TEFL in Prague with The Language House

Prague is worth a visit, so why not come here and get your TEFL certificate while you're here?

I must say, when I first came to Prague, I was a little nervous. I didn't know anything about the culture, I didn't know any other city in the Czech Republic besides Prague, I didn't know Czech (I still don't but I know a lot more than when I first arrived), so you can imagine how terrifying it must have been to move to a country when you don't know much about it.

However, the community of The Language House (TLH) alums is quite large, and I've met a lot of awesome expats from taking the course, as well as different events TLH puts on for the alums.

The course work is hard work, but it's totally worth it. You get some nice quality experience teaching in a classroom setting in 3 different levels of English. A1 and A2 are for beginners, B1 and B2 are for intermediate, and finally C1 is for advanced. You'll be put into one of these for the first week, teach 3 lessons to a class of maybe 5-10 students, and then the next week move on to a different level, and repeat the process over, and finally one more week of the same (a total of 3 weeks of teaching, each week with a new level). Additionally, you'll be required to find a one-on-one student to have 2 private lessons. This is awesome because you really get the full experience of teaching in both a classroom setting and with private lessons.

Most students are 20-somethings, fresh out of university, but don't let your age stop you from coming to TLH and getting your TEFL certification. I know several people who went through TLH who are older, so really age doesn't matter here, people of all ages, religions, sexual orientations, and whatever are welcome without any bigotry or bias. You'll find the community to be very supportive when you have questions relating to anything and everything. TLH will help you find housing (ultimately it's your responsibility, but they'll point you in the right direction if you're having trouble finding it on your own), find a job, get a visa, and stay legal to work in the Czech Republic.

Health care in the Czech Republic is great, the culture and food are amazing, really you'll have a blast coming here. Additionally, the Czech Republic is located in Central Europe, so anywhere you want to go in Europe will be relatively cheap. I've made affordable trips to Italy, Germany, UK, Hungary, Holland, Poland, Austria, and many more places since I've moved here, and I plan on going to many more places before I leave (whenever that will be).