studyTEFL

Program Reviews

Amy
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Very good except for a few tech issues

I'd love to give them 5 stars because the content and staff are great, but a few tech blips cost me a night of study while I waited for it to get sorted. I get that technology is fickle but when you offer videos for studying you need to offer a backup, surely? Eventually, after a few hours I was sent links to help me watch videos on YouTube but by then the other streaming had started working again and it was too late in the day to study anyway. Rant aside, the course is great value, but for me thus issue was annoying and added an extra night onto my plate

Pros
  • Very good content
Cons
  • Backup with YouTube!!
Julie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Exactly as promised by their descriptions

OK so I actually found the course on here, so it's only right that I review it on here. First of all, it's more expensive now than it says on here, so I figure their sale ended or whatever. I was happy to sign up after I scoped out their lesson and website for a bit of time, though I paid with card so there's always that bit of protection anyway. It turned out I had nothing to fear as it was all exactly like the lesson I tried out.

It's well done in terms of units and progression as I was able to get a good grasp of everything without too much reviewing. I'd like to see them simplify the layout a bit and break down the videos into shorter ones but my criticisms aren't dealbreakers at all. For what I paid, I'm extremely satisfied - it's a budget price but you get alot for it. They boast about having good customer service but I didn't need to find out. I paid for the certificate package which I think was worth it but I haven't had a need to print or prove anything yet, so let's see...

Alana
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Low cost that made me a bit wondering

The price is so low that I wondered if this was real, but it turned out as just very high value. I am suppose the tefl companies must be very competing as I did see a few adverts for very low courses. I choose this because the reviews and chatgpt said it was reliable and of good quality. My experience is it was very good and the staff were very helpful. I had some questions and a small login problem that they answered quickly. For learning, the quizzes were medium hard but everything is natural for understanding how I should complete it. The videos were also helpful though the voices are sometimes digital. I think this is normal maybe now? I think the quality was very high for the price I paid and I have my certificate after just 2 hours from my course finish.

Stevie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

study TEFL was a good company

The support was always very good and gets full marks in my book. They were polite and quick to respond to my emails. Interestingly, when I first contacted them, I used the query box on the contact page but it took them longer to reply than when I just emailed. Could be coincidence, of course! The content was clear and high quality and much better than I'd expected. Engagement was good at times but I got a bit bored of the avatar video lessons. In fairness, I shouldn't complain because the course I refunded before this had very few videos. The situation text learning was good but again a bit dry after doing it many times (there are a couple in each lesson). The value of the course was what attracted me and I wasn't disappointed. For everything that I got, this was a clear bargain and hence the 5 stars. If you doubled the price, would it still get 5 stars? Less convincingly for sure.

James
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Good

The course is automated but you can contact tutors easy by emailing and they return with a solution quite promptly. When you log in the course you see all the units but must go in a fixed order (they make the grammar units not all together which is better in my opinion). There is a quiz at the end of units but there are also practice quizs called lesson flows that you also must answer to get a code for a quiz question. I asked them about this and they said their accredater requires these extras. The information in lessons is good and comfortable to learn.

Erica
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I recommend it for a new teacher

I've had experience babysitting but never actually teaching anything so I'm good with the social side of things. What I needed was some basics on grammer and the teaching side of things. The win for me was the free lesson they have cos I knew if that was real I'd learn lots but if none of the other lessons were like that I'd call them out on it and get a refund. Luckily everything was exactly like that lesson so I stuck it out and was happy I did. I recommend this course (120 hours!) And have no other feedback

Mark
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing and crazy cheap

I'll get the negatives put the way first. Okay, now onto the positives...this was an easy pick for me thanks to reviews, so I'm going to tag on here. I took the cheapest course they offer and loved it. 12 days of pretty late nights amd I'm a cert up and a bit more clued up. If I'd wanted, I probs could've learned a whack more but they set it up so you have a bit of leeway skipping past some bits and not others. I preferred it this way, but for those looking for a weekend cert, this isn't for you. With that said, it's not so much difficult as just stacked. I tried out a couple of their links and got some job hits, so they're up high in my game

Paul
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

4/5 because you don't include verification with your fee

The course itself is thorough and provides more than adequate theoretical training. I'm happy with the quality of the lessons despite a few interesting AI video mistakes - the number of videos is a definite plus. Staff were friendly and emailed me back very responsively. So far, so good. It really was going well. However, I had come to understand that my fee of $29 would include a certificate with some way of verifying passing. No. Instead, I had to pay $10 more for this. Yes, the course is cheap, but I think they could've made this part of the fee. How long does it take to add a few numbers and click 'enter'? In summary, it's a useful course with many positives, but take my verification and I'll take your star!

Claudia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I think this is a very profesional course that gives me lots of confidence in what I can do now

Firstly, the course has much informacion and can be enjoyed when you learn because it is made with much knowledge and passion. The teachers provide strong teaching in writing and video. There are review activities also. What I very much enjoyed was the teaching videos filmed in the schools of Asia because everything is so clear that I learned in the lessons from these. The course is so low cost also. I studied the course of 120 hours and payed for the special certificates so because I want to print and share them with jobs.

Andrea
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Smooth all the way thankfully

This is my second time writing this because the first one didin't save :( The course was brilliant because of everything that they put in the 24 units (which is a lot of units compared to most courses I looked at before choosing this one). There were always alot of learning videos, then a kind of digital textbook thing to read (which took a long time), then more videos that were often quite interesting, sometimes model teaching videos of English teachers in Asian schools (they had nursery, quite a few at primary school and high school), and then some problem solving activities. The flow was brilliant because I felt like I got it by the end of eveyr lesson. I never needed tutor support