HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Attending the Online Level 5 Course at The TEFL Academy was so exciting!
The course is perfectly structured and covers thoroughly all language parts and the four language skills a teacher must teach.
The online text explains the information clearly; it provides examples, situations, and references. It also contains links to other parts of the course dealing with the cited topic. Thus, the information is recycled and it becomes easier to remember what you have learned.
Even though it is an online course, I felt part of a community and never felt alone. I think this is quite special. This is one of the reasons why I so much appreciate The TEFL Academy course, and I tell you why. First, at the end of each topic you test your knowledge. You shall pass the test to move on. This made me feel involved: I thought I could check my learning, it doesn’t matter how. Secondly, whenever I had a problem or was curious about something I asked for a teacher's support, and received an immediate reply. Third, I attended a weekly non-mandatory webinar: the teachers were extremely professional, gave lots of information, and answered to students’ questions. Thus, I virtually met other students and this was very interesting.
As the acronym TEFL means, the course teaches how to teach English as a foreign language. The TEFL Academy course comprehensively provides all the skills a teacher needs with non-native English: in a monolingual class, a multilingual class, or individual lessons. This particular detail is the focus of the course. It is interesting to learn that as a teacher you must use only English, a foreign language, whatever the students’ level and age. You might think that’s hard with a beginner's class. The TEFL Academy course explains why the teacher must speak English and only English and how s/he makes the students understand what s/he is saying. I learned lots of tricks that helped me teach with fun. Also, I learned many games to use during lessons: my lessons are now exciting and involve my students.
The TEFL Academy course provides teaching materials and shows how to use it. Online materials are also included. A teacher must keep updated and the TEFL Academy course provides references.
As I mentioned, in the online TEFL Academy Level 5 course I appreciated testing my knowledge at the end of each chapter. It was an invitation to review what I had read and already understood. When you pass the end of the chapter test you can move to the next chapter. This method is very appropriate: a teacher must know all teaching aspects and be prepared before any lesson.
The TEFL Academy Course focuses on planning lessons. Accurate planning is the key to a successful lesson. This takes a considerable teacher’s time, especially at the beginning of one’s career. But it is necessary: students will soon feel the teacher’s inadequate planning and preparation, and they will not be able to learn effectively.
Last but not least: the TEFL Academy teachers are professional, experienced, helpful, and wonderful!