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Established in 2008, The TEFL Org is the UK's most experienced and accredited TEFL course provider offering classroom, online & combined TEFL courses.

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Everett T
Verified TEFL Org Student
“All in all a useful course and a very useful and recognized certificate. With some blind spots. (Which we all have. It’s okay. Really.) The TEFL Method is a rigid ESL structure that takes itself very seriously. There is no room in its dogma to admit or consider any other way of teaching English. As one winds their way through the course one is forced to be guided by TEFL’s inflexible rules, tediously and tirelessly laid out by the curriculum and reinforced by the Instructors and TAs. I found the homework feedback given to me by my TA Steve to be off putting and negative from the start, and after the first two assignments I stopped reading his responses altogether. (He began his second feedback to me thusly: “Do not do what you have written here”, which although admittedly has a certain amount of blunt humor, is unhelpful.) It was enough to know I passed the assignments and simply move on, without taking the time to read his feedback and take my lashes. He may have had some fantastic ideas from which I would have benefitted greatly. I wouldn’t know. The classroom videos of the course are excellent and illuminating. I enjoyed them and collected some good ideas. The website is buggy, but mostly functional. I often had to go back to a lesson and pretend to do it again for the Course to update it and mark it as completed. Upon completing a lesson, instead of moving me forward to the next lesson, the website would at times seem to freeze before taking me back to the main page of module, where I had to scroll down and find my correct lesson. A bit annoying. I am giving the 140-hour TEFL course 3/5 stars, because I did enjoy the material, whose subject matter (learning and teaching languages) I am passionate about. I did learn a lot. I just wish TEFL was more receptive to other ideas. For all its worthy insistence on Student Teaching Time, it felt like I was being preached at for 140 hours, including the 20-hour live module on Zoom, where questions were brushed aside, probably—and fairly—due to time constraints, and including my TA, who made it clear from the start that my class planning was to include only those ideas blessed in TEFL holy water. The TEFL Method is not so precious. There are many ways to learn a second language. There are as many ways to teach a second language. Humans learn things. It’s what we do. Alas, if you want the blessing of a recognized and renowned certification, you must enter the Church and take your lashes. Be sure to leave your own ideas and experiences at the Door.”
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Posted 8 months ago
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback about The TEFL Org! We're glad to see that you found our course so useful and are benefiting from our world recognized certificate. Our tutors do certainly follow a strict structure which ensures that our courses continue to meet the accreditation criteria. As the most accredited TEFL course provider in the UK it means that schools all around the world know a TEFL Org qualified teacher will be a great asset to them. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your feedback, as we will always look to improve our courses even further. Thanks again and all the best with your TEFL journey!
Posted 8 months ago
Jacqueline W
Verified TEFL Org Student
“The course was interesting and covered alot. I must be honest though, and say that the videos of classes were not very realistic. About 8 people in a class and all spoke pretty good English already not sure exactly what level they were. This did not help me much when it came to writing lesson plans for pre intermediate and intermediate. Also the Methodology video was about 'Clothes' ...easy right ? but it didn't help me at all to write a lesson plan for Past Continuous Interrupted for that module 😕!!! I teach 3hour long classes for Pre and Entry 1 with over 10 in most groups. The feedback is very limited but having said that they do get back within the 48hours. I'm guessing it's the best around but has a few areas for development .”
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Posted 8 months ago
Thank you for your review of The TEFL Org, Jacqueline! We strive to provide the best courses we can, so your feedback is very much appreciated. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thanks again and all the best with your TEFL career!
Posted 8 months ago
Angela J
Verified TEFL Org Student
“The lessons were clear and useful. However, within the modules there were some spelling mistakes in the text, which was very unprofessional, you would think there would be proofreaders. In some of the video lessons the audio is extremely quiet and hard to hear. The transcriptions of the videos aren't actually transcriptions except for in the Telephone Teaching Course. The transcriptions are a sentence saying what the video is of, not the words spoken. The combination of the lack of transcription and bad audio made some of the videos incomprehensible to me. The courses themselves did teach a lot about how to teach English and the necessary preparations for classes.”
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Posted 8 months ago
Thank you Angela for your review! Your feedback is very much appreciated as this helps us to improve our courses even further. We wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!
Posted 8 months ago
Anonymous
Verified TEFL Org Student
“I found it quite tedious as I had to repeat some assignments more than 5 times with different feedback each time.”
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Posted 9 months ago
Hi, We’re sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the course. Our tutors do certainly follow a strict structure which ensures that our courses continue to meet the accreditation criteria. As the most accredited TEFL course provider in the UK it means that schools all around the world know a TEFL Org qualified teacher will be a great asset to them. Thank you for your feedback, and please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share.
Posted 9 months ago
Tomasz K
Verified TEFL Org Student
“1. Time to redo "telephone class". No one teaches over the phone anymore. I've been using PPP structure in zoom classes for years now and it works very well. It's obvious that this unit is rooted in the previous century and please don't teach Skype and other technologies (looks like product placement). 2. add comments to the videos so we know what is going on in the class (things like: eliciting, PPP - concept testing, etc. 3. The eight steps of a full PPP class are presented in Unit 12, module 2. Language Review is part of a full PPP class in this model. Not only it is listed as a step (see below the steps I copied from your online material) but also in the video corresponding to this step the teacher says: “So just to finish off, I want to see what you can remember from the lesson about the new words that we've learned. So can anyone remember the pattern, or the word he used to describe this design?” But when I did the assignment I got feedback telling me that Language Review is not part of a PPP class and more importantly why it is not included in the task? Lead-in (setting the context) Presentation - Eliciting the TL Presentation - Concept checking Presentation - Drilling Presentation - Board work Practice Production Language review 4. The course content is confusing for the following reason: In Unit 12, module 2 Concept Checking is set to be the first part of the Presentation and it is clearly explained to be an attempt to check how much of a target language the students already know. "Concept checking questions" are not explained or introduced anywhere in the course but they appear in the final written task and are expected to be employed at the end of the presentation. The objective here is to check how well the students have grasped the TL through the presentation. To make it less confusing the concept questions should be introduced and explained in the course body and it should be made clear that there are two separate occasions on which a teacher checks the grasp of the concept. 5. Video observation course is a complete waste of time. The bad class is bad acting and the quizzes can be done without even watching the videos as the answers are so obvious. One possible way to improve this would be to get rid of the bad class videos and add comments to the good class ones. Comments should be about what the teacher is doing so one could identify activities/stages.”
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Posted 9 months ago
Thank you for your review, Tomasz. We certainly appreciate your detailed feedback. We are still finding many people around the world don't have easy access to the internet or still use Skype etc. We try to make sure that our courses cover this so that teachers have the tools to provide English lessons to everyone, no matter where they are in the world. We usually receive excellent reviews about our video observation course, which is especially enjoyed by new teachers, so this will certainly remain within our course content. You can be sure that I will pass on your feedback to our team though, as we will always look to improve our courses further. Thanks again, Tomasz
Posted 9 months ago
Anonymous
Verified TEFL Org Student
“I just finished the 120-hour course with a virtual weekend class, and the virtual weekend class was by far the best part of the experience. I haven't taken any other TEFL certificates to compare this to, but the course materials are unnecessarily long-winded, occasionally contradictory, and scattered with typos. Assignments were confusingly laid out. I felt like I was fighting against the course structure sometimes. They package up short modules like Business English and Large Classes into the larger certificate, but these contain almost no useful information (certainly nothing you can't find from free resources). I wish I hadn't had to sign up for these to get the certificate. The Grammar and Methodology (and some of the Video Observation) modules have a lot of information, albeit laid out in a way that can be hard to take notes from, but I would mostly recommend the live course. You get a chance to deliver a lesson, observe others delivering lessons, and then get real-time feedback from a tutor. I did the live course after completing the asynchronous course, which I would recommend doing, as it gave me the chance to implement the teaching methodology I'd learned.”
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Posted 9 months ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback about The TEFL Org! It's great to hear that you had such a positive experience in our classroom course. Our main courses certainly cover everything a teacher would need to help them step into their first class. We therefore cover many topics, such as teaching large classes, so our teachers can feel prepared in any classroom situation. This also ensures we follow a structure which meets the accreditation criteria. Thank you again for your feedback, and we wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!
Posted 9 months ago
Chelsea G
Verified TEFL Org Student
“The course was fine. I found the course material easy to retain and work through. I had a horrible experience with my tutor. When I read reviews I found similar experiences to mine, so I don't think it is a one off problem. My tutor, Asif, graded assignments very subjectively. The brief for assignments were vague at best, however they gave a specific reuberic for what the assignment needed to have or not have. My tutor would give feedback asking for things the brief specifically said not to include or didn't talk about at all. His feedback was highly specific to his opinion and style of teaching. Which your course says they want individual teachers and are there to enhance unique teaching styles not create teaching robots. I found myself learning things a teacher should and shouldn't do during the course and then having my tutor act contrary to what I was learning. Because so much of his feedback was subjective I had a hard time revising assignments. What looked to me like an appropriate activty for teaching a concept, to him, needed a revision bevause it wasn't what he would do. I got to the point where I just asked him whay he want to lesson plan to look like, bevause unless it was a lesson plan that he would write he wasn't going to pass it. I was not impressed with my tutor and feel like the assignment portion of the course needs stricter rubric that tutors adhere to and only grade from, or the individual tutor needs to design the assignment according to their grading rubic and it needs to be given to the student prior to the assignments. I also wish there was more transparency on the course itself. I am teaching online one-on-one and the course I took almost exclusively focused on in-person large classroom teaching. However, there was nothing to indicate that would be the case prior to selecting this course. There a lot of options out there for telf certification and I would probably choose a different one.”
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Posted 9 months ago
Thank you so much for your feedback, Chelsea. We're so sorry to hear that you had a discouraging experience with your tutor's feedback. Our tutors do follow a strict structure which ensures that our courses continue to meet the accreditation criteria. As the most accredited TEFL course provider in the UK it means that schools all around the world know a TEFL Org qualified teacher will be a great asset to them. I will certainly pass on your feedback, as this will help us improve our services further. Thanks again, and best of luck in your TEFL journey!
Posted 9 months ago
Evan B
Verified TEFL Org Student
“It was doable! The real review begins if and when I get a job!”
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Posted 10 months ago
Dear Evan, Thank you for your feedback about The TEFL Org, and congratulations on completing your course! As you have received a certificate from the highest accredited TEFL course provider in the UK, I am sure this will open many new doors for you! With our course, you also have lifelong access to our TEFL Org Jobcentre, where you will be able to exclusively access many TEFL positions both internationally and online. We also encourage an active Facebook and forum community, which include weekly webinars, blogs and a podcast. We’re not able to search for TEFL jobs for you but we will certainly offer advice where we can, so please don't hesitate to get back in touch with us. We wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!
Posted 10 months ago
Chiroprotim S
Verified TEFL Org Student
“I loved the course itself, the tutor was also helpful. In some cases I was suggested to check the community, but I felt it was not active enough. I needed a teacher to student communication for most of my doubts. Besides this being a non-native speaker, I've found it to be a little bit demoralising in some places. There's no guidance for people like me to move forward, so much prejudice and blocks. But I really intend to work abroad, but I don't know how to move forward. I can't keep buying courses, I need to find some work.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Thank you for your review, Chiroprotim. We strive to provide the best service and experience to all our students. We train thousands of students a year, native and non-native speakers, who go on to live and work abroad successfully with their TEFL.Org qualification. Please feel free to reach out to our team who will be happy to offer further advice on finding work. We're always here to help!
Posted 10 months ago
Anonymous
Verified TEFL Org Student
“Hi! I recently just purchased the tefl certification course and have not started anything yet. I just keep getting emails to review the course that I completed..but I haven’t. Once I have successfully completed the course I will review. Hopefully more due diligence will me made when identifying who finished the course and who has not.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Hi, thank you for taking the time to send us your review. This is certainly something we are looking into, so thank you for bringing this to our attention. We hope you enjoy your course and should you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Posted 10 months ago
Rowan L
Verified TEFL Org Student
“The course I took was wholly online and self-paced. On one hand this makes learning the methods of TEFL extremely convenient, although without genuine experience of teaching it does feel fundamentally limited in it's usefulness. Furthermore the course is not so much designed to teach as it is designed to present information - actual learning will have to be self-studied. Whilst the information is clearly explained - I never had trouble understanding the content - the course effectively boils down to a set of Youtube tutorials, quizzes (which are difficult to get wrong) and assignments. There is little initiative within the course to integrate, revise and practice what you've learnt, save for the assignments which ask you to produce lesson plans. To really maximise what one recieves from this course, you'll need to revise, self-study and practice elsewhere. Ironically the course does not practice the maxims that it is teaching!! In short, an acceptable course that will teach you TEFL, but not enough to prepare you to be an English teacher.”
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Posted 10 months ago
Hi Rowan, Thank you so much for your feedback on The TEFL Org! We really appreciate you taking the time to let us know what you think of our service. It's great to hear that you've had positive experiences with us. It sounds like you chose one of our online only courses, so perhaps one of our combined courses would have been more suitable, as these include the teaching practices that you mention were missing in your course. Our hands-on teaching sessions grant the opportunity to plan and deliver short lessons, nicely putting into practice, and consolidating the theory studied online. If you ever have any questions regarding this, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thanks again for your feedback, and all the best with your TEFL career!
Posted 10 months ago
Elaine
Verified TEFL Org Student
“Sometimes the quiz doesn't quite seem to follow from the module. I am struggling with the reported speech as there are a few possible answers and I can't seem to grasp exactly which version you want.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Thank you for your feedback, Elaine! Please don't hesitate to contact your tutor direct, who will be happy to support you through the course. We wish you the best of luck with your course!
Posted 10 months ago
Lala
Verified TEFL Org Student
“I don't get support in time, i write emails and cannot get reply back”
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Posted 11 months ago
Anonymous
Verified TEFL Org Student
“Its a long course with lots of content. The topics are sometimes confusing more variety of examples would be helpful.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Thank you for your feedback about our course. I will certainly pass on your feedback regarding the class examples, as we will always look to improve our courses further. We wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!
Posted 10 months ago
Anonymous
Verified TEFL Org Student
“It was ok. The written assignments were very poorly explained, and the grading was overly subjective, especially given the poorly defined parameters. If you're going to have highly subjective grading, you need very highly defined expectations, otherwise, it's a really annoying slog of eye-rolling at the grader responses and saying "Well, if that's what you wanted, why didn't you say that?" and "That's your personal opinion!"”
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Posted 11 months ago
Thank you for posting a review and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. I will certainly pass on your feedback, as we will always look to improve our courses further. Please feel free to reach out to info@tefl.org with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. Thanks again, and we wish you the very best of luck in your TEFL journey!
Posted 11 months ago
Anonymous
Verified TEFL Org Student
“Sometimes the information is confusing and could be given examples in a variety of ways and more activities to reinforce learning. The tutors are always available which is great.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide feedback on our services. It's important to us that you're able to enjoy your experience with The TEFL Org and we are always looking for ways to better tailor our services to our customers' needs. So I will certainly pass on your feedback regarding this, as we will always look to improve our courses further. Thanks again!
Posted 11 months ago
Suzi
Verified TEFL Org Student
“I have only just started so not much to report on t this stage”
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Posted 11 months ago
Hi Suzi, thank you so much for your feedback. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We wish you the best of luck with your course!
Posted 11 months ago
Aurora C
Verified TEFL Org Student
“The lessons and quiz were easy, but the lessons to write were too much difficult. No examples or things that prepare for these.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Hello Aurora, Thank you for your review. We do certainly provide as much detail as possible in the assignments, and our tutors are also available to answer any questions you may have on these assignment to help you through them. I will certainly pass on your feedback regarding the videos, as we will always look to improve our courses further. Thanks again!
Posted 11 months ago
John R
Verified TEFL Org Student
“Course materials are usually helpful but delivery is inconsistent and feels cobbled together. The tutor support is prompt but there should be the opportunity to communicate with tutor on phone particularly at the beginning. I know the org needs to make money so supply of direct support would need to be rationed but I feel this could be achieved by a token system duty tutor Roster.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Hi John, Thank you so much for your feedback on The TEFL Org. We really appreciate it when customers take their time to share their experiences with us, as it helps to ensure that we are providing the best possible service. We strive to ensure that each and every customer has the best possible experience, so your feedback is certainly appreciated as well. We will always look to develop our courses further, so thanks again for this. Best regards, The TEFL Org
Posted 11 months ago
Olof H
Verified TEFL Org Student
“I think the overall content is good, with a strong focus on practical situations and applicable knowledge. There are several videos that I think ought to be reviewed, for instance the video on tutoring, sample lesson. The teacher in the video shows little inclination to adapt her tl to the students need. The student states that what she needs is practice speaking, instead the focus of the lesson is on some insultingly basic vocabulary. I also felt that the scope of allowed solutions to the written assignments was too narrow, and that all creativity in writing lesson plans was punished until I settled for writing extremely bland texts.”
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Posted 11 months ago
Dear Olof, Thank you so much for your feedback of The TEFL Org! I will certainly pass on your feedback regarding the videos, as we will always look to improve our courses further. Sincerely, The TEFL Org Team
Posted 11 months ago
The TEFL Org is rated 4.6 based on 8,211 reviews
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