It seems that the TEFL industry’s future is going to be online. Not just the TEFL industry but most functioning industries will have to find an online presence that may or may not be functional for that industry. It is true that the TEFL teaching world does fit in somewhat to the riggers and restraints of online teaching. It is a language, and instruction around oral skill development. Though being online leads to a less expansive learning opportunity, it still facilitates an environment to progress.

Imagine trying to learn bricklaying online. Or brain surgery. Or hairdressing. You see, these industries are not very conducive to distance screen learning. They require the presence of teacher and student in close proximity so that a technical skill can be learned. Should the world not fully return to the position it was in pre Covid 19 then the learning schools industry is going to be decimated and in the ashes there will be a lesser industry trying to keep it’s head above water and continue to breathe.