Program Reviews

I took my TEFL course several years ago, but right after the course, my life shifted so I never went into teaching then. Now I’m ready to start, but wondered if I should retake the whole course again? I then called "Ambrosia" of Admissions and shared my thoughts with her. She was great! She was both patient and knowledgeable and keenly in tune to what I TRULY NEEDED- versus what I thought I needed! Instead of signing me up to retake the entire course, she guided me to the “Teaching English Online” specialty course. She told me I could just start here and see...that this could very well be all I need. As I also want to teach online, it would support me in that, but it would also boost my confidence and serve partially a refresher course. This saved me $1400! To me this speaks highly of the integrity, of ITA. They aren’t just there to “rake in your money.” They truly care about YOU, as their student and really are there to serve YOU and guide YOU in the best direction for YOUR career path.

I am a current college student hoping to teach English abroad after I graduate. I really appreciate the online asynchronous format of this course because I was able to fit this course into my schedule even while working full-time (plus overtime) at my summer job! My instructor was very kind and helpful, and she offered excellent critiques on my assignments and participated often in the Discussion Forums. The other students were friendly and shared some great ideas in the Forums. I feel like the content was very thorough; it prepares students to teach people of any age or English proficiency level. I am very grateful for the required Practicum, also: even after completing only one hour as of when I wrote this review, I feel much more comfortable with the idea of teaching people English. Overall, I would highly recommend this TEFL/TESL couse!

Working with ITA has been a great experience for me. Not only do they offer a great course to obtain your TEFL certificate, they offer additional specialized courses that helps boost your experience and resume. ITA also offer many other resources such as advisors for your course and job search guidance, pdf's that outline details about working in different countries, information on where to find practicum programs, and much more. My advisors have also been very helpful to me in answering all my questions regarding courses and job search.

I absolutely recommend this program. International TEFL Academy has been such a great experience from my very first advisor to my professor to the job board. This program taught me things I didn't know I needed to know about teaching English and specifically teaching English abroad. The most valuable part of this course is how they teach you to build a lesson plan. Their program is incredibly student and spontaneous, authentic language focused. My professor was thorough, corrective, and helpful. I feel very prepared from this program.

ITA has been more than what I expected. The material is comprehensive, the program (teacher, student affairs) is extremely supportive, and the resources (practicum hours/job search) are extensive. There's a sense of community even though it's all online.

When applying for my practicum hours, I was able to choose from a huge list of different and interesting organizations that ITA is affiliated with. Once I started my student teaching/practicum hours I felt prepared even though I had not completed the course. 2 weeks into my practicum hours I was invited to attend a professional development day in which the topic was material I had already covered in the ITA course!

I definitely recommend ITA for your TEFL certification. It's comprehensive, interesting, and will leave you feeling prepared, confident and inspired to teach and explore the world!

I decided to get my TEFL certification as I had just graduated college and was not sure what I wanted to do with my life, so traveling and teaching English seemed like an exciting career path to pursue. At first, I was just participating in the course so that I had a cheaper option to travel to a different country, but after actively engaging in the course material and the enthusiasm my teachers and other classmates had for this subject, I was also excited to continued my studies. ITA had a clear, concise, organized way of presenting and teaching the information and I would highly recommend the program to anyone that is considering teaching English as a foreign language.

I completed the 11-week online TEFL course. Overall, I would definitely recommend it! The content is extensive and informative, including a lot of general teaching advice as well as advice specifically for teaching English. They also have a lot of videos with advice from current and former EFL/ESL teachers which I found really helpful. The classes are small so the instructor was quick to respond and gave really good feedback.

It definitely is time consuming. Be prepared to do a lot of reading and spend fair amount of time on the assignments. You do make several lesson plans which is great practice when you can get feedback on them, but it takes time. I did this course while going to college full time and did struggle somewhat, but it's manageable. Just don't expect to get by putting in minimal time and effort.

Even though it is more expensive than other TEFL courses I researched, I think it's worth it for how much you learn and how helpful the resources are. They constantly have discounts so watch out for when they drop the price $100-$300 (I got mine $300 off). BUT, the price doesn't include the textbook, which isn't required, but I didn't realize that going in and it felt a bit sneaky. You also lose access to the online material after 3 months so you have to save anything you want to look at in the future. Other than that, I don't regret spending the money.

I really enjoyed this program and am so glad I did it. The intensive is a lot of work but it's worth it and the content is excellent. My instructors (Nicole and Julia) were both awesome. It's a lot of information in a short amount of time so having live class on Zoom every day was super helpful. Nicole's lectures are interesting, very participatory, never monotonous and you hear everyone perspectives on things. Julia's feedback is great. Her practicums were super fun to teach and the students are so nice. I highly recommend this certification.

My teaching experience has been in the classroom only and the ITA course was online and very different for me. The staff and teacher were very helpful and always answered me within a quick time frame. The ITA course was challenging but not overwhelming and is in all a great course to prepare you for any teaching experience you may pursue overseas and online. I have yet to move overseas as this time and am waiting for my retirement. ITA is there to help in my transitional move to Spain when the time comes. It is peace of mind to know that ITA has the structure and staff ready, set in place to start this transition at any time for me. A great Course and group of people who enjoy their work in teaching and really show it! Thank you ITA all.

ITA's 11-week online TEFL certification course gave me an excellent foundation. The materials, examples, and videos were comprehensive, and the assignments made me put what I was learning to practical use. I found it challenging in a good way.

I am now working with one of ITA's student advisors to plan my next steps teaching abroad. She has been very helpful in providing tons of resources and recommendations. I'm looking at several possible destinations, and ITA has connections all over and extensive, very practical information for aspiring TEFL teachers to find those open doors.

All in all, I highly recommend ITA's program to anyone who loves teaching English and is ready to put it into practice.