Tech and The Future of English Tutoring
Pixabay Last Saturday morning as I lay in bed slightly worse for wear, I began scrolling through the internet on my phone reading up on the latest developments worldwide. I somehow managed to stumble upon the story of Lucy Earl stuffed between the latest Trump idiocy and analysis of Theresa May’s ‘strong and stable’ snap election decision. Lucy is 22-year-old who is managing to earn £30k a year by from her vlog on Youtube . That might not surprise many reading, especially as other vloggers are reported to be earning significantly more money, Casey Neistat for example. However, what is surprising is that Lucy is doing it by while teaching the world about the oddities of the English language. This story got me thinking about the future of my career in English tutoring. Tech in Teaching While teaching virtually via the internet is not a new phenomenon, we are beginning to see new and innovative ways of using it. Previously the main forms of exploiting online m