Review of Global Leadership College
Global Leadership College is part of a network of teacher training and language institutes dedicated to providing high quality, highly practical TESOL/TEFL courses. GLC proudly features nearly four decades of experience in the language industry. Our world-class on-site TEFL program was adapted by expert tutors to the current online version. The result is one of the best and most affordable online TEFL certification programs available. In the event that you want to further your studies after the online TESOL/TEFL course, we invite you to take our optional Teaching Practices or Teaching Business English Courses. Having these added values to your resume will really impress your employers!
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18 Customer Reviews of Global Leadership College
Review by JB, May 28, 2012
This is a waste of time and money. Don’t be sucked in by all the Groupon and similar discount website’s offers as you will be better off doing an actual teaching course. The content has little to zero relevance to teaching English as a foreign language. It begins promisingly with an overview of the theory of linguistics and language acquisition but soon goes off track with some admittedly not entirely useless sections on the finer points of the English language. There’s also a long section on proper citations in academic writing.
Then follows a useless history of dictionaries and a section on relationships which is in fact information on how to shake a hand, why business emails should be sparing with emoticons and practising applying for a job as a sales clerk in a store. These have nothing to do with the process of teaching a language. None of the examples require you to envisage being in a teaching situation, they ask for bafflingly irrelevant things like “how to introduce your parents to the school principal at parent-teacher night”.
It seems like the course was ripped off a general language course they developed for secondary school students at private Christian colleges. It pushes a resolutely religious agenda with quizzes on the meaning of grace and forgiveness, and requiring analysis of Bible passages.
The website functionality is bad at best, with it often being unavailable due to excessive students being online at a time. It is not compatible with Apple laptops with the screen jumping around because of an incessantly resizing ‘submit’ button. It often freezes requiring the browser to be shut down, causing problems for the tests which can only be attempted once.
In short – don’t do this course if you want to learn something about teaching a foreign language. The only people I think this course would be useful for would be secondary school students as it contains information that could help in learning professional etiquette, skills in conflict resolution and general knowledge about the English language.
Review by James, June 2, 2012
Horrible response from teachers… oh wait. ZERO RESPONSE FROM TEACHERS! This course teaches you nothing about TESOL (TEFL). The site is barely functional if at all. The subjects were all jumbled up. I was doing Quizzes for subjects before the sight even let me study for them. This “college” is a joke! Don’t be suckered in by the coupon websites. Save your money and time and head elsewhere.
Review by Jo, July 17, 2012
Wouldn’t recommend this course, marking is hopeless. No help from teachers, if you ask about a question they send you through the full answer of what you are supposed to write. Didn’t like all the religious talk in it, like you were studying at a Christian school or something. Not a good course at all!!!
Review by Frances Gray, July 20, 2012
I completed this course faster than they predict, because I didn’t read any of the lessons, just completed the questions at the bottom and moved on. Doing this, I still have a 91 average. I do have a masters in linguistics, so that may account for why I haven’t really learned anything new.
I was assigned a “Teacher,” who was really just a Grader for the written portions. He never wrote me any comments at all, even when he failed me for a lesson. The only reason I was ever counted off for something was because I hadn’t written enough. Frustratingly, my teacher would give me a failing grade, allow me to reattempt the lesson, I would write two or three more sentences, and he would give me an A. That’s not any kind of grading scale I’ve ever seen. Toward the end of the course, I just started BSing the essay questions, writing a lot of drivel rather than a succinct answer with substance, and I got full marks for the lengthy drivel. Apparently quantity was better than quality.
A good chunk of the program is testing English proficiency, which feels like a waste of time for a native English speaker. There’s also a lot of relatively basic grammar which, again, was not helpful to me because I’ve studied it already. I guess I was hoping for more help with making a curriculum for teaching English, which is what I’m doing professionally right now. I have to admit I did kind of expect the program to be a waste of time; I’m mostly doing it for my resume, just to be certified, whether it was a useful experience or not. I haven’t tried applying to TESOL jobs yet, so I don’t know if employers will know that the program was terrible or not . . . I’m hoping my other qualifications trump it if they are (rightfully) unimpressed with GLC.
I did buy the program from deal mobs, so it was really cheap. I did it for my resume, not expecting to learn much, so it has served that purpose.
There is one other reason I really did not like the program. In the middle of the second unit, it got unexpectedly religious. I have no problem with religion; I even go to church when I go home. But the fact that the school does not advertise itself as religious at all, and then snuck it into the TESOL program as if trying to evangelize to me without me noticing, really bothered me. Why hide that you’re a religious organization? They also only ever referred to the Bible as The Good News. It felt almost cultish. At one point, in a lexicography lesson, I had to write about the definitions of ‘truth’ in 19th and 20th century dictionaries versus today’s version, and of course the older versions reference Christian truth. So I put that in my answer. Except, when the program was auto saving my answer, it changed where I had written ‘The Bible’ to ‘The Good News.’ I really did not like it changing my own writing. It felt very creepy.
All in all, I cannot recommend this course. It was a waste of time; I did not learn a single new thing, let alone something that can help me teach English as a foreign language. In fact, just the criteria that this website gives to rate the course is a joke, in terms of this course. Practice teaching? We did zero. Feedback? We got zero. Lesson Plan Guidance? ZERO! What a waste.
Review by Teacher, August 24, 2012
I agree with all user reviews above.
- NO teacher feedback (i’ll give you 6% on a lesson, you’ll complain, I’ll let you re-do it and give you 90%) And yes, I literally got 6% on something!
- NO rubric/marking scheme of any kind
- WAY too God-y
- I did call their phone number a few times and spoke with someone who attempted to resolve my issues
- Website freezes and locks you out of tests, but you have 10 attempts at each one, so just wait 24 hours and it will unlock itself
If you’re doing this to put on your resume that you have TESOL qualifications, and it only costs you $60 because of a groupon or something, then do it. If you actually want to learn how to teach, go to teacher’s college.
Review by Colten, September 24, 2012
I really wish I had known this website existed before I had bought this as a groupon. I wouldn’t have even wasted my time, even at $60.
I am nearly finished a degree in linguistics, and was just looking for a TESOL certification. Most of the material was review for me (especially the long sections that seemed to make sure I knew English- for sure a waste of time for any native English speaker), and displayed nothing profound. There was absolutely zero teacher feedback, and about 20% into the course, began to display this… God-oriented spin, and began asking about what god does/would do, questions about souls, how to “properly” overcome emotions like regret.
I would not recommend this course to anyone, regardless of it’s cheaper price comparatively.
Review by Jen, October 15, 2012
I’m glad that I did not read the feedback on this site about GLC and went ahead with my belief. First off, the teacher that I was assigned was really helpful. I literally pestered him with questions and he was kind enough to answer each one of them. If you are thinking of doing this course, I would say it is worth the money and you will get every help you need from your teacher. But be sure to ask for a feedback. If you just sit in a corner expecting a feedback, you will never get one. Like everything in life, if need to get good at asking. Like the others I agree that the section of God was completely off. But overall it was a great experience and I was happy doing it.
Review by Zakary, October 25, 2012
So, there is a lot of negative feedback about this program. While I agree that a lot of the content seems irrelevant and unnecessarily Christian, my instructor answered all my questions and was very helpful. I’m already a teacher in China, so this course was really just resume padding for me. It’s inexpensive, you’ll learn at least a modicum of useful information about grammar rules and a few other topics, and as long as you ask for support, you’ll receive it. Also, I use a MacBook, and I had no technical issues with the site at all.
Review by Nat, October 28, 2012
Great course. I really enjoyed the class overall. Global leadership college assumes you have a university degree and already have some sort of teacher training before starting the course. So all those of you that weren’t satisfied with the degree of ‘teacher training’ offered maybe had no teacher training whatsoever and were expecting to become teachers overnight with an online course. The course tests your english proficiency but also your critical thinking in the classroom. I learned quite a bit of new tips and tricks to use in my own classroom here in Canada. I do recommend this TESOL course.
If you are a native english speaker and do have some sort of teacher training this class is a breeze but well worth taking to add a little something to your resume and maybe travel abroad.
Review by Chris Reilly, November 11, 2012
I have to disagree with many of the above reviews. I have a Ph.D. in Psychology and have taught at the college level and was looking to learn more about English and teaching English as a second language. First, my teach Jennifer Swanson was excellent. She answered all my questions within 24 hours and proactively helped my to understand my mistakes and how the lessons, quizes, and tests were graded. Further, she helped the information come alive through sharing personal experience. Second, the content was good and the web site was very simple to navigate. I neglected to read the manual but Ms. Swanson explained it all to me. There are some religious quotes and values put forth in the first few lessons but they are few and far between. I thought it was odd but was in no way offended. I also realize many students will be religious and it is important to understand their perspective although I am not religious and am a scientist. I plan on taking other courses as well through the GLC. Thank you very much for your product and services.
Review by Brett, November 13, 2012
Bit too churchy but overall a good course. Cheap and easy and you can go at your own pace. Took me 2 months on and off. Teacher Frank was very helpful.
Review by Rick, November 25, 2012
I just completed the course. I think there were some good sections to prepare a person for teaching. It does not cover everything and I will be taking another TEFL course to fill in some missing points. I think it was worth the money. I was surprised by the God questions but as a religion major I was not offended. I actually think that taking you by surprise with those questions makes you think how you would answer that in a classroom. I have been a high school math teacher for 12 years and have been asked many questions by students unrelated to math. It may not be the best course but it does not hurt to add it to your resume. I do not have the time for a CELTA course. The only advantage is the teaching practice. While that is good, it is not the same as being alone in your own class. I would take a less paying job with the TEFL course and get the real experience and then go after the high paying jobs. Be careful of the high paying jobs and what is expected. Look at the job descriptions for some Middle East and Asian jobs. The demand is very high because of the value they put on education in their country. A very demanding principal can make your life difficult.
Review by chinamatt, November 26, 2012
This course had to have been taken from a Christian School course. It has lots of biblical references, which is something I am OK with but it was mentioned nowhere in the course description. A majority of the course is spent reviewing English structure and the background of language with very little spent on teaching strategies or methods. Sorry I spent my money.
Review by LucyMannion, December 4, 2012
This course wasted 150 valuable hours of my life, and I feel like I have achieved next to nothing from it in the way of teaching English as a second language. I am a qualified primary school teacher who wanted to add to my qualification, and unfortunately I gave in to a cheap Groupon offer. Huge regret. More so than the money, it is a massive and unforgivable waste of your time – don’t do it. As a teacher, I can tell you that this course offers absolutely nothing useful with regard to actually standing in front of a class, lesson planning and structure, or lesson content. Almost every shred of this course is totally irrelevant, and I was very annoyed by the recurring references to God, which were strange to say the least. Don’t be tempted by the cheap offers on Groupon, pay the money and do a real teaching course.
Review by Rusty, January 5, 2013
This is a bizarre course. As many of the other comments stated, I took this course to pad my resume and maybe add some things to my classroom skills. However, this course tells you nothing about teaching English as a second language.
It’s quite obvious that a lot of sections were copied and pasted from somewhere else and then some random quiz questions were thrown together. Also, the random “Good News” parts distract from the lessons.
I could go on, but to summarize my overall opinion, it’s not worth the time or money. I wasn’t expecting an online course to change my life, but I was expecting to receive worthwhile information.
Review by Luke, January 13, 2013
Cheap padding for a resume and nothing more. I took this course primarily just to get my certification but was still surprised at how little I learned of practical value, that being nothing at all. There was essentially no instruction on teaching or classrooms, just a lot of general communication and teamwork topics with some basic English language usage assessment. I normally would have no complaints about the presence of religious content since I am a Christian myself, however this content seemed to be injected into the middle of the course at random and with no relevance to the rest of the material. Teacher feedback was good when requested. I suppose this course has served my primary purpose but I honestly can’t say I learned anything useful from it.
Review by Rose, April 7, 2013
I’m glad I did not read these negative feedbacks before taking this course. I don’t understand what they expected. These TESOL courses are not for people who want to become teachers overnight. I have been teaching Tesol/Toefl/Toeic for 4 years and I found the GLC material very good. I would definitely recommend it to others. It had a little bit of religious content in the first section, so what! really it’s about time everybody grew up. My instructor was very receptive and answered all my questions within 24 hours. The 150 hour course was informative, interesting and educational. Those of you who are teachers (and not those who think that 150 hours will make them a teacher) and already know how to conduct yourselves in a class, will find this course helpful and interesting.
Review by Matt, April 12, 2013
Learn to scuba dive in your own bath tub.. Any real TESOL must involve audio, speaking, situations, oral presentations, etc.. This offers none.
What I liked about this course was that it was cheap and easy. But then, what’s the point of taking it ? Like many reviewers above, I thought it could prove useful for my resume and, were I to do a real TESOL training one day, a baseline for how bad it can be.
It was fun to do all those assignments with barely reading the material, just out of common sense and general knowledge. I’m not a native speaker of English and did not study any of the humanities, and I still pulled a 91% in almost no time – but who am I fooling in the end?
I hated the assignments who required uploading a file, because many times the widget didn’t work properly. As for the contents, it’s hard to understand why 33% of this course is spent on non-verbal communications. I kept wondering; so we can better understand how students are feeling ? So we can better communicate with the personel at the foreign schools who are not trying to learn English ? Still don’t know.
I had a good laugh at those tower of Babel mentions in the linguistic part. As relevant as the story of Adam and Eve in an anthropology course. I also laughed quite a lot at their effort to refer to god so often, and as “The Most High”, likely not to offend anyone.
Time will tell if this is going to prove useful. I paid only 70$ for this and would advise anyone not to pay a dime more. I’m not really trying full time to find a job teaching ESL abroad, I like my current job, I just want to keep horizons open.
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