Reviews of The TEFL Institute

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Description

The TEFL Institute is the only Irish based course provider that offers the prestigious Level 5 Ofqual UK Government Regulated courses online. Since its founding, the TEFL Institute has worked tirelessly to continuously grow and offer further TEFL jobs and programs to our students.

We train TEFL students from across the globe. Our qualifications open doors all over the world, we’re accredited by all the right people as well as being trusted & respected by employers worldwide.

Together our team has well over 20 years of teaching experience and EFL training. With a passion for excellence and customer service, we strive to meet the needs of all of our clients by working with them one-on-one throughout their TEFL journey.

Headquarters

The TEFL Institute

Lower Main St, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland

Courses

Course Types

Combined TEFL Courses
Online TEFL Courses

Course Lengths

Mini Courses (<30 hours)
Standard (120-140 hours)
Long Courses (150+ hours)

Certifications

TEFL / TESL / TESOL

Additional Features

Online Practicum
TEFL Internships

Specialist Courses

Grammar
Teaching Business English
Teaching Exam Preparation
Teaching Online
Teaching Young Learners

Locations

Canada

Vancouver BC

England

London

USA

Boston MA

Vietnam

Hanoi

The TEFL Institute has received 164 student reviews and has an overall rating of 4.65 out of 5 stars based on the following criteria.

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Accreditation

ODLQC

Open & Distance Learning Quality Council

TQUK

Training Qualification UK Ltd

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Special Offer

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Contact

Contact
teflinstitute.com
Address
Old Priory
Main Street
Dungarvan, County Waterford
Ireland, P36 T660
Phone
+44 (0) 131 618 8798

164 reviews of The TEFL Institute

Review 164 of 164 The TEFL Institute

Written by Islem Bouzariata on September 26, 2022 10:04 am
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It was a good experience learning the fundamentals of TEFL on your platform hoping that you improve some things such as the content and lesson ordering

A big thank you!

Review 163 of 164 The TEFL Institute

Written by Ste on September 23, 2022 5:10 pm
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I have to say the course was well structured and I learnt a lot about teaching English. I’m in the process of setting up my own students via facebook the recruitment department especially Jess is so helpful. I only have good things to say about TEFL Institute.

Review 162 of 164 The TEFL Institute

Written by Elena Murgoci on September 22, 2022 8:29 am
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I just finished my 120h training with the TEFL institute. Because I already had a TESOL certificate (from another institution) before starting this course, it was impossible for me not to compare my previous learning experience with the current one.

I will now share some pros and cons and you decide for yourself if this course is for you.

First, the pros:

1. The price is very reasonable and they offer many discounts throughout the year! A few days after I purchased my course, the price dropped by 100 euros!

2. They reply very fast and are open to helping you get the best possible experience. I haven’t checked it with them more than 5 times (tops) but I received help every single time. I have to say the biggest plus is their human element.

3. The website interface is very easy to navigate, with only a few glitches here and there (particularly one annoying error that kept happening during log-in). A big plus is the timer in the corner of the page, which tells you how long before your access expires.

4. If you need a certificate that you can get with little to moderate effort, this is the one for you.

5. You get out of this exactly what you put in – no more, no less. If you want to make this a good learning experience, apply yourself and be diligent. I checked every reference they offered, every website and every video. I took notes and spent extra time researching some of the things they taught. I suggest you do the same if you want this course to measure up to the money, time and energy you will spend on it.

With that in mind, here are the cons which I will limit at five (but there are more than 5):

1. As far as course content goes, this is a very -VERY- brief review of EFL teaching. You can use this as a starting point, but do not expect the materials to go into depth.

2. I was completely shocked to discover the teaching is done solely through text and audio, no video! In today’s day and age where anyone can make a good quality video on their phone, this just feels extremely lazy. There are countless platforms that offer video training, so know you have options.

3. The audio and text don’t always match. I listened to the audio and read the text at the same time. Sometimes the audio just repeats random paragraphs or skips others entirely.

4. The voice in the audio is robotic. Most likely they used text to speech robot, which is not just lazy but very disrespectful to the paying customer. Every now and then you’ll hear a human voice, but the majority of the audio sounds exactly like the robotic Google voice. I got used to it eventually and it became funny at some point, but this is definitely a very low point.

5. Don’t bother applying to this course if you don’t have a bachelor’s degree. Apply to this job if you’re not a native speaker at your own risk. The majority of jobs they offer through their job support require you to be a native and have a college degree. I’m not a native and I don’t have a bachelor’s either, so I had to learn this the hard way. You’ve been warned.

All in all, I am giving it a 6/10. I would recommend this to someone who is a native speaker, already has some teaching training/experience and needs a quick, relatively cheap certificate.

Review 161 of 164 The TEFL Institute

Written by Sarah on September 20, 2022 7:28 am
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I recently completed the 30-hour teaching English online course.I found the course was well structured. The information provided was easy to learn and appealed to all types of learners. The links to additional resources were very beneficial. I would highly recommend this course.

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