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The Language House TEFL comes highly recommended by graduates of the course. The American owned company is one of the oldest TEFL training centers in Prague and has a great reputation in Prague and worldwide. What sets The Language House TEFL apart from other TEFL courses is the amount of actual hands on teaching practice offered (nearly twice the average) and their supportive graduate community/post course support.
The Language House TEFL is not just a training center, but a network of staff and graduates in Prague and abroad who help and support each other years after graduation. When you sign up for The Language House TEFL, you are not just getting a TEFL certificate, you are entering into a supportive community of experienced teachers. This support includes making friends abroad, finding jobs, support with accommodation and a host of other things.
The Language House TEFL is one of the most popular TEFL/CELTA courses in Prague and their courses can fill up months in advance. They have a stellar track record of finding their graduates employment in Prague and worldwide post course and their assistance is lifelong. If you are interested at all in teaching abroad, but don’t know where to start, contact us and we will help you.
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Recent ish grad of the course here (october 2021).
TLH preps you for teaching, that’s definitely true. I honestly have no complaints about the content of the course and felt like I knew everything I needed to when going into teaching. However, since COVID, there is less of a TLH community here (not much of an alumni network). Know that if you come here hoping to gain a social network solely through TLH, that you’ll quickly recognize the need to branch out elsewhere. The good thing about this city, though, is that it’s easy to make friends. I’ve made most of mine through hobbies.
That’s not to say you won’t make friends through TLH. You will. What I’m trying to warn potential TLH students of is that my course in particular was a mixed bag. TLH doesn’t really give guidance as far as branching out in Prague socially is concerned, so you have to be independent if you want to thrive here, especially if your course group was like mine. (I did meet some really wonderful people on my course, though. Again, a mixed bag.)
Another thing. The last week of my course had to be held online because someone tested positive for COVID, so we missed out on a few things other courses got to do, and we were also kind of guinea pigs as far as an online version of TLH was concerned. Be aware that having a week or so online is a possibility, and for us it was kind of a mess. Hence why I rated the practice teaching portion as “fair.”
***Also, DO NOT believe it when they tell you the visa process is a breeze compared to other countries!!!!!*** They sold me that bill of goods but it’s been an absolutely god awful, insanely ridiculous and time consuming process for me. Yes TLH is partnered with someone to help you through applying and everything but they have no control over what happens with your application. You can’t even hire a lawyer to help you out if you need one — it’s not like the US. So do NOT let TLH try to sell you on how easy they make the visa process. I can’t even begin to articulate how horrible it’s been for me, and it honestly has put a huge damper on my entire experience in Europe.
Overall, if you’re looking to learn how to be an English teacher, TLH is a very good bet. If you’re looking for a safety net, maybe try somewhere else.