Comments on: OnTesol

By: Imrana Rafat

Imrana Rafat — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:17:45 +0000

I was really impressed by the course and the way it helped me develop further as a teacher! I already had a CELTA but the 250-hour Diploma in TESOL gave me the much needed insight into teaching.

By: Nick C

Nick C — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:00:21 +0000

I had a great experience with this program, I did the 120-hour Advanced TESOL plus TEYL Certificate courses and I was satisfied with both. The online course was very well organized as it provided a lot of information and practice that helped me with lesson planning. The instructors were efficient and gave very useful feedback, I do feel that I learned a lot from it. I especially liked the fact that I could complete the courses at my own pace which is why I think that this program is ideal for people who have other commitments as well. I also received a lot of support during the practicum part which I chose to do later. The moderator replied to all my inquiries and was extremely supportive and involved throughout, I was not expecting that level of guidance and support. I can only describe this course as excellent, I can say that it exceeded my expectations.

By: Vincent Mmeke

Vincent Mmeke — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:48:42 +0000

I did the 250-hour TESOL Diploma, and 20- hour Specialist certificate courses (Teaching Young Learners, Business English, and Teaching IELTS). Margaret was my tutor for the Diploma course. She is highly experienced. She gave detailed explanations to questions, and provided constructive feedback. Talking about the course material, I think anyone can understand it. It was easy and concise.

For the Specialist courses, James was my tutor. He’s experienced and also responded to queries promptly. I think Teaching IELTS remains the best. It covered all aspects of the IELTS Exam preparations, and has wonderful tips that can help any student to succeed.

I must say that it is worth it for anyone aspiring to be a good ESL teacher to go for any of the OnTESOL courses. They are carefully designed to meet different needs with regards to teaching. Above all, you are going to meet wonderful people that would help you succeed. I remembered when I couldn’t meet up with the deadline due to accident that I had, Sebastian and others were there to help. I have already gotten my diploma and certificates but they are still willing to help with job search.

In general, I recommend Ontesol to anyone who wants to be a wonderful ESL teacher.

By: Elahe Ainehdinipour

Elahe Ainehdinipour — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:46:53 +0000

I moved to Canada during the pandemic, and in order to continue my 10 year long teaching career, I needed a certificate recognized by TESL Canada. So I chose Ontesol 120-hour advanced certificate.

The online courses allowed me to make the best out of the lockdowns, I was free to learn at my own pace, take the quizzes and rewatch and review the materials even offline, and I had the amazing support and thoughtful feedbacks from my tutor on my assignments and personal essays.

Over all it was a great learning experience for a teacher.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:58:56 +0000

I did the 250-hour TESOL Diploma, practicum, Teaching Business English, and Teaching IELTS. The diploma’s course content was well designed and very informative. In the grammar module, there were a few ambiguities and errors in the text, so I turned to my tutor for help. Margaret was wonderful and answered my questions with very detailed explanations. Google and a good grammar book also helped a lot with the grammar module. I found the Teaching IELTS course to be more practical than the Teaching Business English course because it offered many tips that were really useful for IELTS. My tutors for these two courses, James and Mojgan, were great. They always replied back to me within 48 business hours.

One thing I love about OnTESOL is that they offer job assistance to their students and graduates. Dan, the student advisor, provided some much-needed resume and cover letter support. This has helped me land two interviews within a week.

All in all, I recommend OnTESOL to anyone who wants to teach ESL.

By: Fataneh Zaheri

Fataneh Zaheri — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 19:30:37 +0000

I’ve taken 3 courses which I found excellent. OnTESOL helped me to be a better teacher. My tutors were amazing. It seemed that they were concerned about my learning. They were so fast at giving feedback or explaining sth to me. I never felt that they were far from me. In fact, I learned a lot from them. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and respectful as well. Everything was perfect. I’m so grateful.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:04:40 +0000

I thought everything about the course was excellent and really got me ready to be an ESL teacher. The only thing I would recommend adding in the grammar portion is punctuation. I know American English has a lot of punctuation and I always strive to make sure my punctuation are correct and I want to teach that to my future students. I have the resources to teach them, but it would have been nice to have it in the 120-hour Advanced Teaching course as a refresher.

My tutor was amazing! He really helped me understand the assignments and gave me great, useful and helpful feedback. I can’t wait to find a teaching job and get started teaching in the country I love to give students a whole new language to learn and expand upon, if they already know English.

Thank you so much for this course!

By: Ella

Ella — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:47:17 +0000

Having taught English for over 20 years, I was looking into switching to online teaching. As a TESOL/TEFL certification was an invariable requirement for the position, I did extensive search on the best online course. To make a long story short, my conclusion was to go with OnTESOL and I could have not done better. To name just a few factors that made my whole experience with them unforgettable, the 120-hour advanced course I took is given generous 6 months to complete, which was exactly how long it took me as I was working full time while dealing with some health issues. The course itself is well-structured, with all the tests and assignments reinforcing and monitoring your comprehension of the material presented. I was able to learn so much about the theory of language teaching as well as specific methods and techniques that helped me to internalize this new knowledge. My mentor Florina did an excellent job. Her responses always came within 48 hours and her feedback was detailed, personalized, and clear. Another thing I would like to mention is the great effort of their administrative staff who made sure that all my queries were answered on time. What is more, they actually did give me free job assistance, which, unfortunately, I could not use as I had signed up with another great e-learning company by that time! In short, I would definitely recommend the 120-hour advanced OnTESOL course as it proved to be great value for the money I spent.

P.S. I actually did not do a teaching practicum as I have had teaching experience.

By: Justine

Justine — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:18:47 +0000

I had a great experience with OnTESOL. The course content was very thorough, and It was great to have a tutor when I had any questions about the material. They helped me right away with my resume, and I got the first job I applied for! I would definitely recommend OnTESOL to anyone looking to get certified to teach ESL!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:02:36 +0000

I completed my 120-hour Advanced TESOL certification and 20-hour TBEC certification in about one month and a half, and I would like to say that my experience was enlightening and helpful!

My tutors were responsive to my questions and provided me constructive feedback to improve my lesson plans and assignments. I learned a lot from start to finish. At first, I thought I knew everything, since I’ve taught ESL before, but I was pleasantly surprised that I was wrong. I feel more confident now in my knowledge of English linguistics and grammar, as well as in my lesson planning.

My recommendation to anyone interested: Keep an open-mind going into your course and ask questions to deepen your learning. A humble attitude goes a long way. The lesson plan templates may seem intimidating, but once you get used to it, you realize that you are becoming more aware of your teaching habits, allowing you to improve over time. As a result, students will feel better in your classroom. 🙂

My only problem with this course is that sometimes though rarely, there are mistakes in the descriptive content, and job assistance was not consistent throughout the course (started out strong then fizzled out). Otherwise, I found the course to be well-organized, user-friendly, and worth investing time in!