CIEE TEFL Online 150-Hour TEFL Certificate Course

The online course is very interactive and informative. The teacher is always willing to work with students requiring extra assistance on certain assignments. In addition, the rest of the support team are very helpful in setting up practicums and other needs that TEFL course participants may have. Although I was unable to attend the weekly tutorials because of other obligations, they are recorded and available to watch online for a couple of weeks after the live sessions, so everyone gets an opportunity to view them.

I decided to get my TEFL to help me towards future jobs. I think CIEE did a great job with the course. The course construction was well organized and filled with great links and content to help me prepare myself for a TEFL teaching position. My teacher was helpful and resourceful. She was very flexible and caring. If I had a problem with the Internet or conflict with my work schedule, she helped me work around it. My only two complaints would be the price of the course and the required weekly meetings. The weekly meetings were hard to make because of my work schedule. They made it a requirement if I wanted to pass with distinction with my TEFL I had to attend so many classes.

CIEE TEFL has completely changed my life for the better. I've always been interested in second language acquisition and linguistics, and I am familiar with the difficulties of learning a new language because I had done so myself (more than once). I wanted to help others in their language learning process, but I never knew how until this opportunity came to me. Being TEFL certified through CIEE has opened up so many opportunities not only here in the USA, but also abroad. I am able to teach at summer camps in Europe, tutor children online in my own home, and offer classes to the public at the local university because of the knowledge of English language teaching that I acquired while taking this course. I can now help people, children to adults, all across the world with the materials, methods, and tools that CIEE TEFL gave me. I couldn't be more grateful.

I thought this course was certainly worth my while, however, the mandatory classes and some of the mandatory discussions every week were a bit superfluous since we didn't go over a lot of new material. The class sizes are small and the instructor is very hands-on so that helps make it an overall positive experience. The best part about it is you can do it from anywhere! And the practicum requirement is great fuel to the fire to get out there and get started teaching. I'm now an English teacher for foreigners in San Diego and I put the methodology I learned in CIEE's TEFL course to use each and every day. Definitely one of the best options for a solid ratio of price to quality!

The TEFL course that I took through CIEE offered very practical knowledge of teaching methods and how to adapt to students' various learning types.

The instructor provided a good amount of constructive feedback to assignments and lesson plans. The instructor took the time to leave valuable comments.

The course also provided an exceptional amount of supplemental websites, blogs, and reading material for continuous learning.

I would recommend this course to anyone looking into pursuing a TEFL certification.

This is my first time taking a TEFL course, and I thought it would be easy.
The course has been challenging, but in a fun interactive way. The weekly conferences and assignments refer to each other each week to build a great understanding of the material and how to use various techniques to teach effectively. I has been very informative in guiding me toward being a successful teacher. Just stick with it and I think anyone can go far.

I spent 11 weeks learning about the theory and practice of teaching English as a Foreign Language. Each week we had to complete a module comprised of 5 (sometimes less) lessons, one for each day. The toughest ones were about English grammar. Each lesson took up at least 3 hours to complete, for me. It may have taken me less time, but for good or bad I wanted to complete the course "with distinction." That meant maintaining an average of 90% or higher. There were written assignments called Module Grade Assignments (MGAs) each week that took a few hours to complete, each. I just have to say that this was an intensive course and it challenged me as much as any high level college and graduate course that I've ever taken. I have not gone abroad to teach, yet, but I feel that every aspect of teaching was covered in this course. I would recommend it to anyone seriously interested in teaching, whether for the first time, or as a new career. Which is my case. I was able to apply the theory to the assignments--the culmination of which was to write a complete lesson plan that included all the components we had been building up to. There is also a practicum involved, which is 20 hours of teaching and practice at a local school that teachers English. I was fortunate to know someone who teaches English to elementary school students, and observed and worked with her for a few weeks. During the course, there is interaction with other students through messages (written, voice, or video) and a weekly meeting with our Tutor, who is very knowledgeable about teaching English abroad. I do recommend this course, emphasizing that it is time-intensive.

Overall, I thought this was a good course, especially if you had limited experience with teaching. There were many times throughout the course that I wished I had been able to take it before I started my teaching degree! It was extremely thorough and covered many aspects of teaching. It created a strong foundation from which a student can enter the classroom to become a teacher.

The class was also extremely well organized. Each week, students are expected to complete a module, which is comprised of 4-5 units. Each unit builds both skills and theoretical knowledge to increase the confidence of the TEFL trainee before they enter the classroom. The modules range in topics from the origins of English, to classroom management, to how to apply for a job once you have your certificate.

Online courses can be challenging for communication, but this course made this easy. The instructors were extremely helpful and prompt in responses.Every week there is a tutorial that students attend to discuss the course content. This was a great way to get feedback on your ideas in real time. Also, there are many discussion boards to talk about the course with your peers.