Specialist English Handouts - Hospitality Hotels Resorts Full guide TEFL

Why teach at a hotel?

Good question. After all, there are hundreds of jobs at schools, universities, businesses and language institutes all over the world.

What are the advantages of teaching at a hotel?

Small class size. In school or language institutes there may be 20, 30, 40 or more students in a class. That's a lot of students. English classes at a hotel may only contain 4 to 10 students. A big, big difference.

Great teaching environment. Many schools and language institutes, especially in under developed areas, may not have heating or cooling, not to mention the limited class room resources, such as books, computers, audio-visual equipment, etc. Hotels generally have great resources because they have the money and commitment to ensure that the students succeed by providing what is necessary to ensure that success.

Support from hotel personnel. Schools and universities are bureaucracies, and we all know the problems encountered there. Language institutes are mainly interested in the bottom line, enrolling as many students as possible and sometimes providing less than ideal support for their teachers.

Hotels, on the other hand, although also interested in the bottom line, realize that having qualified staff enhance their profits. To provide their guests with the best possible service demands staff that knows the English language. Whether it is good or bad, English is the commonly recognized international language of business and travel. Hotels want their employees to have a very good command of the English language in order to service their guests.