Medical frontliners double as online English teachers during the pandemic

Teacher Iris Mint

It has been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out across the world. Though unprecedented, the fight against the virus is starting to shift with massive vaccination drives now taking place and lockdown measures being eased. As medical professionals who have been serving on the frontline look back at the early days of the outbreak, they are starting to realize just how much the overall experience has changed their lives.

Among these medical frontliners in the Philippines are Alenah, Cecilia, and Iris Mint, who happen to be online English teachers of popular teaching platform 51Talk. Coming from different fields of medical expertise, their experiences of being on the frontline vary, yet their stories are linked by the lessons they have learned. They also have the common ground of experiencing how teaching online helped them cope with the hardships that the pandemic brought.

51Talk unveils Maine Mendoza as its new brand ambassador

 

Today’s young professionals like to keep their options open by pursuing different endeavors that align with their interests. Through this constant exploration, it has become common for many Filipinos to become multifaceted as they take on many roles, even those that are beyond their professional careers.

Such is the case for many online English teachers at the NYSE-listed online English education platform 51Talk. Among its 30,000 plus active Filipino teachers, many of them are juggling other responsibilities when they’re not in the virtual classrooms. Whether it’s running their own business, pursuing graduate studies, having a regular day job, or even all of the above, a typical 51Talk teacher wears many hats in both his personal and professional life.

Recently, 51Talk has announced Maine Mendoza as its newest celebrity ambassador. Aside from being a reputable actress and TV personality, Maine is also a writer, singer, and entrepreneur, which makes her the perfect embodiment of 51Talk teachers.

51Talk hauls 10 awards and numerous citations in China and the Philippines

Leading online English teaching platform 51Talk continued to achieve recognitions and citations for its quality service and excellent performance in China and the Philippines. The platform connects a growing teaching community of over 30,000 online English teachers from the Philippines to foreign language learners using 51Talk’s proprietary software Air Class.

In August 2020, 51Talk was included on the list of 2020 Technology and Manufacturing’s Top 30 by Fast Company China, a leading business media outfit that focuses on innovation and technology. Within the same month, the online English education platform had also garnered the No. 1 spot in the Online Education Innovation Ranking, taking the spot for four consecutive years from Internet Weekly and iMedia’s Innovative Education Platform ranking. In addition, 51Talk was included in China’s Innovation Power List 2020 released by iMedia Research.

The following September 2020, 51Talk teachers won in the 2020 SINA Five-Star Gold Teacher Selection. The SINA Five-Star Gold Teacher Selection is an annual awards event that recognizes exemplary teachers who have shown persistence and excellence in educational innovation and methodology. SINA, a Beijing-based media company with operations in North America, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, has mounted the event since 2011 and enjoys the reputation of being highly influential and credible in the Chinese education and training industry. In addition, 51Talk was also listed under Zhitong Finance and Economics’ List of Best Chinese Capital Stocks in 2020. To top it off, 51Talk swept the month with another award: Best Education Stock of China in 2020.