Attitude and Rapport: Making Students Feel Comfortable
This Teaching Essentials Blog Series looks at some tools-of-the-trade for online ESL instruction. In it, we explore a few key concepts and dive into what makes them indispensable to our teachers. These...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About The Mid-Autumn Festival
Around the world on September 13th, Asian communities and families will be celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, a yearly celebration based on Chinese history, myth, and customs. It’s widely considered...
View ArticleHow Working Online Benefits our Social Lives
Not long ago, the thought of earning a competitive income from the comfort of your own home (and let’s be honest, in the comfort of your favorite PJs as well) was unthinkable. But it’s 2019, and opting...
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Supporting Students’ Growth: Top Strategies for Corrective Feedback
Part I: Correction Strategies Imagine this scenario: Your lesson today is on daily routines using simple present tense. You explain how the verbs are conjugated and give numerous examples. You have...
View ArticleBuild Your Business (Part 1): Creating Work-Life Balance
This is the first of a four-part series on finding success through building your career online. The idea of working from home is so deliciously attractive because it gives the impression that life...
View ArticleTips For Improving Your ESL Students’ Pronunciation
English pronunciation is possibly the most difficult hurdle your students must overcome. Although your students may be well-versed in English grammar and spelling, it is one thing to excel in writing...
View ArticleOnline Teaching on the Side: VIPKid Meets Growing Demand
Teaching online is already a rapidly growing profession. Here’s why you should consider virtual teaching the perfect opportunity (which is a whole lot of fun too) if you’re on the hunt for a side job....
View ArticleAre Millennials a Little Bit Lazy, or Just Kinda Smart?
There seem to be two prevailing preconceptions when it comes to Millennials. The first is they are incapable of sitting still, be it career-wise, in relationships, or even in geography. The second is...
View ArticleOrange You Sweet! The Perfect Post Class Pick Me Up
As you may know VIPKid loves everything orange and sweet, so today we are going to show you how to make one of our favorite orange drinks. WARNING: This is a delicious drink that your entire family...
View Article7 Best Perks of Teaching Online, From Home
Virtual online teaching is where the fun’s at. Teaching online is the most exciting work opportunity for teachers this century. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. Well actually it is an opinion, but...
View ArticleBuild Your Business (Part 2): Work from Anywhere
This is part two of a four-part series focused on finding success through building your career online. Working online means working from anywhere! Well, not quite. There are some key elements to that...
View Article3 Challenging English Language Rules For ESL Students
Native speakers may be the first to assert that English is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Especially when trying to teach and explain the language to those learning it, native speakers...
View ArticleBuild Your Business (Part 3): Being Financially Savvy
This is part three of a four-part series focused on finding success through building your career online. Being financially switched on isn’t just an exclusive club reserved for Warren Buffet and that...
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Visiting China: Meeting VIPKids and Tasting Scorpions
Two teachers’ experiences on their first trip to China Recently a few VIPKid teachers took it upon themselves to arrange a trip to China and experience a part of the world their students call home....
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Supporting Students’ Growth: Top Strategies for Corrective Feedback
Part II: Which Strategy Should I Use? In Part I of this blog series about “Supporting Students’ Growth: Top Strategies for Corrective Feedback”, I described a number of different strategies that...
View ArticleAre You Qualified to Teach English Online?
So you’re thinking of joining the next best thing, here’s what you need… Engaging with and teaching second language learners online has never been easier, and as demand for online teachers continues...
View ArticleBuilding Your Business (Part 4): Developing a Career
This is the final part of a four-part series focused on finding success through building your career online. Historically, the idea of working part-time and remote is at odds with the concept of...
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The Future of Education: Assessment With Dr. Malbert Smith
Today, we’re excited to introduce the next installment of our Thought Leadership Series, where we highlight professionals and luminaries from around the world that are helping to shape the modern-day...
View ArticleListen In On These Podcasts for ESL Teachers and Students
Every teacher will say that one never stops learning. Gaining knowledge and insight is a journey with no end. It is an adventure where one acquires and discovers tools that will better inform how they...
View ArticleTeaching Humor In ESL Lessons
Everyone loves a good laugh! Humor is sprinkled throughout our daily lives, whether it’s used to make others laugh or to make it through a tough day. But defining and understanding what’s funny varies...
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