ICAL TEFL review, submitted by Hannah.

It’s been a couple of years now since I studied TEFL with ICAL, so this is me finally getting around to writing a review of them.

I remember not expecting too much from an online study course. It was my first time studying online (not my last though!) and I had read a lot of conflicting info in online forums about whether or not it was recommended to take the TEFL certification online. There were strong arguments for taking it in person and other solid arguments for taking it online. The main argument for the in-person corner was that online certificates are not as recognized as in-person ones, and the main argument for the online corner was that the in-person certification courses are overpriced and an unnecessary expense.

Well, I can most certainly clear this up now.

I have NEVER experienced any issue with using my online TEFL certification when applying for jobs.

My own personal experience is that I was NEVER (not once) asked whether my certification was attained online or in person. And when I was teaching in Seoul, I taught with other teachers who had online and in-person TEFL certificates, and both groups were teaching at the same level and for the same money.

My advice is to take your TEFL certification online.

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i-to-i TEFL review, submitted by Jeremy.

Quite a bit of the information is repetitive and video tutorials are missing. You read information and take tests afterward. I could see how the course is a little dated. Could do with an update! Don’t even bother trying to contact i-to-i when you need something because they never answer emails. The hardcopy version of the certificate isn’t free and when you do pay for it it takes quite a while for the delivery to take place. Well, that’s the bad stuff out of the way. Now for the good stuff…

It does the job of getting you through the T-E-F-L and at the end of it you receive a certificate. If you want to teach English you will need the certification. I was asked in interviews if I had the T-E-F-L and when I told them I took the i-to-i it wasn’t a problem for them. Meaning the certificate is recognized by employers. The price of the course was reasonable for what you get.

I did try teaching English online but I didn’t like it much. You don’t have the same student interaction as you do with an in-person class and I soon discovered that students are often not 100% focused on the lesson when they have email, Facebook, and other apps open when taking the lesson. This is a real problem when teaching English online. Classroom management just isn’t easy.

I’ve been accepted for a teaching job in Seoul South Korea which starts in January 2021. The job was advertised online so I didn’t need to use the placement service. I’m being started on a great salary and the job includes housing, health insurance, and paid vacation time. I’m looking forward to putting into action the materials I went through in the i-to-i course. I think they will be useful in those first few months when I’m still finding my footing in the classroom.

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