Teaching English Online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia

topperZZ99 Contributor

Member since 10 January 2014

topperZZ99Contributor14 December 2015 14:14:39

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Would it be possible to teach English / ESL online with private lessons entirely online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia ?

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jhonnyjos1 Member

Member since 23 June 2015

jhonnyjos1Member11 January 2016 21:33:03

yo pienso que si es posible hay mucha gente que necesita aprender

Priscilla ViP

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PriscillaViP12 January 2016 08:25:54

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@ jhonnyjos1 > Can you please post in english on this english speaking forum?

Thank you

Priscilla

taobuckets Member

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taobucketsMember27 February 2016 02:13:30

yes, it is possible, I have done it a few times. BUT, the students are not as reliable as face-to-face students. I live in Medellin. I suggest that you offer 2-3 Skype sessions, for free, then follow-up with fee based classes (for example, $25,000 per class). You might ask the student why they want to learn English first. That might help get him/her focused.
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topperZZ99 Contributor

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topperZZ99Contributor29 February 2016 14:21:24

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Thanks for the good advice. That's just what I wanted to hear.

topperZZ99 Contributor

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topperZZ99Contributor07 March 2016 15:37:32

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Thanks Robert. I greatly appreciate your good advice regarding teaching English online on Skype.

That's kind of what I thought too. anything is possible. I live in Canada right now but would like to move to Medellin, and I have already visited Medellin 5 times within the last 5 years and I really love that city so much and the people too of course. My wife is from Medellin.

My idea is to live in either El Poblado, Laureles, Envigado, or Sabaneta, and rent a 2-bedroom unfurnished apartment for 1 year to start, and make some extra money by teaching English language lessons either on a part-time basis or a full-time basis both online via Skype and/or in person at my residence for 25,000 to 30,000 COP. I am a native English speaker from Canada, post-university level. I know there are now a lot of people in Medellin who want to learn to speak English fluently, including lots of business people, men & women, university students, high school students, elementary school students, and people who work in the travel & hotel & restaurants & hospitality industry in Medellin..

I also trained in Japanese karate for a long time and I might also try to teach sport-fitness types of karate classes part-time in the evenings & on weekends to elementary school students, high school students, university students & working adults overage-18 for 50,000 to 100,000 COP per month. Just an idea.

Cheers !!!
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Brian Stobo