I totally understand where you are coming from. I have created a template for messages on Preply when I get a notification from a potential student has either looked at my profile or didn't complete the booking process. I tend to keep it friendly and suggest that they contact me if they have any questions or would like to learn more about my experience or courses that I have run.

@@ELTExperiences That's a good idea...And hey if it works for you then go for it.

Thank you so much for your kind words. I use material from LinguaHouse (www.linguahouse.com) when teaching business clients.

I'm glad you found the video useful.

I’m so glad you found the video helpful and informative! I’m sure the video can be applied to teaching any language and I hope it helps you to improve your own teaching.

It is so nice to hear that you have found your feet with your online teaching - everyone has to start. I am also really happy to hear that you have found my content useful. Best of luck for 2025 and I am sure you will succeed!

That’s a great question but not one I’m familiar with. I would recommend approaching the CELTA centre to see what they recommend or to see if they have any suggestions. Otherwise you could look at possible exam work or preparation course you could run to help students prepare for the exam. Good luck with your CELTA course next year and I’m sure you’ll do just fine.

Best of luck with your CELTA course in the New Year. You will be just fine and you will be an inspiration to others language learners that aspire to be an English teacher one day!

So true! Prof. Peacock welcomed me into KOTESOL and it has been a wonderful time to be involved in some small way.

It's got to be one of my favourite Korean icecream bars, but I also like 바밤바.

I have to disagree with you on that fact - I will tell you why - I was in Oman for six months - I am a native speaker with University papers - I had my visa and all - it was not going to cost any school anything to hire me, as most of the time I was in a particular country - this was what I came upon - Most schools hired Senegal, Thai, and Indian to teach English as a second language even when they asked for native speakers. it's all about financial gain for the schools. I do not believe in the shortcomings that you speak of. I saw the same in Turkiye and a few more countries. What you are running into is that many people in your culture are in this field, and you have lots of competition. That's what it boils down to. Most Native speakers are being set aside simply for the reason of having to pay proper salaries. Has nothing to do with being born in the wrong country and not being inferior. As mentioned, it has to do with what a school is willing to pay a teacher - I see many schools that advertise for Native and hire non for lesser salaries. Now turn the tables on Native speakers and imagine how they feel being set aside when they are more qualified and set aside because of money! Goes both ways : )

@MY-zx6lz thank you for sharing your insight regarding this in a very professional and respectful manner.

@@MY-zx6lz I mean I know that this happens in a lot of schools. It is discriminatory, whether it is done to native or non-native teachers. However, what I was referring to was in terms of qualifications (CELTA/DELTA) when I can show that I am more qualified but still not hired sometimes because I am non-native. Anyway, thankfully I haven’t worked and don’t work with schools that discriminate based on country or only hire because they want to pay less. I do agree that it is a sad reality.

And to answer, Native Speakers are always better to learn from. I didn't need to watch your video, and I can even go farther and say that unless you speak English natively you shouldn't try to teach it, and learners especially should not be paying ANYONE for lessons or tutoring who is not a Native Speaker. Sure, there are very unique people who come from unique backgrounds - who essentially learn English as a native would - and they would make great teachers. These people are rare, and after witnessing myself HOW MANY foreigners want to earn money by teaching other foreigners MY language - I'm shocked and appalled at the lack of quality examples and education their clients receive.

As a Final note - I was hoping I'd learn something from you, but after getting a little too acquainted with the inside of your mouth - I'm unsubbing. There is no way I will forget that - and the blatant disrespect you've shown for viewers here is frankly something I would expect from someone who ISN'T from a European Heritage. Represent us well to the world, please.

@@user-c4b9b I’m pinning this comment to allow everyone to respond. I find your assertion of native speakers being best incredibly offensive, less so my eating habits.

@@user-c4b9b Too loud, get a chair! YOUR language is at times more respected and articulated from the mouths of people that come from Africa, South America, China, but you can't deal with it? These people usually speak with absolute confidence 3 to 5 languages. YOUR language is not yours because as of being a lingua franca, it is a trade, commercial, social and economical tool globally, and you can't expect native speakers to deal with all geopolitical scenario when it comes to teaching. Chill, brother. You just being disrespectful and too convicted about yourself

@@user-c4b9b Dude, your actually ridiculous blunder was to think your comment mattered to any of us - most of us do noy have pickles so far up our asses! Do you feel better about your ignorance?? Narcissist much?? I do not appreciate you degrading someone who is taking his free time to give us advice and his experience to make the road a little easier for some of us, Question is "Is there something wrong with you that you feel the need to vent your personal frustration - Perhaps you are fatigued or having personal frustrations in your personal life." Thank you for pointing out that you are a person with a few semesters of sound engineering under your belt - I suppose that makes you a professional to belittle a person who took a few seconds to eat his toast - get over it! I believe it is only you who is suffering from some sort of issue - here is a recommendation - for the 8 minutes that he spoke and gave his free time - remove your headphones so as not to affect your overly sensitive and delicate eardrum! Same goes with you - mind your manner and your words (find it amusing how you started off with "Dude" and them threw in a few big words to sound intelligent - such as "garish" then use "plowing" "violated" "the internal experience of the back of your throat" WHO SPEAKS LIKE THIS OR IN THIS MANNER? SERIOUSLY? Make up your mind if you want to come across as some low-level speaker or high level thinkers (you failled with that) -- I must commend you - you made me laugh because you made yourself out to be a real "tool" I would use another word, but I would not want to have you use it in your large chose of vocabulary! You are rather rude with your words, and you could have addressed this in another manner and more diplomatically. But being a narcissist, it would be expected from people with that dysfunctional personality. And you made it my business to comment when you posted on the platform for all to see. Therefore, you opened the door for people to express how disgusting and self-serving you are by trying to belittle a person who truly is taking some free time in his busy day - something he does not have to do to help us all up in our journey. Be a better person - be mature enough to address him privately and more respectfully - I have a strong feeling this teacher threatens you - you are feeling a little insecure that you have to be so vile. Be a better person - we are all teachers, and we are all to support each other - not to tear each other down - all bets were off with you when you posted not only once but twice - as I said, Narcissistic behavior! None of us have an issue with this gentleman making himself at home while casually chatting with us in his free time! Be better, or bugger off!!! Thank for you for the comedy! Continue to be shocked and appalled, you seem to thrive on it! Bravo! I guess you really told him ahhahahahhaahahahahahh

I am so pleased that you find my content helpful. I really do appreciate this. Best of luck with the CELTA course - you will love it!

@ELTExperiences Thanks a bunch , i have a query can i pass CELTA after graduation because i am non native from pakistan. Should I get an M.p hil degree or not in order to pass and take the CELTA course ??

You may wish to take an MPhil but you may wish to do so after you have completed the CELTA. Personally, I didn't have an MA until a number of years after completing the CELTA. With the CELTA, you learn a lot of practical skills, while with an MA you will learn a lot of theory.

Thank you ever so much for becoming a member and I really appreciate your support regardless how little it is. I will organise a 'Members Only' meeting in the coming weeks and plan to organise a bi-weekly online meeting for members from the New Year. During the meetings, members will be able to ask me directly to have a look at their teaching profile or seek support one way or another.

@ELTExperiences Alright, see you then, Martin. Thank you so much for your help. Have a nice night/day!

I appreciate your insight and feedback, but it is generally a topic that I feel uncomfortable discussing, particularly regarding how there is some form of discrimination in South Korea about teachers and their perceived value or lack of it just based upon their origin. In terms of Preply, look at how much you are willing to charge for your services. There will be students who are willing to pay for your services regardless your rate.

Yh, I see where you're coming from. Thank you so much!

@@DaysOfSodaAndLantana the student did not sign up which was a surprise. As for material, I tend to refer to LinguaHouse or ESL Brains for business related material. 😊

@ Thank you for your recommendations.

That’s a great question and something that I’ll answer on my next video. Very quickly though, there shouldn’t be any difference and don’t feel compelled to charge differently to native teachers.

@ELTExperiences Thanks a lot, Martin. Looking forward to the video then.

Thanks for your patience. I created the video and here it is Mohammad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaLPgIuYirx4mpI. 😊

I really appreciate your comment and from 2025 my resolution is to make weekly videos. Sometimes I find it hard to come up with ideas for content but I will just record and share a video no matter. I promise and I am sorry.

@@ELTExperiences Thanks a million from the bottom of my heart you know , you are the only one that i like the most in the You KZbin.There are many CELTA teacher on the KZbin like fergus fadden , CELTA helper and others but you are wonderful , top notch, brainy, ingenious CELTA teacher

@@ELTExperiences Please do not feel the need to apologize. As viewers, we should respect that everyone has a life outside of KZbin/social media. We work, have families, have to plan etc. Creating content is not achieved at the snap of our fingers; other viewers should respect and appreciate that. If you don't make a video every week, this is fine. The world is not going to end. Do not ever put that burden on your shoulders. We all love to see your videos, and when you post them, it is always a bonus. Please work at your pace as you owe it to yourself to live your life as well. Thank you for sharing your experiences and advice, it's always welcome.)

Looking at Wise and their page on Sri Lanka, it is available to use in this country. I would recommend that you look at the Wise pages for advice but you could always connect your Sri Lankan bank account to Wise or you could open up the account with your Belgian bank account. Otherwise, get in touch with Wise to see what they can do. I use Wise with my Korean and UK bank accounts.

@@ELTExperiences Yes, in Korea you can, not in Sri Lanka. Same for Payoneer. I struggle for all new accounts from this country. By the way, maybe it is useless to worry as Twenix said they are overwhelmed with applications and it can take time before I get approved.

You are able to withdraw your earnings at any time you wish.

@@ELTExperiences awesome. Thank you!

It is the tutor who uploads the PowerPoint, not Preply. You can create a PowerPoint on your computer and then upload it to the whiteboard.

Thank you!

Is it possible to have a sample of yours ,sir?

Sorry for the confusion. I would explain to the student that it would take a long time to move from C1 to C2 and that it takes a lot of work to achieve. I would recommend that you give the students many tasks to complete but focus on developing their natural spoken English by introducing advanced idiomatic phrases and grammar. Perhaps purchase Advanced Grammar in Use as it will help you prepare lessons and get a good dictionary. You could also share some podcasts for the student to listen to.

I’m pleased you find my content useful and informative despite my flaws in my spoken language, particularly with grammar. We all have our strengths as well as our pet peeves. One of my pet peeves is the incorrect use of verbs in the present perfect with native speakers. I suppose I should adjust the “Have you (got) any questions?” to “What questions have you got?” as this would get students to think and is more open rather the use of a closed question. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the content despite some of the questionable uses of English.

Thank you! You too!

Thank you ever so much for the kind words and I am so pleased that you find my videos helpful. Good luck with your very first trial lesson on Preply. 😊

Thanks for comment. You can book a trial lesson with me here: preply.com/en/tutor/30487.

Thank you so much. ☺️

Enjoy your meal ☺️