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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 1457 student reviews and has an overall rating of 4.64 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

1,457 reviews of The TEFL Academy

Review 420 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Joanne on June 27, 2017 8:05 am
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Really well organised online course. Each module is detailed and having the workbooks to go through was really useful. The end of course assignments were a bit tricky and you need to allow quite a lot of time to do them after completing all of the modules. The practical training weekend in London was fun and educational. Although this was really helpful and I learned a lot I still don’t feel entirely prepared to teach an actual class. In theory I’m prepared, but I could have done with a bit more practical training.

Review 419 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by India Goncalves on June 26, 2017 2:13 am
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The TEFL course came along at a time when I really needed it. I was lost and looking for something to lift my spirits, and that’s exactly what this course did for me. Now, I’ve just finished the course, and I am ecstatic that I passed – I worked hard for this so I have myself to thank, but the validation from the course leaders that I can actually do this is a fantastic. All I have to do now is get my ducks in a row and find a class to teach. I’ll let you know how it all goes!

Review 418 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Laura McBride on June 25, 2017 6:45 pm
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The TEFL academy had a vast amount of content that covered all areas of the English language and how one would teach the English language to non-native speakers. I am really glad I choose the TEFL academy to do my TEFL certificate with as their constant support and quick response to emails and they reassured me that I wasn’t left alone to complete this online course.

Review 417 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by John Q. Public on June 25, 2017 1:40 pm
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This course is very unbalanced. Modules 2, 3 and 4 are the hardest ones. The questions on the tests are poorly written. The tests are timed too. Once you manage to get through the 10 modules you will be given 2 assignments. My biggest complaint is that you will not get much help if any. They will send you a one page word document with some vague guidelines that are practically useless. There are no examples either. In fact I have not found any examples of lesson plans online or anywhere else for that matter. This is the problem with online classes. You are on your own.

Review 416 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Ildiko Kassai on June 24, 2017 2:58 pm
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I have just completed the 120 hour TEFL Academy online course and I would highly recommend this course to anyone interested to teach overseas. I have really enjoyed the 20 hours in classroom with a great intstructor named Andrew. The online part of the course contains 10 modules, easy to follow and very bell built up, clear instructions what and how to do it. The end of course is followed by 2 assignments including a lesson plan+ grammar and writing an essay. It was not easy , it made me to work really hard on them but my effort has been paid. I have finished my assignments with distinction and I received great feedback from Daniel and Elisabeth, many thanks for that. Overall I was really impressed with the quality of the course, has teached me a lot and it worth every penny spent on it.

Review 415 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Jamie Mcgrath on June 23, 2017 7:48 pm
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This TEFL course was extremely helpful and interesting. I would recommend the TEFL academy to anyone. It is insightful and provided me with so much information which i will keep. The real life 20 hours was incredibly interesting and entertaining. I was never bored when doing the course.

Review 414 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Kevin Matthew Worrell on June 23, 2017 7:03 pm
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The TEFL Academy was not the only website I looked at when I was considering teaching. It was however the most appealing when it came to persuading me to sign up. I was not disappointed. The amount of in depth information and content that was provided was phenomenal. I had access to so much supplemental content as well. I did not feel that I was being overwhelmed at any point, I was able to do all of the required material at my own pace. I opted to take the strictly online version of the course, due to my work schedule. Not only did I feel like I was learning in a way that was beneficial to me, I was also able to review as much as I feel that I needed to.

If I were to do the course again, I might opt to do it in person, mainly so I can interact more fluidly with colleagues. I will, however, fully recommend taking the course online. If it is the only option. I am definitely content that I chose The TEFL Academy.

Review 413 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Catherine Paidoussis on June 23, 2017 5:06 pm
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I decided to take the 120 hour Tefl course after teaching English in Greece for 30 years, mainly because I wanted to gain a formal qualification in teaching English. Despite my experience, I learnt a lot of useful things on the course which I started to put into practice in my lessons, such as teaching vocabulary in context rather than using translation,even though I speak the students’ native language. This made the lessons much more interesting, both for the students and myself.

Being a mature student and having other commitments, I was worried that I would find the course very demanding, particularly the assignments, and that I might not be able to complete it in the six months. However, the 20 hour weekend course was excellently presented and prepared me for the online part. The content of each module was explained very well and all the ideas were supported by examples which made them easy to understand. The assignments were rather demanding and took me a little longer than I had expected.

Personally, I found the course to be an enriching experience, and I would recommend it to both new teachers and those who are more experienced.

Review 412 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Andy weinrabe on June 23, 2017 12:27 pm
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I was a bit skeptical of joining and paying for an online teaching course as i had read so much negative reviews about certain courses. How they rip people off and other courses give out certificates that are not even from a qualified body.

After a lot of searching i found TEFL Academy, i called and spoke to a very friendly helpful person at the office who explained everything to me and also i called the accreditation bodies to verify everything was in order, when everything checked i joined without hesitation and the price was great too.

I found the website easy to move around and it is really helpful that you had the choice of printing each course or you can easily do it all online but i preferred to print it all off to have everything at hand.

If you need to ask questions you can open a ticket and i found the replies very helpful and not too long to wait.

The actual course work is very interesting and in depth and i personally learned a lot and enjoyed doing the exercises and the tests after each course.

Everything leads up to the final assignments so you get so much help from each course, I found the tutor’s feedback negative or positive are really helpful. They push you in the right direction to get to the right path to passing the assignments.

I would honestly recommend this course as it is genuine, full of great help and advice also there are real people you can talk to or email.

Thank you TEFL Academy

Andy.W

Review 411 of 1457 The TEFL Academy

Written by Sarahi Conte Arias on June 23, 2017 10:33 am
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I have just completed the combined 120 h TELF course. I’m very happy with the results and I this that it has been a great experience for my professional career. The course is complete, it provides you with a lot of information, practice and extra resources.

I’m satisfied and I would absolutely suggest it to other people.

Thanks TELF academy.

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