TEFL in Antigua, Guatemala with Guaranteed Job Placement

This an an excellent course in learning teaching techniques and methodologies related to TEFL as well as a thorough review of the details of the English language. The course also covers job seeking help and common international English exams. My instructor Suzanne is amazing and was able to impart a huge amount of information in a clear and lively manner.

The fact that Maximo Nivel is an English school as well as a TEFL course provider means the course content is extremely relevant and is grounded in practical experience. The opportunity to observe classes and talk to current English teachers working at Maximo Nivel was also a huge plus. The support staff at Maximo Nivel are extremely helpful and I felt comfortable during the entire course. After the course I was fortunate enough to secure a job teaching English with Maximo Nivel in Guatemala and continue working with a great organisation.

The TEFL course with Maximo Nivel has given me the confidence and knowledge to teach English anywhere in the world. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in TEFL or a new experience.

I wasn't sure about all of the hype about the "teach English in another country" on the Internet, but I decided to go for it. As it turned out, it was much more than I had hoped for. The TEFL class was amazing and the TEFL instructors couldn't have been better. The course is rather intense which helped all of the students bond like family. It was truly an amazing experience. The staff at Maximo is just as fantastic. They are there for our support and will do whatever it takes to help you succeed. During the course, we had the opportunity to give mini lessons to actual students to develop what we were taught in class. The course culminated with a practical teaching week where we took over an actual class for a week. The students here are amazing and the whole course, although a lot of work, was very fun.

I have come from other careers in the helping professions such as firefighter, paramedic, police and private security. This is the last career that I will have before retirement in about 5 years. It is a satisfying endeavor and a perfect note to end my professional life on. Although I'm close to retirement, the age group of the students in my class varied from 19 years old to 57. I would recommend not only Maximo Nivel as a school to obtain your TEFL certificate, but also teaching English as a foreign language, whether you are starting out your career or ending it like I am. Either way, there are jobs available all over the world. I have been offered several since I've been in Guatemala. A TEFL certificate is really a ticket to see the world and live in other cultures.

A truly amazing experience that I'll never forget!

Maximo Nivel's TEFL course in Guatemala was spectacular! I learned that is possible to be completely yourself while teaching. You don't have to keep a facade to seem a higher person because you're not a higher person. You're just a teacher, and what would you be without your students? A person with markers and a lot of grammar knowledge. That was something that made me very uncomfortable about teaching--that you stand at the board, everything centers around you and what you say. But, now I've been introduced to student-centered learning. I've taken a breath of fresh air. It's a beautiful thing. The students believe that you're teaching them, but really you're just guiding them. They're teaching themselves, and each other. You just gave them the opportunity and the materials. I love that. It's a beautiful way to see teaching. I learned that you can teach in so many different ways, and still be effective. In fact, the difference in teachers' teaching styles is beneficial to students. If all they see is one style, that's all they'll know, and all they'll learn.