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| to each other that teachers and students across the | | | | Skills for teaching international students |
| globe can now enjoy. For teachers seeking online | | | | Language skills: Though many international students |
| teaching jobs, there are many benefits to be | | | | are well-versed in other languages, online tutors |
| harvested. Any teacher who enjoys a challenge, or | | | | taking on foreign students will have an advantage if |
| doing something different, may find that online | | | | they are themselves bilingual or have experience of |
| tutoring of international students will suit them well. | | | | teaching learners for whom English is a second |
| Especially in many developing countries, there is a | | | | language. Note also that some learners have a good |
| hunger for knowledge and qualifications: a need that | | | | grasp of spoken English but may use a very different |
| Online Learning is superbly well designed to meet. | | | | written alphabet. Online Tutoring may entail providing |
| What international students want - Opportunities for | | | | extra help with written assignments. |
| teaching students from all around the world are | | | | Cultural sensitivity: Online tutors and educators in |
| abundant, with particular demand in some educational | | | | search of online teaching jobs don't need a degree in |
| areas. They include: | | | | anthropology but cultural sensitivity is essential. The |
| 1. English language teaching. English remains one of | | | | scope for misunderstanding and even giving offense |
| the key languages of international commerce, and | | | | is magnified and before starting online tutoring of |
| the demand is perennial. Online tutors who can assist | | | | students from different cultures, online tutors would |
| foreign learners with their command of the English | | | | do well to familiarize themselves with the |
| language will find many openings. Possibilities include | | | | backgrounds of potential students. |
| both structured language teaching, including grammar | | | | The rewards of teaching international students - |
| and English literature, and conversational English | | | | Many online tutors find teaching international students |
| tutoring online, via video link. China is one country | | | | exceptionally rewarding, both because most are |
| where students are eager to learn English with an | | | | hardworking and eager to learn and because students |
| online tutor and make the most of the new links | | | | from other cultures demand that teachers stretch |
| between China and western economies. | | | | themselves to meet the challenges involved. It is a |
| 2. SAT and GRE tutoring and test prep. Many | | | | way for online tutors to learn about other countries |
| international students, in Africa and China (to name | | | | and cultures and sometimes results in lifelong |
| but two) aspire to obtaining places in American and | | | | friendships. Online tutors of international students can, |
| European universities. Online tutoring for aspirant | | | | in their own small way, use education to contribute |
| undergraduates (SAT test prep) and postgraduates | | | | to building bridges between peoples and nations |
| (GRE or GRE MAT test prep) are both areas that | | | | across the globe. |
| online tutors and educators seeking Online Teaching | | | | |