Online TEFL Courses

I think since it was online I didn't get a sense of any supervision or help unless I requested help from the contact centre. I do feel that since the guidance was only there to mark your test it was difficult to understand what the practical test requirements were. That being said I think it is a phenomenal opportunity provided to branch out at any age and anywhere you are. I really hope that there are job opportunities for the growing industry but I would most certainly advocate for TEFL Academy always.

The TEFL Academy responded to this reviewNovember 12, 2026

Thanks for the review. I am sorry to hear you didn't make use of the tutor team until assignment time. They are available through the ticket system on your course for any part of the course, not just the assignments. We are pleased to hear you succeeded regardless though. What an achievement! Don't hesitate to make use of the jobs board for your job search.

Good course with lots of useful info and super cheap at that. Good vibe to it and pretty engaging. The staff are very nice and actually reply pretty fast to emails. I sent 3 or 4 when I was studying and they always had time for me. Cheap course but packs alot in.

Thank you to the TEFL Org, great course, helpful tutor, a good challenge overall mixed with in-depth exercises and assignments. The flow of the course was smooth and the lessons always interesting, would recommend to anyone willing to learn more about teaching English!

I highly recommend ITEFL Academy. I recently completed their 11-week online TEFL certificate course, along with the Teaching English Online and Teaching Test Prep courses. My experience in all three has been excellent. Pre-enrollment advising is very good, with an enrollment advisor discussing your course options and answering all your questions before you enroll. The courses themselves are thorough and comprehensive, with practical discussion boards and weekly written assignments. The instructors are very good and have a wealth of practical experience in the TEFL industry that they bring to class. Lifelong career guidance and country-specific advice is also a BIG plus that differentiates ITEFL Academy from its competitors. The multiple practical Specialty courses that you can take are also good complements to the main TEFL certificate course program. Overall, I found ITEFL Academy to be the most comprehensive, best quality and thorough TEFL certificate provider compared to its competitors. In my opinion, it gives you the best bang for your buck and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to obtain a TEFL certificate.

My experience with XploreAsia has been an incredible part of my journey moving abroad to Thailand! From the orientation and TEFL training in Hua Hin to adjusting to a new culture and preparing for my teaching career, this program has helped me navigate a major life transition. Moving across the world on my own was a big decision, but the experience has been rewarding, eye-opening, and full of personal growth. I appreciated the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds, learn more about Thai culture, and gain valuable insight into what to expect while living and teaching abroad. The training and orientation helped me feel more prepared and confident as I stepped into the classroom. Beyond teaching, this experience has challenged me to become more independent, adaptable, and open-minded. I’m grateful for the connections, experiences, and memories I’ve made along the way. If you’re considering teaching abroad and looking for a program to help you begin that journey, XploreAsia is definitely worth considering! Sometimes the greatest opportunities begin when you step outside your comfort zone.

There’s an offer posted on the TM post course bundles saying a chance to win a prize here - fine by me! The course has everything you’d expect plus myriad extras like videos with a person narrating (I should say a human person not AI, as these days it’s usually a machine voice, but this is definitely a British man) and exercises and job finding links and a ton of other stuff the character count here says I don’t need to detail!

I had a wonderful time working through this course. I found the material to be well-developed, practical, engaging, and enjoyable. However, I do think there is room for improvement in how the assignments are organized and presented. At times, assignment instructions were scattered across several different sections of the course, making it difficult to know exactly where to find the information I needed. The overall presentation of the assignments could also be more streamlined, clear, and less overwhelming. As someone who learns best through a systematic, step-by-step approach, I often found the instructions unnecessarily exhausting to navigate, particularly when expectations or requirements were not clearly laid out in one place. There were also instances of redundancy between assignments and course sections, which made certain portions feel repetitive. Overall, I would appreciate a more centralized, concise, and structured approach to presenting assignments. Clearer instructions, more consistent organization, and less repetition would make the learning experience considerably smoother and allow students to focus more on the actual coursework rather than trying to piece together what is expected of them. One last critique, I do not understand why you have to submit everything 14 days before your course ends, to me that doesn't really mean you get the full 6 months to complete the course so be prepared for that.

The TEFL Academy responded to this reviewNovember 11, 2026

Hi Joan. Thanks so much for the detailed feedback. I have sent over the assignment feedback to our academic department for review. We do regularly review and adjust our assignments and feedback like yours is very helpful. In regard to your question regarding the assignment submission 14 days prior to deadline policy; the reason we request this is because not all students pass their final assignment on the first attempt. This means that if they submit very close to the deadline, they are not left with enough time to redo and resubmit the assignment within that deadline. We ask for submission 14 days prior to allow students who have not passed the assignment first time, adequate time to assess the feedback, make the necessary changes and resubmit within their enrolment period. I do hope this helps clarify the policy. Thanks again for the feedback and best of luck with your teaching career.

The entire program was self study so it was incredibly efficient. I was able to complete the program right before heading aboard making my teaching journey magnificent. I completed this program at home and at the library. 100 percent would recommend.

I learned a lot in this course and found that I still have a lot to learn and procrastination has no place in teaching, especially online...unless, of course, you want to add an exponential amount of stress and frustration when technological difficulties arise at the 11th hour!!! That being said, I look forward to learning anc practicing more tech tools to enrich the lessons for my future students! I feel like I need to practice learn and practice a lot more before I apply for my first TEO position!

The TEFL course is very extensive and worth every cent! I had a challenge with registering for my face to face session and was assisted without any struggle. I’m still to start applying for jobs and see if I will get any positive feedback. But overall this was a good course and I am proud of myself for completing it.

The TEFL Academy responded to this reviewNovember 09, 2026

Belinda, thank you for your review and for choosing to take a course with TTA!

Happy with many things - price is first in importance of course but it’s also a course with good resources and tasks for students to get confidence up. A couple of units I felt they were meh, but most of them were relevant and interesting

The instructors at this academy are incredibly knowledgeable, and the courses are both informative and highly engaging. I have gained a great deal of practical experience and learned so much throughout my time here. I fully intend to continue taking more courses in the future. Thanks to this program, I feel completely prepared and can't wait to start teaching!

The company advisor gave me some good information before I sign up, so I have had high expectacions about the 120 hours course before I start. There is many, many text and videos on the course that can guide you for how you can teach english. My best lesson was the games one, and I see that after the course there are 100 games ideas for different ages and lesson planning also. For learning approach is quite interesting as not just using multiple choices questioning but also matching and others. I like this as it is maybe a little more to challenge me. I learn alot from this course.

Wasn't sure what to expect even though I looked at their free lesson beforehand (you never know, right?!). Fortunately everything was spot on and exactly like they stated. I wanted to finish it quickly, but though I could skip parts, I ended up taking longer than I thought because 1) it's quite full on and 2) I actually found some of the tips to be excellent and the classroom videos were definitely worth pausing on.

Good online lessons, a lot of text with color and clicky parts, some videos, and just generally lots of useful information. I enjoyed doing the scenarios but I’d like for there to be photos with them. Otherwise it’s very good.

I really loved working with TEFL org. They were so helpful throughout! I love our in person training day I made some really good likeminded friends and the team always made me feel comfortable knowing I was working at my own pace but had them on standby really helped.

The TEFL Academy responded to this reviewNovember 09, 2026

Thank you for your wonderful review, Sunny.

I really do feel that TEFL Org goes the extra mile to make the material engaging for a student. I have taken online classes since I was in college (2002), but I would have to say that the material in the the 120-hour premier TEFL Org course has been the most interesting. I was fascinated with the idea that teaching English as a foreign language has a completely different method than teaching other subjects. The coursework was challenging but not frustrating. My tutor, who marked each of the written assignments, did a great job guiding me through the process of understanding how to properly write a lesson plan for students who do not speak English. Great experience all around.

the course is bueatiful and it has many interesting infromations from the beginning. I like the picture and everything you can click and play with. I don't fall asleep learning here! The video is nice for pause and think. Every one can take this course I think

Nothing bad to say. It was cheap and had easy to follow content. The videos and contextualised challenges were a nice bonus. I got more than I had expected to be honest as they promised a heap of stuff but you never can be too sure with anything online. It turned out a good choice though.

I did the 120 hours course of TEFL-TESOL. It was great value and cheaper than most but it was also interesting and all lessons were well planned and sequenced. I finished in under 1 month part time but I feel like I actually learned a great deal. It's accreditation checks out and they return emails (well, email).