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Review 1390 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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I recently completed the online Level 5 TEFL course with The TEFL Academy, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience. As someone balancing work and personal commitments, I found the flexibility of the self-paced format incredibly helpful. I was able to access the course from anywhere and work through the modules on my own schedule.

The content itself was clear, well-structured, and comprehensive. It covered everything from grammar fundamentals to lesson planning, classroom management, and practical teaching techniques. The downloadable resources were especially useful and something I’ll definitely revisit when I’m actually in the classroom.

What I appreciated most was the emphasis on real-world application. The assignments required thoughtful planning and reflection, not just box-ticking. The tutors provided detailed feedback that actually helped me improve. I also completed the optional 10-hour virtual classroom course, which gave me more hands-on practice and confidence with lesson delivery.

Overall, this course has prepared me well for teaching English abroad or online. I now feel confident creating engaging lessons and managing a class. I’d absolutely recommend The TEFL Academy to anyone serious about teaching English as a foreign language. Just make sure to set your own schedule and stick with it—the course is doable, but you’ll get out of it what you put in!

Review 1389 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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My journey with the TEFL Academy was exceptional. The support from the tutors were responsive, knowledgeable and always encouraging.

The course material was engaging, well structured and informative for users with no former teaching background. The assignments and quizzes were relevant and insightful, challenging your knowledge on every unit covered. You are provided example lesson plans which is relevant for your assignments and these examples are so helpful especially when you’ve never completed one in the past.

The tutors provide you with valuable feedback which were essential in understanding important elements that help shape English as a foreign language.

A special shoutout to Luan with her warm presence and aura that made my practical experience worthwhile. I was initially very nervous entering the practical because it was out of my comfort zone but I left the session feeling informed, confident and motivated.

The TEFL Academy further assists with employment information by providing you with the Job Board with listings from all over the world which is so so helpful. Throughout the course you are provided with valuable resources from class behaviour, activities,, things NOT to do – that can be used when starting your new journey in another country.

I highly recommend using the TEFL Academy. Their programs are well structured, affordable and enriching.

Review 1388 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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My College English teacher suggested to gather the right set of teaching tools in this course. I loved every step of it. The explanations are clear and the abc assignment with the feedback is a gem!

Review 1387 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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I really enjoyed this Level 5 TEFL Course. The selection of topics is quite practical , besides they have been arranged in the perfect order. Especially,designing of units related to grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation are worth mentioning. They are interesting,comprehensive, and extremely useful .

The course also enlightens teachers with all the technical details related to effective teaching including subtleties related to classroom management. Nevertheless,I humbly want to make one suggestion. How about a unit dedicated to different Model Conversations like Business English, Formal English , Informal English,etc explaining their minute details ? This will go a long way to make to-be-teachers more aware of emphasizing the importance of spoken English to their students.

So, overall this was an excellent course to guide teachers to effectively teach English as per the requirements of students and it really was a great experience.

Thank you.

Review 1386 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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I liked the organization of the course and the structure. My only issue was some of the definitions were hard to understand. For example, “top up processing” and “inductive reasoning”. These terms were explained weirdly in a way I couldn’t understand until I googled the terms and it was explained in a simpler way.

I like that the instructors give feedback. Overall an amazing course!

Review 1385 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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I found the TEFL course to be an excellent experience overall – the lessons were clear, practical, and thoughtfully designed. What I appreciated the most were the extra resources provided: ready-to-use templates, sample materials, and downloadable content that will be incredibly helpful for future lesson planning. The platform is user-friendly and encourages independent learning. My only small critique would be the public discussion feature, which didn’t feel as useful or professional as the rest of the course.

Review 1384 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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The TEFL Academy offers an excellent, well structured Level 5 Diploma course, which covers everything a prospective teacher will likely need to learn, before embarking on their teaching career and adventure. The course units were very thorough, with plenty of additional resources provided. Assignments were (for someone like me studying teaching for the first time) reasonably intensive, and demanding, yet manageable and ultimately very rewarding, especially if you put the effort in, as I did. That effort is appropriately rewarded by the markers too.

I would have loved to have had more time actually practising teaching (I took the “Combined” course that featured an in person training day), but given the cost of the course, and other options they offer (such as observed online teaching), there is nothing to complain about.

A course well worth taking, that sets a solid foundation upon which to gain real world teaching experience, and potentially a career, if you enjoy teaching long term.

Review 1383 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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The 168h level 5 course offered from The TEFL Academy was a super good choice. They offer plenty of materials and add-ons additionally to the course material, which is very thorough.

Overall it was a great experience working through the course and the grading was fast & efficient, offering good tips and ideas for improvement.

I would most likely recommend this course, as I have already done!

Review 1382 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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I enjoyed the course and found it most valuable for the resources and the lesson planning techniques. I will most definitely refer to and use the resources provided and the further study available. I feel I will go into teaching EFL with everything I need to be successful.

Review 1381 of 1410 The TEFL Academy

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I really enjoyed my experience getting certified through the TEFL Academy. I found the materials to be helpful, interesting, and also challenging. At the beginning of the course, I had no idea how to teach English as a second language. But at the end of the course I felt confident that I could teach! The assignments provided were really useful and the instructor feedback was helpful. The only thing I wish there was more of was practice teaching. Overall, I would highly recommend taking this course.

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