Teaching English as a Second Language International TEFL Academy review (https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/) submitted by Paula.

Teaching English as a Second Language.

When I was looking to take a TEFL/TESL certification course, I had in the forefront of my mind that I wanted to take a course that included a teaching practice component.

I researched the web for weeks until I eventually narrowed my search down to The International TEFL Academy (ITA) and TEFL Online Pro. The combined course offered through The International TEFL Academy was almost $1,000 more expensive and I naively thought that because the course price was so much more expensive, I would be receiving so much more out of the course and its related services.

So, I went for the ITA TEFL 200-hour course with twenty hours of teaching practice- divided into 180 hours of online study and twenty hours of teaching practice.

The 180 hours of online tuition were good. I’m not really sure how they calculate there being 180 hours covered because I completed this section of the course way sooner than that.

The ITA TEFL website offers in-class teaching practice locations around the globe. Prague was my first choice as I’d read so many positive reviews online about their partner there in the city: The Language House. And I was given a clear impression when I enrolled in the ITA TEFL course that I could choose to take the teaching practice segment in Prague if I so wished to.

At the last minute, they cancelled my accommodation and course in Prague. No real explanation except to refer to their T+C. In the end, as it turned out, I taught my twenty classes to online-based students. I still got something out of the experience, but I felt deceived by the whole process.

Therefore, according to my calculations, I paid approx. $1,300 (including the certification fee) to take the exact same course that teflonlinepro.com offers for just $549. I checked and the certification awarded by these two schools is identical.

If I could roll back time, I should have just enrolled in the TEFL Online Pro 140-hour Hybrid course instead. I also read that they offer better student and graduate support.

So while I was generally happy with my ITA TEFL experience, I can’t say I would recommend it at the current price they are offering it. It’s overpriced and just not worth taking when there are better, more affordable TEFL TESL program options offering the same or similar courses and services.

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Teaching English as a Foreign Language OISE University of Toronto TEFL review, submitted by Jessica.

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

My experience is similar to Paula’s, the person who yesterday reviewed the International TEFL Academy. The difference with my own experience is that I was completely satisfied with the course and the support received, but I also see now that TEFL Online Pro offers the same course for a fraction of the price. I guess you are just paying for the privilege of having the University of Toronto logo on the certificate. Apart from this, I haven’t been able to discern any significant differences between the OISE University of Toronto TEFL course and the TEFL Online Pro course, apart from the price difference.

What I can write is that the OISE University of Toronto TEFL course is a serious TEFL course. Not one of those TEFL mills that I also read exists. The course is also, to some extent, self-paced. What I mean by this is that you are given a certain amount of time to finish the course, but in between, you can pretty much study at your speed and at the times that suit your personal or professional schedule. Excellent support is provided and Teach Away will be there for you when you need any help with job information. This is why I recommend this program and this is why I am awarding it the maximum 5-star rating score. If they lowered the price, I would have given the program an infinite number of stars

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tefl online pro review, submitted by Linda S.

I just got all done with finishing the TEFL Online Pro 140 hours Hybrid course and thought I would briefly share some of my main takes on this combined course program.

For starters, the total price of this course was far more reasonable than similar ones I had seen advertised online, and as far as I can tell this one is no different from those others. I paid in total $499 (with the $50 discount running at the time) and this was the final total. The price included all the training and the certification. Also included in the course were a recommendation letter, 24-hour-a-day online tutor support, and helpful support in finding teaching jobs online.

Because of the whole Covid situation, it wasn’t possible to teach the 20 hours physically in person. this didn’t matter though because I taught all 20 hours to students online and this worked out better for me anyway because I’m going to be teaching online. Perhaps later on I’ll teach abroad. At least I know that both options are possible when international borders begin opening up.

I tried thinking about whether there was anything I didn’t like about the Hybrid course, or TEFL Online Pro, but I honestly just couldn’t think of anything negative to write. For what you get for the price, and for what you can do with this certification, I just have to give TEFL Online Pro 5 stars.

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