OnTESOL

Ready to move beyond entry-level ESL teaching jobs?

The 250-hour TESOL Diploma is designed for experienced ESL teachers who want to become curriculum developers, IELTS instructors, and future academic managers.

✅ Master advanced ESL lesson planning frameworks (PPP, ESA, and Task-Based Learning)

✅ Learn curriculum development and course design skills

✅ Build professional teaching materials with purpose and progression

✅ Strengthen your grammar, phonology, and methodology expertise

✅ Qualify for higher-paying opportunities in IELTS, Business English, teacher training, and leadership roles

Whether your goal is to teach IELTS, work for premium language schools, develop courses, or become a Director of Studies, OnTESOL will help you stand out in a competitive market.

Don't just teach lessons. Learn how to design learning experiences!

Learn more about OnTESOL's DELTA-equivalent 250-hour TESOL Diploma at https://ontesol.com/tesol-diploma/

Every day, ESL teachers help students do more than learn English.

They help learners speak with confidence, participate in their communities, succeed in interviews, build careers, and connect with people around the world.

Behind every new conversation, presentation, job opportunity, or academic achievement is a teacher who made communication possible.

As an ESL teacher, your impact extends far beyond the classroom. You help students express their ideas, share their experiences, and achieve goals they once thought were out of reach.

✨ Help students find their voice in English.
📚 Become a qualified TESOL/TEFL teacher with OnTESOL
🌍 Teach English. Change Lives.

Learn more about starting an international ESL teaching career with OnTESOL https://ontesol.com/teach-english-abroad/

How communicative are your IELTS reading activities?

Many IELTS Reading classes focus on finding answers and checking scores, but Band 7+ students need more than test-taking strategies.

Communicative reading activities help learners:

✔ Discuss and predict content before reading
✔ Justify answers with evidence
✔ Compare interpretations with classmates
✔ Summarize key ideas in their own words
✔ Connect reading topics to real-world discussions

When students actively communicate about what they read, they develop stronger comprehension, critical thinking, and academic language skills, which are the exact necessary skills for higher IELTS scores.

Discover communicative IELTS activities used by an experienced OnTESOL-certified teacher in Vietnam https://ontesol.com/communicative-activities-teaching-ielts/

Every ESL teacher needs a backup plan!

Your lesson finishes early. An activity falls flat. Technology stops working.

Now what?

Experienced ESL teachers always have a few reliable games ready to keep students engaged and speaking English.

From creative speaking challenges to low-prep activities that can be used with almost any level, these backup ESL games can save your lesson and turn unexpected free time into valuable language practice.

Discover creative backup ESL games every teacher should know https://ontesol.com/blog/how-to-teach-english/activities/creative-back-up-esl-games/

Task-Based Learning is one of the most practical ways to create engaging, student-centered ESL lessons that prepare learners for real communication outside the classroom.

Strong Task-based Learning lessons focus on authentic communication:
🗣 Solving problems
🤝 Debating ideas
📋 Comparing information
💡 Sharing experiences
📞 Completing real-life tasks

When students actively use language to achieve meaningful goals, motivation and communication skills improve naturally.

Learn to create Task-based Learning lesson plans with an accredited TESOL/TEFL certification https://ontesol.com/tefl-tesol-certification/

Teaching English abroad can mean managing 40+ students in one classroom, which often comes with mixed levels, limited space, and high energy. The key with large ESL classes is designing lessons that keep everyone engaged!

The OnTESOL Graduate blog shows how experienced ESL teachers manage large classes in South Korea. The same strategies can be applied with large ESL classes anywhere in the world.

https://ontesol.com/blog/teaching-english-abroad/south-korea/teaching-large-classes-in-south-korea/

Apply to teach English abroad and online with OnTESOL. Find TEFL jobs in South Korea, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, and online.

Enroll in an accredited online TESOL / TEFL certification with OnTESOL and get unlimited access to our job board.

See TEFL jobs 👉 https://tefljobs.ontesol.com/

Struggling to keep young ESL learners engaged?

Performance-based activities turn passive students into active English users. Instead of memorizing vocabulary, children learn English through role plays, mini presentations, creative projects, and teamwork.

✔ Build speaking confidence
✔ Increase participation
✔ Make lessons more memorable
✔ Encourage real communication

👉 Explore performance-based activities for young learners: https://ontesol.com/blog/how-to-teach-english/teyl/how-to-use-performance-based-activities-and-projects-with-children/

Stop teaching from the textbook! Use the internet to create more engaging, real-world ESL lessons your students actually remember.

👉 Learn how:
https://ontesol.com/blog/how-to-teach-english/technology-in-the-esl-classroom/web-technology-in-the-esl-classroom/

May is the best month to apply for ESL teaching jobs in Canada. If this is your first ESL teaching job, you probably have many questions…

Where do I find jobs?
What are classes like?
What do employers expect?

This guide from OnTESOL graduates gives you real answers from ESL teachers who’ve been in your shoes.

👉 Read it here: https://ontesol.com/blog/teaching-english-abroad/canada/