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Description

The TEFL Academy is the world’s leading TEFL course provider. Their courses are designed to effectively teach their students the fundamental skills to enable them to be successful at teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL).

There are many TEFL course providers operating throughout the world. With so much choice, and with such a vast amount of conflicting information available on the internet, it can be hard for prospective TEFL course students to make the right choice.

The TEFL Academy’s 168 hour TEFL course aims to provide students with accurate information, skills and training to ensure they leave the academy with a sound understanding of teaching English, as well as a clearer picture of the TEFL industry as a whole.

Headquarters

The TEFL Academy

28 Pembroke Street Upper, Dublin 2, Ireland

Courses

Course Types

Combined TEFL Courses
Online TEFL Courses

Course Lengths

Short Courses (40-100 hours)
Standard (120-140 hours)
Long Courses (150+ hours)

Certifications

TEFL / TESL / TESOL

Additional Features

Online Practicum
Stand-Alone Teaching Practice
TEFL Internships

Specialist Courses

Teaching Business English
Teaching One-to-One
Teaching Online
Teaching Young Learners

Locations

Australia

Melbourne
Sydney

Canada

Toronto ON
Vancouver BC

England

Birmingham
Brighton
Bristol
Leeds
London
Manchester
Newcastle

Ireland

Dublin
Galway

Italy

Rome

Netherlands

Amsterdam

New Zealand

Auckland

Northern Ireland

Belfast

Scotland

Edinburgh
Glasgow

South Africa

Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Pretoria

USA

Boston MA
Philadelphia PA
San Francisco CA

The TEFL Academy has received 1389 student reviews and has an overall rating of 4.63 out of 5 stars based on the following criteria.

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Accreditation

DEAC

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Qualifi

Qualifi Ltd

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Contact

Contact
theteflacademy.com
Address
28 Pembroke Upper
Dublin Southside
Dublin
Ireland, 7
Phone
+44 1273 806 380

1,389 reviews of The TEFL Academy

Review 1389 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Keenen on May 15, 2025 4:06 am
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My journey with the TEFL Academy was exceptional. The support from the tutors were responsive, knowledgeable and always encouraging.

The course material was engaging, well structured and informative for users with no former teaching background. The assignments and quizzes were relevant and insightful, challenging your knowledge on every unit covered. You are provided example lesson plans which is relevant for your assignments and these examples are so helpful especially when you’ve never completed one in the past.

The tutors provide you with valuable feedback which were essential in understanding important elements that help shape English as a foreign language.

A special shoutout to Luan with her warm presence and aura that made my practical experience worthwhile. I was initially very nervous entering the practical because it was out of my comfort zone but I left the session feeling informed, confident and motivated.

The TEFL Academy further assists with employment information by providing you with the Job Board with listings from all over the world which is so so helpful. Throughout the course you are provided with valuable resources from class behaviour, activities,, things NOT to do – that can be used when starting your new journey in another country.

I highly recommend using the TEFL Academy. Their programs are well structured, affordable and enriching.

Review 1388 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by mouna chagraoui on May 12, 2025 6:30 am
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My College English teacher suggested to gather the right set of teaching tools in this course. I loved every step of it. The explanations are clear and the abc assignment with the feedback is a gem!

Review 1387 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Sudarshan Sudhir Kulkarni on May 10, 2025 7:13 am
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I really enjoyed this Level 5 TEFL Course. The selection of topics is quite practical , besides they have been arranged in the perfect order. Especially,designing of units related to grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation are worth mentioning. They are interesting,comprehensive, and extremely useful .

The course also enlightens teachers with all the technical details related to effective teaching including subtleties related to classroom management. Nevertheless,I humbly want to make one suggestion. How about a unit dedicated to different Model Conversations like Business English, Formal English , Informal English,etc explaining their minute details ? This will go a long way to make to-be-teachers more aware of emphasizing the importance of spoken English to their students.

So, overall this was an excellent course to guide teachers to effectively teach English as per the requirements of students and it really was a great experience.

Thank you.

Review 1386 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Nay Camara on May 7, 2025 11:07 am
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I liked the organization of the course and the structure. My only issue was some of the definitions were hard to understand. For example, “top up processing” and “inductive reasoning”. These terms were explained weirdly in a way I couldn’t understand until I googled the terms and it was explained in a simpler way.

I like that the instructors give feedback. Overall an amazing course!

Review 1385 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Jean-Philippe BENMANN on May 7, 2025 3:08 am
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I found the TEFL course to be an excellent experience overall – the lessons were clear, practical, and thoughtfully designed. What I appreciated the most were the extra resources provided: ready-to-use templates, sample materials, and downloadable content that will be incredibly helpful for future lesson planning. The platform is user-friendly and encourages independent learning. My only small critique would be the public discussion feature, which didn’t feel as useful or professional as the rest of the course.

Review 1384 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Sasha Unverricht on May 7, 2025 12:56 am
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The TEFL Academy offers an excellent, well structured Level 5 Diploma course, which covers everything a prospective teacher will likely need to learn, before embarking on their teaching career and adventure. The course units were very thorough, with plenty of additional resources provided. Assignments were (for someone like me studying teaching for the first time) reasonably intensive, and demanding, yet manageable and ultimately very rewarding, especially if you put the effort in, as I did. That effort is appropriately rewarded by the markers too.

I would have loved to have had more time actually practising teaching (I took the “Combined” course that featured an in person training day), but given the cost of the course, and other options they offer (such as observed online teaching), there is nothing to complain about.

A course well worth taking, that sets a solid foundation upon which to gain real world teaching experience, and potentially a career, if you enjoy teaching long term.

Review 1383 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Rick Hochmann on May 6, 2025 11:45 pm
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The 168h level 5 course offered from The TEFL Academy was a super good choice. They offer plenty of materials and add-ons additionally to the course material, which is very thorough.

Overall it was a great experience working through the course and the grading was fast & efficient, offering good tips and ideas for improvement.

I would most likely recommend this course, as I have already done!

Review 1382 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Ali Lloyd on May 6, 2025 2:09 pm
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I enjoyed the course and found it most valuable for the resources and the lesson planning techniques. I will most definitely refer to and use the resources provided and the further study available. I feel I will go into teaching EFL with everything I need to be successful.

Review 1381 of 1389 The TEFL Academy

Written by Sydney on May 6, 2025 11:53 am
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I really enjoyed my experience getting certified through the TEFL Academy. I found the materials to be helpful, interesting, and also challenging. At the beginning of the course, I had no idea how to teach English as a second language. But at the end of the course I felt confident that I could teach! The assignments provided were really useful and the instructor feedback was helpful. The only thing I wish there was more of was practice teaching. Overall, I would highly recommend taking this course.

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