Filipino teachers list tuition fees suitable for the income of the majority of students
Quickly browsing through online English teaching sites, you can easily see that the gross income before taxes and fees of Filipino teachers is about 180,000 - 200,000 VND/session, much lower than the tuition fees paid to native teachers, 500,000 - 1,000,000 VND/session.
The founding members of Fast Language have also gone "seeking teachers" in many places, both online and offline, including Vietnamese, Filipino, and native teachers; we realized that learning with Filipino teachers is a popular choice for the majority of Asian students.
If you have the opportunity to travel to the Philippines, or learn about it online, you may be a little surprised that many Koreans, Japanese, Taiwanese - Chinese, and even Vietnamese choose the Philippines as a foreign language learning environment instead of Western European countries.
The Philippines has many boarding schools, where students must use English all the time. Many locals are also curious about this and come to conduct field surveys, many of whom exclaim "now I understand why they choose the Philippines", simply, the teachers are very "good", the effectiveness is high with very affordable tuition fees.
With the development of technology, you can now learn with foreign teachers with a much more economical budget through online learning.
In general, after deducting living, travel, and textbook expenses, tuition fees do not differ much between online and offline learning.
From the author's personal experience, if native speakers do not have pedagogical experience, they only "sound native", not fully playing the role of a teacher; Filipino teachers realize this, and sometimes they feel a little sad compared to their native colleagues because they are receiving an income that is not commensurate with the value they bring to students.
Influencers who have studied with Filipino teachers
Those of you who are interested in learning foreign languages are probably familiar with Nguyễn Lâm Thảo Tâm, a talented young person in many fields, of which perhaps the most well-known is the field of English.
She is currently the English-language host of IELTS Face-off, a highly educational program. Thảo Tâm was exposed to English very early, when her parents sent her to a kindergarten run by Filipino teachers.
Thảo Tâm's success, her ability to "listen well and speak well" in foreign languages comes from her efforts, from the right orientation from her family early on, and it would probably be an omission not to mention her teachers.
Notes when learning online with Filipino teachers
To be fair, Fast Language also shares with parents and students the points to be aware of when choosing Filipino teachers, which are the weather and the absence of teachers.
Actually, this is not entirely the teacher's fault; the Philippines is an island nation that is frequently hit by storms, averaging 20 storms per year. This leads to unwanted technical problems such as internet, electricity, water, transportation disruptions, etc.
Occasionally, there are scheduled lessons that have to be rescheduled because the teacher's area is affected by natural disasters.
In these unfortunate situations, Fast Language also hopes that you will sympathize with the teachers; however, we also need to emphasize that if you see this happening frequently, for example, more than 3 times/month including 12 lessons, you should notify Fast Language via the 'Report issue' function, phone or email to ensure the best benefits.
Stay tuned for the next article: Experiences when learning foreign languages with native teachers
