Oxford TEFL

OxfordTEFL is an extremely intensive course that provides future English Language Teachers the experience and skills they need to succeed in the future. All of the staff at Oxford House are always willing to give ideas to the trainees about teaching and they provide a logical flow of information throughout the course. I have met people on this course that I know will be my friends for a very long time and Oxford House provides a lifelong career contact to all trainees.

On the whole I think the course was really thorough. All bases were covered regarding our own teaching skills. Tutors always on hand with helpful advice / ideas and constructive criticism. I think the extra classes provided us with a good knowledge of any additional grammar points we may be required to touch on in future classes. I also found these useful in my interviews, as I felt confident speaking about grammar and EFL generally. Kate (Careers) is always available for a quick chat and to help.

I have enjoyed the course a lot. I have found all the tutors very helpful, friendly and very supportive. I have learned a lot, and I am aware of how much I have still to learn! Only have praise for how the college is run and how lovely every one is, it has been a fun month and I am very pleased to have done it all. I would encourage everyone to OxfordTEFL to study - It was the friendliness that attracted me here in the first place and I am glad I was right in this decision.

The course is extremely intensive but if you work hard it is a very rewarding experience. When I started I never thought I would feel confident enough to teach a class of students but we are now at the end of the 4 weeks and I feel confident to go out and teach English to all levels of students. All the tutors are helpful and full of ideas to help you with planning and teaching exciting and motivating lessons. I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience here and look forward to returning to study a Diploma!

So far, I have been very happy with my experiences at the Oxford/TEFL school. I feel the school has offered me a variety of learning and teaching experiences from offering classes on your learners, teenagers, business English, to classes in different teaching techniques on grammar, realia, videos, group and pair work and picture demonstrations, etc.. I loved the students in my class and the tutors as well. Also my accommodations were just exactly what I was looking for in a student living situation. It was a great experience for me as an American to be able to take classes in an ESL school in Spain. I will tell all of my friends about it when I return to the states.

The course has been a really useful start to my teaching career. We have had lots of support and encouragement from the training staff throughout. There was a good amount of teaching practice. You start teaching on day 3 which although was scary it was the best way. The written assignments were a lot of work and really long but were useful especially to practice grammar and phonological analysis. The beedback sessions were useful and the careers advice and help has been amazing. Couldn´t have hoped for more from the staff.