Name: The TEFL Academy
Address: 21-22 Old Steine, Werk Hubs, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON
Rating: 4.89

“From the first day I enrolled in the 168 Hour TEFL course, I really appreciated all the professionalism of the TEFL Academy staff, especially the Tutor support that answered promptly to all my doubts and questions. All the course materials are well-structured, organised, and easily comprehensible not to mention the additional resources that the course offers at the end of each unit. Assignments were challenging but at the same time highly rewarding. Feedback and guidance provided after assignments were very detailed and useful to improve my teaching skills. Considering all I have just said above, I definitely recommend the TEFL Academy to anyone who wants to pursue a career in teaching English as a foreign language.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I work as a primary teacher and I took this course to further develop my knowledge of teaching English as a second language. This course was really well structured, the feedback to each assignment was very detailed and I learned so many things from it. I highly recommend it to anyone who considers broadening their horizons.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I had a very enjoyable experience completing my level 5 course with the TEFL Academy. I felt that the content provided was so helpful and the assignments were challenging but so rewardable. Both the feedback and guidance from the course were very helpful too. I would recommend this course from the TEFL Academy to anyone looking to pursue a career in teaching English as a foreign language!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I completed The TEFL Academy's online Qualifi level 5 course. Anyone who has spent a little bit of time researching different English teaching courses will know already that there are a number of different pathways to becoming an EFL teacher. I had originally hoped to do the Cambridge CELTA course. I even found a school where I could complete the course 100% online without having to attend the classroom. But I really couldn’t justify spending two thousand Euros or more on a 120-hour course, and even less so when I discovered what The TEFL Academy offers for a fraction of that cost. When I first came across the TEFL Academy via a Google search, I had my doubts about whether their certificate would carry much weight in the teaching world, so I spent a lot of time researching them, looking for genuine, honest reports and feedback from students who had completed the course, reading review platforms and forums… and I discovered that The TEFL Academy's course receives consistent five-star reviews and excellent feedback across all of the trusted review platforms and I soon became confident that this course was a good choice to obtain and certify the necessary knowledge and skills to begin my career in TEFL. I finished the course just a week ago and I’m already working as an online English teacher; obviously, being newly qualified and this being my first teaching job, I’m not making fortunes yet! But at the rate I’m earning, working just three hours a day, 5 days a week, the course will have paid for itself, completely, in under three weeks so for me that’s a big success! A great start. Studying TEFL was something I'd wanted to do for over ten years but until recently hadn't had the time, energy or motivation. So it was one of the few positive things that came from the pandemic for me. I had some limited previous experience of teaching adults and so was already familiar with lesson plans, schemes of work and other procedures covered by this course. I speak Spanish as a second language and am interested in languages in general, so I had some expectations of the course being quite easy for me. It isn't. It's challenging; there's a lot to learn. Sure, you can probably brush over many parts if your main goal is to get the certificate and you're happy with achieving only the minimum required pass marks, but if you're using this as an opportunity to start a new career, all of the important things you need to be a successful EFL teacher are there in the course. If you put the effort in, you're going to get a lot out of it. When you sign-up, you're granted immediate access to the course material, so you can roll up your sleeves and dig straight in. This was a big plus for me; I'm a spontaneous person which means I can lose interest as quickly as I find it and my impatience often gets in the way of me seeing things through to completion. So to be able to begin the course straightaway was key to getting off on the right foot and ultimately to keeping me engaged all through it. After the first couple of hours of study, I began to have my doubts about whether the “168 hours” the course claimed to be was at all realistic. I felt like I was going to complete the course in half that time. I was wrong. 168 hours is indeed accurate, and that’s before you add in the optional further study. This is an excellent, in-depth course which is exactly what it claims to be. Have no doubts. The course is structured logically. It flows naturally and is broken down into manageable chunks which are quick to digest. It's easy to navigate your way around and to locate the parts you want to revisit. You’ll find short, interactive quizzes throughout the material. These check your learning as well as help you to make sense of what you've just read. They also give you a bit of a break after taking in a lot of written information. The course comprises of ten units each comprising of two to three sections. At the end of every unit there's a computer-marked test composed of multiple-choice questions / gap fills etc. I found a lot of the test questions easy, and others require some careful thought and judgement. Take your time with the tests. Read the questions and instructions carefully and think about your answers, though it doesn't matter if you don't reach the required score; you can retake the tests as many times as you need to. I made a small number of slip ups on the tests but passed them all first time with high marks. Treat them as a way to check your own learning and identify parts of the course that you need to revisit. In addition to the lessons and test, each unit has a Further Reading section where you’ll find links to resources around the internet, relevant to the topics covered in the unit. You'll want to keep these lists; they're useful. Right click anywhere on the page, click "save as" and choose somewhere to save the page. Units 5, 7 and 10 have an examiner-marked assignment in addition to the end of unit computer- marked tests. These three assignments were more detailed and demanding than I expected. I was surprised when I saw what was required for the first of these assignments. That’s when things started to get serious! The assignments provide opportunities to put what you've learnt into practice, to revise your notes and the course material and to demonstrate to yourself and to the examiner your skills and abilities. Each assignment is introduced through a short video tutorial which gives you a clear idea of what’s required. More detailed requirements and explanations are provided in written form and a check-list is also included which is a very useful tool to ensure that you have covered everything you’re required to. When I sat down to begin the first assignment, I found it overwhelming; I just didn't know where to start. The key is to read through the instructions and the templates, and just start somewhere. Start with an idea and build it up from there. You'll be flicking backwards and forwards through the various pages of the assignment and building it up step by step. It gets easier as you make progress. I spent 15 hours or more on each assignment. Marking takes 8 days. You can advance to the next units after completing the first assignment but you don't have access to the second assignment until the first one has been marked. it was a little bit frustrating not being able to look at the next assignment to start putting some ideas together but having the feedback from the first assignment is helpful before approaching the second. For each of the three assignments, you either receive the grade Pass, Merit or Distinction, or are asked to resubmit your work. Your overall grade for the course is calculated based on the grades for these. I put, what I considered, a huge amount thought and effort into the coursework. I received a Merit grade for the first assignment – I had obviously aimed and hoped for a Distinction but was happy enough with Merit. For the second assignment, I pushed myself even harder, determined to get a Distinction, did additional research to make sure I was giving my best, and when I submitted it, I was confident that everything was excellent and worthy of a Distinction. I got another Merit! A Merit is a fantastic grade of course, considering that I’d not had any experience of teaching English but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel a little bit disheartened. The markers gave me very detailed feedback and drew to my attention the points that I could improve. The feedback is fair, accurate and helpful. This is the first level 5 course I’ve studied – the bar is set high for these assignments so don’t feel disappointed if you don’t achieve the grade you hoped for – and remember that there are students on this course who already have a high-level study experience, who already have English teaching experience and are familiar with a lot of the concepts, students with university degrees (level 7) and with polished study skills, so even completing and passing this course is a massive achievement. But remember to aim as high as you can – the markers are looking for a very significant level of understanding. My overall grade was a Merit which I’m of course very happy about! I've seen, in a very small number of reviews of this course, that some students haven't been happy that the material can't be downloaded and kept. I imagine the academy does this to prevent the course being freely shared around. The course material contains excellent, well-written content and if it was easy to find for free elsewhere, the course, for me, would feel less valuable. Tip: I use the free version of Dropbox which has a really handy feature of saving screenshots automatically when you press the "print screen" button on your keyboard. At the end of each section, I went back to page 1 and worked through the pages again, pressing "print screen" on each page, then moved all of those screenshots into a folder identified by the unit’s name. This takes just a couple of minutes for each section and means I can look back at anything whenever I want; not just for the six months the course is available to me. Even so, do get into the habit of making your own detailed notes as you work through the course. After each paragraph, I wrote a summary of it in my own words in my notebook, (or rather notebooks; it's a lot of information), and at the end of the unit, typed up my notes for the whole unit. It might seem like a lot of work. It is. But for me it was a great way to properly process what I'd learnt. And it means I now have ten Word documents, each with all of the information from each unit, written in my own words i.e. in a way which I understand easily. So anything I want to look back on is readily available whenever I need it, and will be there forever. The course covers all of the main areas that you need to begin your teaching career. It provides specific training for teaching each of the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) as well as for teaching grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. It also covers classroom management, materials / resources and a wide range of other relevant aspects of TEFL. You'll learn a lot about English language which you'll find harder or easier depending on your prior knowledge. In the units on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation study, If you’re a native English speaker, you’ll learn the theory behind a language that you already speak, so this part is similar to learning a foreign language but with the advantage of already being nine tenths of the way there. A couple of things I'd change about the course: The format is largely focussed on you reading through the material to learn it. I would have liked for some of the sections to have been taught through different methods, such as video presentations, podcasts etc. I'd have liked to have had a way to interact with other students; some kind of forum, organised by course unit, so that students could help each other make sense of the course material and the tutors can give guidance on specific issues, with this being available for all students, present and future, to refer to. I'd also have liked to have seen other kinds of live interaction between tutors and students, such as a webinar. In fact, The TEFL Academy does offer a ten-hour teaching practice webinar as a separate product, but I would have liked to have seen a little bit of this type of interaction on the course itself. It would have made it feel a little bit more authentic and complete. There were around four instances throughout the course when I needed some help with the material or assignments. The academy uses a support ticket system; you fill in your details and your issue and a tutor replies to you by email. In all cases the tutor got back to me in a reasonable timeframe and with the help I needed. When I signed up to the course, a free 30-hour top-up course was offered. I could choose between three different courses. This added value to the course and meant I could get some additional knowledge and skills in my choice of area. I certainly recommend the course as a way to get a good knowledge of TEFL. The online course doesn't provide any supervised teaching practice so you'll need to be prepared to jump in at the deep end when you begin teaching (or pay for the teaching practice webinar if you want some hands-on practice first). Cambridge's CELTA course is a requirement for a lot of teaching jobs (and for many others it isn't). A university degree is sometimes another requirement for teaching jobs in certain countries or with certain employers. Some employers don't specify that you have to have the CELTA but do specify that your course has to have included a certain amount of practical work / supervised teaching practice, so it's important that you realise the potential limitations of an online course in relation to which direction you're planning to steer your career towards. I did this course to learn TEFL in order to work for myself; to teach from home and online, and perhaps in the future I'll want my own language school to work from. I've seen many examples of people working in language schools around the world after completing this course so it's apparent that you don't necessarily need a university degree or CELTA qualification to fulfil your career dream. What you do most definitely need is a solid grounding in TEFL and a commitment to lifelong learning. So this course is an excellent place to begin your journey. The course represents tremendous value for money and it will unlock the door to your highly rewarding new career as an EFL teacher.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I have just completed The TEFL Academy's Level 5 Course and my experience was very positive. The course was well-structured and easy to follow. The content was relevant and engaging, and the assessments were helpful in gaining a better understanding of the work. In addition, the feedback provided on assessments was detailed, constructive and insightful. The TEFL Academy has also been extremely helpful and prompt in all communications that I have had with them.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They provide heaps of encouragement n support to their students. Course is very well structured and laid out, easy to understand and very informative and up to date. Heaps of resources are provided for each topic. Tutors are very supportive and provide excellent guidance on the assignments. These assignments are challenging and thought provoking and provide actual practice for teaching English. Duration of course is very appropriate. In short, the TEFL Academy is very serious and passionate about English teaching and in my opinion, the best Academy to go to for TEFL qualifications.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Level 5 TEFL Course was an amazing experience. Many thanks to Customer Service which I think it is really iimportant part, they helped me very well and always received an emails on time. During the course I can say that all materials explained clearly with on point examples and demonstrations. Especially feedbacks on the asssignments were very useful and explained one by one and I used all suggested opinions, websites and further reading sections when I am preparing my next lessons. The units are starting from simple and going more complex in each section but the end of unit tests helps you to review and summarise each unit easily. I enjoyed a lot on the classroom activities and games section. I wish we could have lifetime access to this course or receive an e-book of it.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Hi, I have just completed the Level 5 online course, achieving a merit. I was especially impressed with the very detailed and high quality feedback I received for each of my 3 assignments. I have to confess the assignments were a lot more challenging and in depth than I had anticipated before signing up! The online learning itself was thorough but well paced, and I could log on even an hour at a time, which fit around my busy life. I would definitely recommend the course, and the TEFL Academy.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I really completing my level 5 TEFL qualification through the TEFL Academy. I found the content detailed and informative. The support team was incredibly helpful throughout, with quick responses to any queries or issues that I had. I would highly recommend and have recommended the TEFL Academy to my friends and family, who were interested in teaching English.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Overall the Level 5 TEFL course was excellent. Welll packaged and supported. I found the course material to be surprisingly well written, easy to navigate and covered every aspect of learning English that I could imagine. The three assignments were challenging and definately not a walk over. However, put the time in to study and work hard on them and you will know you have come away with a qualification that means something and is worth your effort. The course is so well constructed that I never had the need to seek assistance.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Overall I really enjoyed studying the course. It covered topics that a teacher needs to be able to teach, very thoroughly. I especially liked when they taught me the format of how to plan listening and reading lessons. This will be very useful for the future. The course had great quality instruction and practice. The layout of the course was very good and so was its format. Everything was clear and easy to understand. The resources provided were excellent and the feedback given was really helpful! I did struggle a bit as I had to rush the course towards the end but if you space it out correctly you will be sure to complete it. I recommend this course to whoever wants to teach English in the future.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I have just completed the Level 5 Online TEFL course, and I believe it was well worth my time and effort. After deciding to pursue a career in ESL, online research quickly proved the TEFL Academy to be among the number one choices for certification providers. I am very happy with my experience and feel prepared with both experience and resources to begin teaching english.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The Level 5 TEFL course far exceeded my expectations. I was looking to update my teaching skills and found the material interesting, challenging and motivating. Every essential language area was covered, and there are superb references for those who want to delve in a bit deeper. The feedback from assignments was extremely helpful and staff members are willing to assist with any difficulties you may encounter. I enjoyed the course so much that I'm registering for top-up courses to expand my skill set.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I studied the Level 5 TEFL Course and I have nothing but positives about my experience. I feel like we can't always expect things to run smoothly, but the course that I did with the TEFL Academy went by with absolutely no hassles! And if I had any questions, no matter how minor, the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. If you're looking for a good TEFL course then I wholeheartedly recommend the TEFL Academy. The online course was well structured, informative, and easy to understand. The tutors and staff are friendly and any issues that might arise are sorted out almost immediately. I truly have no complaints and have recommended them to my friends who are now also doing their course with them. Thank you to everyone at the TEFL Academy. This was money well spent!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The TEFL Academy do a fantastic job of bringing everything you need into one place. The online portal is really easy to use and makes sure you always have access to the resources you need while taking the tests or assessments. Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking about teaching English as a foreign language.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The 168 hour TEFL program offered by The TEFL Academy was an excellent investment for me! Lessons were clear, easy to understand, and the test and assignments given were very comprehensive. I really learned a lot from it! I would really recommend The TEFL Academy to whomever is looking for a quality TEFL program!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The Level 5 TEFL course has been everything I needed and more. As a non- native, I was nervous at first and never thought I would pull this off but I found the course to be clearly structured. To my surprise, I passed all my assignments in one go and the tutors offered very clear and constructive feedback after every assignment. Now a proud holder of a Level 5 certificate in TEFL and looking forward to new opportunities.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I am so excited to have completed my TEFL level 5! It was such an amazing programme; well-explained, insightful and fun for an online course. The TEFL team and staff was always helpful too! I would highly recommend it, and I can’t wait to start on this new journey as a TEFL English teacher :D”

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Posted 3 years ago

“It was a great course and it prepares you to work as an English Teacher overseas. You won't regret it!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I would highly suggest the TEFL Academy to anyone looking at becoming a teacher. I just finished the course and I believe it was worth the time and effort. Being 18 when I started the course I have to stay it was a bit difficult to understand certain contexts, but with the help of the fellow teachers that work with TEFL it was much easier to understand. They were able to answer your question in a couple days. I would highly suggest taking the course when you don't have many things on your plate already. It is actual course with heavy content. It was difficult to stay on top of the assignments during university but it was 100% worth it once I was finished. I would suggest to anyone to teach kids overseas that this is the best course to take.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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