The TEFL Academy was one of the first sites I found, when researching which course to follow. I chose the TEFL Academy as I’d heard great things about their interactive online course and it was very thorough. The interactive activities are good at testing what you've learned as you progress through each lesson and the notepad activities are useful for those familiar with self-taught courses. Overall, I felt like there wasn't really much that the course didn't cover in the 160 hours or so it took to complete. If you are going through the lessons at a sensible pace and making the relevant notes, then the completion time for the course is accurate. The three assignments in the course test your ability to plan and implement lessons for a variety of learners of different ages and abilities.
The admin were helpful when I had a few technical issues and I always got a reply from them within 24 hours. The tutors provided detailed feedback on each assignment and work was returned graded normally within 3-4 days. You were also able to carry on with the lessons in the next unit, while your work was away being graded. There is a good balance in the additional reading and bookmarks they share, between what they find useful and what they too find cringe-worthy and unhelpful for new teachers.
The only extra thing I could think of could be some TEFL Academy made videos to give examples of the phonemic alphabet when working through the chart in one of the early lessons. This would be particularly useful to non-native English speakers doing this course. But, they do still provide links to the relevant videos online to help you through this.
Overall, having heard other people talk about their TEFL courses, I think this one was a sound choice.
5 years ago
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