies, but it's not true.
The CELTA is the industry standard.
Of course, as in a lot of jobs, it's experience that counts. For example if you want lucrative Business English classes, experience (and the ability to speak Spanish) will trump the qualifications (important though they may be).
Sep 10th 2009, 9:33 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
The issue with qualifications is complex. CELTA is arguably the best qualification but it's very intensive and really only for teachers who have got a few years experience under their belts. It's not for newcomers who will struggle with it.
There are some great entry level TEFL cert courses out there and there's also a lot of rubbish ones.
Take a look at http://teflcoursereview.com where former students rate and review their courses. It makes for interesting reading!
There are some great entry level TEFL cert courses out there and there's also a lot of rubbish ones.
Take a look at http://teflcoursereview.com where former students rate and review their courses. It makes for interesting reading!
Sep 10th 2009, 9:47 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
As far as I'm aware the CertTESOL and the TEFL certificate are taken as very similar, so long as the qualification is accredited by the British Council. They both have a similar minimum requirement eg one hundred hours of instruction and six hours of supervised teaching practice (I'm not sure how this is done with distance learning which is available for both TEFL Certificate and CertTESOL; I imagine that only part of the course can be done remotely). The TESOL diploma is the next step if you want to get ahead in this career.
Of course, as in a lot of jobs, it's experience that counts. For example if you want lucrative Business English classes, experience (and the ability to speak Spanish) will trump the qualifications (important though they may be).
Of course, as in a lot of jobs, it's experience that counts. For example if you want lucrative Business English classes, experience (and the ability to speak Spanish) will trump the qualifications (important though they may be).
Sep 10th 2009, 10:06 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
The one you take on (normally) a four week course where you also start to give lessons to English-learners in order to fulfill your 6 hours minimum. I may be wrong, but so long as you're trained by qualified trainers, you'll learn about phonetics or class control just as quickly/slowly with either course if the hours are the same.
You know, thinking about it, although the initial 4 week course (whether it be TEFL or CELTA) for your certificate is very useful, it's not until you have a few weeks/months under your belt that you really develop basic teaching skills.
Very interesting thread this! I may try to get back into teaching if my search for an IT job continues to go nowhere.
You know, thinking about it, although the initial 4 week course (whether it be TEFL or CELTA) for your certificate is very useful, it's not until you have a few weeks/months under your belt that you really develop basic teaching skills.
Very interesting thread this! I may try to get back into teaching if my search for an IT job continues to go nowhere.
Sep 10th 2009, 10:17 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
When I took my Tesol I cried, it was such a shock and I am British. I think that we Brits are probably the worst at languages because very few of us actually use our own properly. 
I and probably many others went through school not knowing a preposition, verb, noun etc let alone the more obscure technicalities although we use them daily when it comes to actually breaking down a sentance it was a very different matter. I had to go right back to basics and learn what most children of other cultures learn at kindergarten, now that should be more embarrassing for the Brits than not being able to converse in any language.
My daughter, her friends and alot of people my age can not even write without shortening it to a few letters and they say texting is a technological breakthrough, I hate texting as I am one of those that write complete and understandable texts.
Even with a tesol certificate I would be happier to teach for free and improve my understanding of Spanish. One thing going back to basics did, it allowed me to get a basic grasp other languages more quickly at least enough to be understood.
I and probably many others went through school not knowing a preposition, verb, noun etc let alone the more obscure technicalities although we use them daily when it comes to actually breaking down a sentance it was a very different matter. I had to go right back to basics and learn what most children of other cultures learn at kindergarten, now that should be more embarrassing for the Brits than not being able to converse in any language.
My daughter, her friends and alot of people my age can not even write without shortening it to a few letters and they say texting is a technological breakthrough, I hate texting as I am one of those that write complete and understandable texts.
Even with a tesol certificate I would be happier to teach for free and improve my understanding of Spanish. One thing going back to basics did, it allowed me to get a basic grasp other languages more quickly at least enough to be understood.
Sep 10th 2009, 10:27 am
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Re: How much to charge for English lessons?
When I took my Tesol I cried, it was such a shock and I am British. I think that we Brits are probably the worst at languages because very few of us actually use our own properly.
I and probably many others went through school not knowing a preposition, verb, noun etc let alone the more obscure technicalities although we use them daily when it comes to actually breaking down a sentance it was a very different matter. I had to go right back to basics and learn what most children of other cultures learn at kindergarten, now that should be more embarrassing for the Brits than not being able to converse in any language.
My daughter, her friends and alot of people my age can not even write without shortening it to a few letters and they say texting is a technological breakthrough, I hate texting as I am one of those that write complete and understandable texts.
Even with a tesol certificate I would be happier to teach for free and improve my understanding of Spanish. One thing going back to basics did, it allowed me to get a basic grasp other languages more quickly at least enough to be understood.
I and probably many others went through school not knowing a preposition, verb, noun etc let alone the more obscure technicalities although we use them daily when it comes to actually breaking down a sentance it was a very different matter. I had to go right back to basics and learn what most children of other cultures learn at kindergarten, now that should be more embarrassing for the Brits than not being able to converse in any language.
My daughter, her friends and alot of people my age can not even write without shortening it to a few letters and they say texting is a technological breakthrough, I hate texting as I am one of those that write complete and understandable texts.
Even with a tesol certificate I would be happier to teach for free and improve my understanding of Spanish. One thing going back to basics did, it allowed me to get a basic grasp other languages more quickly at least enough to be understood.