I found the teaching methodology, grammar modules and video observation courses useful but the other two modules included in the package I purchased seemed to be 'filler' courses with no real substance. (Telephone Teaching and Teaching Large Classes)
The testing in TEFL.org is geared to the teacher -- for ease of marking and in my opinion, it should be designed for the student.
Why would the assignments in the most important courses have a word count limit of 100 - 150 and the assignments in the teaching large classes and telephone classes have a 600 word count?
It is important for students to acquire the basic teaching skills initially before proceeding to the other courses. If a student had to develop a detailed lesson plan for either the teaching methodology or grammar course, rather than worry about a word count, it would be more helpful to future lesson planning.
The bulk of the testing is in a true/false format. Although it is easier for a teacher to mark (and I find completing written assignments overly stressful), I have never felt that this type of testing really shows a student's deeper understanding of the subject matter.
I think that maybe you could offer a package to students with a couple of elective courses they might choose to make up the bundle. I will NEVER teach a large class because I prefer one-on-one tutoring so I found the Teaching Large Classes to be a chore to complete. (I would find a course on how to set up a home-based TEFL business useful.) Calling the course I completed 'Telephone Teaching' is outdated and the course name ought to be changed.
Watching certified teachers conduct lessons was very helpful -- keep the videos in the course.
Your podcasts and blogs are great -- hearing real stories from real people is invaluable.
Thank you for the opportunity to share my experience of studying with TEFL.org.
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