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TEFL Worldwide Prague

Why choose TEFL Worldwide Prague?

Teach English abroad! In just 4 weeks you can become TEFL certified and begin teaching English here in Prague or anywhere!

TEFL Worldwide was established in 2003. We offer an accredited 130 hour 4-week TEFL certificate course in the heart of Europe, Prague. The TEFL Worldwide course comes highly recommended by our graduates and won awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

To date TEFL Worldwide has over 3,500 graduates who have gone on to teach in 60+ countries! We provide lifetime job assistance, Alumni events and support before, during and well after the course. We are always here for you! Our dedication to our graduates is what sets us apart from other schools.

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Reviews

Simone
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Very rewarding and program! Great for explorers and people who seek new experiences

Teaching a language is hard! I came into this course not knowing what to expect. The trainers give you all the materials to structure any language lesson, as well as job guidance for after you graduate. TEFL is very rigorous. Be prepared to come early and stay late, and bring your work home.

To a new trainee:
STAY ORGANIZED! They give you a notebook and sort your Google Drive for you!
Take breaks! This goes for everyone, everywhere, but please take a break. Don’t work for eight hours straight on a lesson plan. It’s going to suck. I would know. The simpler the better. Lesson plans should be simple and easy-to-follow.
You’re in Prague. Go out. Do stuff. Have fun!

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
Teaching classes of real students made the reality of what I was doing take over. I was able to be friendly and use my sense of humor to make the classroom feel like somewhere I should be.
Pros
  • Keeps you very organized
  • Gives you lots of opportunities
  • Forces you out of your shell
Cons
  • Very long hours
Reza
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An Awesome Language Course

This course taught me more about my own language than any other course I’ve ever taken. The course gave me an in-depth coverage of all aspects of teaching English as a foreign language. It also provided me with all the information and tools necessary to teach English as a foreign language anywhere in the world. I even had a chance to practice my teaching skills with adult students in 6 lessons covering grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading, speaking and writing. Now, all I need to do is keep practicing and honing my skills.

Maycee
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

TEFL

Great course and great experience!!! Everyone is friendly and helpful (: The course was challenging and very informative! I definitely wouldn’t recommend having any weekend trips planned during this course due to the course load! you get hands on experience teaching real students levels A2/B2 which was very helpful for transitioning into teaching in real life! The course instructors are very kind and share their personal experiences and perspectives with you! The course takes place in an awesome area that is very easy to get to as well!!

Madeline
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

the easiest way to move abroad!

The TEFL Worldwide Prague experience is similar to nothing I have done before. The course was well structured, practical, and the trainers gave incredible support from start to finish. They were knowledgeable and gave constructive feedback that really built my confidence and helped me grow as a teacher. Throughout the course, you get in the classroom teaching real students (how cool is that?!) After the course, the trainers and TEFL community go out of their way to make sure you have a job secured and point you in the right direction. I couldn’t recommend this course enough!

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
The most nerve-racking moment was the initial move to Prague. Moving to a new country is undoubtedly a nerve-racking event, but the TEFL community made it so much easier! From the moment you sign up for the course, you are getting constant help with securing accommodation, flights, and even advice on the process to start your visa. After the course starts, you begin making friends and familiarizing yourself with the city!
Pros
  • the widespread alumni community
  • the “hands on” teaching practices
  • teaching grammar to trainees!!!!
Cons
  • days sometimes feel long
  • there is a lot of work at one time
  • your life is dedicated to TEFL for 4 weeks
Tabitha
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Guidance from instructors

The instructors of the TEFL Worldwide course provided great guidance when it came to learning how to teach English. Throughout the course, I felt supported by the staff. Feedback was given after every teaching practice, done with real students by the way, and the goal of the feedback given was to help us succeed. Overall, I think the TEFL Worldwide program was comprehensive with all the initial skills you need to start teaching English as a foreign language. The course felt very useful, especially after starting to teach.

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Alumni Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with verified alumni.

Jacqueline Steponaitis

Jackie enjoys traveling, trying new cuisine, and is a huge anime/pop culture/video game nerd. Her White German Shepherd, Luna, deals with her shenanigans, but loves her all the same.

Why did you choose this program?

I had just finished completing 2 years of ESL teaching in Japan and I was ready to make the transition to teaching in public schools or private schools. However, interview after interview, I received the same response of loving my teaching experience and philosophy but couldn't hire me because my B.A. was not in Education. Many former co-workers had suggested an intensive TEFL program, but I had no idea which one to even consider.

Then a dear friend and fellow educator suggested Prague as the sight of achieving my TEFL certificate. After days of research and reading reviews, TEFL Worldwide was the only choice for me. The deciding factor came down to TEFL Worldwide offering actual classes with students of multiple English abilities as a form of practice and to be guided by a licensed teacher.

What did your program provider assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

TEFL Worldwide helped organize accommodations, airport pick up, a city tour of Prague 1, recommendations on malls and stores with multilingual staff, and 24/7 support by phone should an emergency arise during the course of the students stay.

Purchasing of the airplane tickets, public transportation passes, and interactions with the students assigned to you during the course was up to the teacher. However, support was available should translations from English to Czech were needed. Even if the school could not directly do it for you, help was available should it be requested.

What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

This course is NOT for the faint of heart. A normal TEFL certificate class is spread over three months in most cases. TEFL Worldwide is a four week, SUPER intensive course with daily homework, readings, and assignments on top of bigger projects due throughout the month.

If your learning style calls for slower paces, this is not the course for you.

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

Mondays are generally dedicated to all day long classes, split up in presentations by the programs instructors. Tuesday - Friday are often instructional classes in the morning followed by teaching practice/observation of other classmates lessons.

There are no classes on Saturday and Sunday. It is not uncommon for teachers in the program to spend a day working on assignments and exploring in or around Prague.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it? How did your views on the issue change?

After having spent two years in Asia, I will still be dealing with reverse culture shock in the United States when I left for Eastern Europe. My mind was racing with thoughts of etiquette, expectations of foreigners, food, time zone differences, and etc. As my first time in Europe, I was not prepared for how much I would come to love the people, food, and culture.

I overcame the fear of my preconceptions by forcing myself to do things that were not easy such as going to a cafe in Prague where the entire menu was in Czech, traveling on the local trains outside of Prague, and trying to use the language whenever I could.

My Czech still may not be perfect or music to anyone's ears, but by forcing myself to do that, it helped ease my fears.

Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Kenneth Arnold

Job Title
Course Director
Kenneth holds a BS degree in Pedagogy with a Primary Education major from the University of Missouri, a Cambridge DELTA (Diploma in Teaching English Language to Adults), a Shenker Institue TEFL Certificate from Rome, Italy and is an Official Cambridge Oral Examiner certified by Cambridge University, British Council. He has been working in TEFL teaching and training since 1997.
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What is your favorite travel memory?

Hard to say. I didn't travel much when I was young so after I graduated, it was as if everything was a new opportunity. The first country that I visited which was vastly different from my own was Malaysia, so that country will always have special memories for me.

When I was teaching in the US, I had the idea to travel during the summer breaks. But I realized I'd only be living for those times when I'd get to travel. I was then introduced to the idea of teaching English abroad. Instead of waiting to travel, I'd be living elsewhere constantly. I loved the opportunity of living in other countries and actually getting a closer look at what makes them special.

Which destination is most underrated? Conversely, which is most overrated?

I don't know if any places are over or underrated. You can have a great time or terrible time anywhere depending upon your experiences there, the people you meet, your own attitude, etc. Personally, there are lots of places I haven't been and would like to go, so I don't want to dismiss any opportunity I haven't taken.

That said, I've been very lucky in the places I've taught. Living in Rome opposite the Pantheon, an island in Southeast Asia, the south of Spain, and of course Prague, still one of the most beautiful cities on earth, at least of those I've been to.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

There are so many factors. Our staff, our trainers, our leader are all important components. But the biggest one is probably our graduates. I've personally helped train over 800 teachers over the years and I try to stay in contact with as many of them as I can. They are, by far, the best representatives of our work. I'm really proud when they are able to get a job abroad, go for a new experience and we were a part of helping make that happen.

What unique qualities does your company possess?

Overall, TEFL Worldwide is a great place to work. The staff is small and hard-working. My fellow trainers are full of energy and passion for what they do. And the owner is very dedicated to her company and clients. The location is ideal in a quiet part of Prague but with ample ways to get to various locations around the city.

In my profession, we change employers a lot, each time you move to a new country basically. TEFL Worldwide is one of, if not the, best places I've ever worked.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

I can't choose just one story, there are loads of great experiences. I've often said that my big days of traveling are over, but then when I keep in contact with graduates and I hear about all of the exciting places they are going and things they are doing, I feel that travel bug itching again.

To be honest, the best stories are when graduates share funny or interesting classroom experiences they have had. As everyone is teaching or has taught at some point, we can all relate. Those stories tend to be the most universal as you can see that teaching English, for all its ups and downs, is a really fun profession.