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Yes
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Online TEFL Online TESOL TEFL TEFL (Hybrid) TESOL
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Apartment Host Family Hotel
Age Min.
20

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1499
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Tuition includes lifetime job search guidance featuring:

✔️ Personal guidance from an experienced Job Search Advisor.

✔️ ESL Job Search Manual: All of our graduates receive a 400-page manual containing all relevant information for major job markets around the world.

✔️ESL worldwide school directory listing over 20,000 schools & online teaching companies worldwide.

✔️ Referrals to preferred recruiters, placement agencies, online teaching companies, and language schools.

✔️ Job interview assistance for International TEFL / TESOL course participants.

✔️ Engaged alumni community of 35,000+ ITA graduates in 80 countries worldwide.
What's Included (Extra)

✔️ University-level instructors
✔️ Award-winning accredited TEFL courses
✔️ Personalized pre-enrollment guidance
✔️ All courses include live practice teaching

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Interested in getting paid to travel the world? With International TEFL Academy’s Online TEFL class, you’ll be qualified to both teach English in 80+ countries worldwide and also to teach English online.

If You Are...
- A native English speaker from the U.S. or Canada & at least 21 years old
- Looking to make money & experience adventure while living abroad in Europe, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East
- Passionate about education and eager to earn your accredited TEFL certificate
- Seeking opportunities for advanced training in areas like teaching English online & teaching business English

Armed with your ITA TEFL certification & our lifetime job search guidance, you'll be able to find professional English teaching jobs online and in countries like Spain, Costa Rica, and South Korea.

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Program Highlights

  • Professional Level TEFL Certification Courses: We offer accredited TEFL certification courses online (11 weeks online) and in-person (4 weeks) in 25 locations worldwide that exceed international professional standards.
  • Lifetime Job Search Guidance: All graduates of ITA standard TEFL courses receive lifetime job search guidance and access to exclusive resources for gaining employment teaching English abroad in 80 countries.
  • Exclusive Alumni Networks & Community: Network, connect, and correspond with our 50,000 ITA alumni teaching English across the globe. This community is a great way to meet friends & get your questions answered by ITA graduates currently teaching abroad.
  • We Have Been in YOUR shoes: Everyone on the ITA staff has extensive experience international experience living & teaching abroad.
  • Advanced training in areas like teaching English online, teaching business English, and teaching English to young learners.

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Typically, it's a daunting task for Americans to secure a work visa for teaching English in Spain. However, with ITA's unique teach & study programs, you can obtain a student visa that allows you to live legally and earn a sustainable salary while teaching English in Spain, all while taking classes in Spanish language & culture. Moreover, our programs offer extensive support and guidance for obtaining your visa and finding teaching opportunities in Spain.

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  • 5 rating 82.56%
  • 4 rating 13.37%
  • 3 rating 2.91%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 1.16%
  • Instruction 4.8
  • Support 4.85
  • Value 4.4
  • Academic Rigor 4.1
  • Job Assistance 4.5
  • Content 4.85
  • Engagement 4.75
  • Support 4.75
  • Platform 4.8
  • Value 4.65
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Jessica
40
Female
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

International TEFL academy online program

Oct 21, 2014

I found the ITA online class to be exactly what I needed. The teacher was extremely informative,prompt, supportive, and helpful. Any time I emailed her with a question or thought, she would respond with an accurate, detailed reply, usually no more than a few hours later. In the event she would be unavailable she let the class know a head of time. Extremely professional and well put together program.

To find a ESL job abroad it is essential to have a TEFL/ESL certificate. Any job that does not require one, I would be very leery of.

ITA taught me grammar. Not only grammar, but how to turn around and teach that to someone else. They taught me how to form and put together an effective lesson plan and structure. They teach you what are and are not good teaching practices. How to apply the good ones, and how to avoid the bad ones.

What would you improve about this program?
I think the program over all is fantastic. The only improvement I would suggest is the job guidance after the fact. I have not had much success in using that function of ITA, and know a few other alumni who feel the same.
50 people found this review helpful.
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Response from International TEFL Academy

Hi Jessica,

Thanks for the review on our online class, we are happy you liked it and found it provided you great training to be a ESL teacher abroad.

You did comment on the ITA job search. You have found jobs so far in 4 different countries and have had extensive communication with our job search department and even personally met up with myself (the company president of ITA) while in Spain. We also were very direct for you to not to go to Spain in the summer when schools are closed for vacation. Obviously there is a disconnect if you are working around the world and have our resources and speak with our department. For your comment of others feeling the same, we have a very detailed process for assistance and are in communication with any student who needs additional guidance. If our graduates follow the process they all find success finding work but they need to follow the job process that country requires.

We hope to assist you in the future.

Sincerely,
Bruce Jones, President of International TEFL Academy

By International TEFL Academy on November 19, 2014
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Rachel
50
Female
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Fantastic, trusted program to teach abroad

Jan 11, 2013

My review is based on my experience signing up through the Chicago office and then doing the program in Barcelona.

I strongly recommend the TEFL training. I had an amazing experience - the course is demanding and challenging which ensures that you are well-prepared to begin teaching as soon as you complete the program.

The trainers, Stephen and Kerry, are absolutely experts in their delivery of the material, but more importantly, in the way that in just 4 weeks they are able to mold you into the teacher you hoped you would be. I greatly respect Stephen and Kerry, they are highly qualified for their positions and will give you the best training possible.

I really like that the program is smaller than the big TEFL companies because the trainers are able to provide a more personalized approach and take the time to meet one on one with the students and address all types of concerns - professional ones and personal ones too.

Practice teaching was a great experience as there are small group classes that you get to teach while Stephen or Kerry observes and steps in if necessary. Leading up to the class, Stephen and Kerry take you through every step of the planning to make the class as successful as possible. You are then provided with immediate feedback following the class and it is always constructive and useful, giving you a goal for the next time you teach.

I taught in the U.S. for more than 10 years and definitely came into the experience thinking that I could just breeze through it - that wasn't the case. I say that so that potential students are aware that you have to work really hard, but if you're willing to do so and want to learn from the best, then this program is definitely the place for you.

And as an added bonus you have the awesome location of being two blocks from Sagrada Familia.

49 people found this review helpful.
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arp5078
32
Female
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Online TEFL Certification through ITEFL Academy

May 16, 2012

I took the Online Course from the International TEFL Academy. I researched numerous programs and found that the ITEFL Academy was the most affordable, organized and accredited. The course was exactly what I expected; challenging at times and covered a broad span of topics. If your heart is truly not committed to teaching English, then the course would have been extremely difficult and time consuming for you. Otherwise, if you are a student eager to go abroad, everything flowed smoothly. The staff was and has been extremely helpful. I have graduated months ago and am still in contact with my adviser, emailing her laundry lists of questions and scheduling phone appointments as well. They are extremely helpful post-graduation which is just as important for them guiding you through the course.

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smartone
50
Female
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Got my money's worth

May 16, 2012

My experience with ITA was mostly very positive. After much research on other programs and several Q&As with my helpful and knowledgeable admissions advisor, I enrolled in the online course in early 2011. I feel that I got my money's worth.

The curriculum left a bit to be desired. I found several typos and thought most of the assignments could be more challenging; but overall, I would recommend the program. The staff seemed very willing to review and update the curriculum.

The employment resources that they provided also needed to be updated. After receiving my certificate, I used their directory of international schools to search for employment in S. America. I sent resumes to one country and nearly all the email addresses listed were incorrect, as they bounced back to me. Perhaps the listings have been updated since then, though... Ask!

I also greatly appreciated the instructor's willingness to hold online office hours for any questions on a regular basis, as well as the requirement to review peers' homework submissions. It was very interesting and valuable to see how others interpreted the assignments and to learn from their ideas.

I really appreciated the practicum, as it was lengthier than other TEFL/TESOL programs that I researched. I feel that I got a lot of experiential education that enhanced what I learned online. I also simply enjoyed teaching and observing the students!

41 people found this review helpful.
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Response from International TEFL Academy

In regard to a few issued this student mentioned, typos, challenging assignments and job resources
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Typos: Our curriculum was originally written in England therefore the words that are perceived as typos are actually correct in England (but seems wrong to an American). We explained to our students that half the world uses textbooks published in England and it’s something all teachers need to understand and use depending on the school they are teaching. We have changed to spelling and examples to American dialect now but are sure the British will think these are spelling mistakes now! As an English teacher, you will find it's all about perspective.

Challenging assignments:
The class is meant to teach and facilitate new students to become English teachers. University classes may be more or less of a challenge to each student, the purpose is to offer a great training class with materials, instructors and resources to learn in the most effective way. There are many assignments and projects due each week which you get out of what you put in. Some people have more of an educational background so some assignments are not as challenging but most students find it is a lot of work and not anything to underestimate.

If you’ve become a well-trained English teacher from the course then we are proud of doing a great job.

Listings of school contacts:
Unfortunately email addresses of employees change every year or two for all jobs and it’s not realistic to update tens of thousands of jobs every year so we’ve changed to listing the website address to directly get the company email address and phone so it is up to date. With all things, going to the source is the way to go. We are always striving to improve the process of providing more resources on the over 100,000 jobs available each year.

We have detailed guides on over 80 countries worldwide that are being updated every week by our enthusiastic interns! All students receive hundreds of pages of job search guidance documents along with a team of live staff to answer their questions on the phone or in person.

We appreciate all student's feedback and our goal is to offer the most comprehensive job search guidance resources in the world to our graduates.

By International TEFL Academy on July 1, 2013

Questions & Answers

Is there any age restriction to teach abroad?

This is a wide questions both for youngest and oldest. The youngest are at least 18 with a high school diploma, the oldest depends country by country on mandatory retirement ages. 95% are jobs at language schools, not "programs" like an assistant teacher through a government program. Teaching jobs are like in your country, people work to 70, 75, 80 years old if they can handle the rigor of the...

By International TEFL Academy on February 13, 2023
Is it possible to enroll for TEFL courses even if I'm not a native English speaker?

Yes, many people take TEFL courses who are not native English speakers, they need to be proficient in English to be accepted into TEFL classes and have excellent English to be able to work in schools. Here's an article:https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/non-native-english…

By International TEFL Academy on February 13, 2023
Are teachers able to save for retirement?

The answer is it depends entirely on which country you choose to teach in. I made a lot of money in China but it is not an easy place to live.

By James Pirtle on May 6, 2019
I am looking to move abroad to teach English with my wife and son. What are the visa regulations for a family?

Well first you need to get a work visa and your family can come as Accompanying family members

By Webster Education on November 6, 2018
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Alumni Interviews

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Jessica Soto

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Get TEFL Certified & Teach English Abroad with International TEFL Academy
Jessica Soto

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Why did you choose this program?

The program was online, which worked well with my schedule. Moreover, I was able to talk through all my questions, thoughts, and concerns with my Admissions Advisor. She was absolutely wonderful and gave me knowledge and resources even before I enrolled. I felt very supported before I even started the program.

What did your program provider (or university) assist you with, and what did you have to organize on your own?

Honestly, even though it was all virtual, I never felt alone. If I ever needed anything, someone friendly and helpful (my admissions advisor, teacher, or student affairs advisor) would guide me along the way. You're encouraged to find your own practicum hours, but ITA has an extensive resource/partner list you can use to find an organization to work with. It was actually hard to choose, lots of interesting opportunities to choose from. I found an organization to get my practicum hours within 3 days.

What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

Be ready to learn and be ready to work! The program really makes sure you're prepared. It's very comprehensive. They dig deep into what and how to teach, but also into cultural sensitivity and culture shock and/or homesickness. I took more time than 10 hours per week (the estimated time for the 11-week course), but I feel it was completely worth it. I left the program feeling really confident and inspired. Oh, and take notes!

What does an average day/week look like as a participant of this program?

I set aside a couple of hours each weekday to dedicate to my online course. Since it's virtual, you can set up whatever schedule works for you. Grab a cup of coffee, log in, and read, take notes, or attend a virtual seminar (some live and some pre-recorded). There are also some peer-to-peer prompts that create great conversations between you and your classmates if you choose to do that.

Going into your experience abroad, what was your biggest fear, and how did you overcome it? How did your views on the issue change?

Navigating a new country can be overwhelming, especially if you don't know the language. I found that most people are genuinely kind and helpful. I also found that what we think we know about a country and what it's really like are very different, often it's better than what we could've hoped for or expected.

What is the one thing you would tell someone that is thinking about traveling (or doing anything in life) but is scared to do it?

Trust yourself. If you thought of it, you're called to do it. No one ever regrets taking that trip (or that leap in life), they only regret NOT doing it. You just have to get out there and see for yourself!

Staff Interviews

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Christie Koness

Program
Get TEFL Certified & Teach English Abroad with International TEFL Academy
Job Title
Student Affairs Representative
Christie has worked for International TEFL Academy since 2011 in the Student Affairs department and Alumni Association, and more recently in the Charity Department and Social Media Team. She taught English in Nepal in 2009 and recently returned from traveling through South America and Europe for 8 months with her husband.
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What is your favorite travel memory?

This is such a difficult question for me to answer because I've had so many amazing experiences in various countries with many people around the globe. However, one of my favorite recent memories is hiking the Quilotoa Loop in Ecuador.

The hike usually takes around three days and you show up at a hostel each night. The directions for the Loop that my husband and I received were minimal at best (walk 500 feet and turn right at the big rock for example). Despite the directions, we arrived at the Quilotoa Volcano - one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I couldn't even list all of the ways I've grown in this small text box by working here. I started here at age 24 and now am almost 30 so you can imagine how much I've learned and changed!

I would say however, that I have become more independent, innovative, creative and efficient. International TEFL Academy provides an environment for all of its staff members to be involved in decisions, give ideas, and speak their mind.

The management team here is amazing which provides us with great support in which to grow professionally.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

I had a student 2 or 3 years ago that couldn't decide whether to take a great job with another travel company here in the USA or to go follow her dreams and teach in Taiwan.

We talked through why (in my opinion) she should follow her dreams of travel because that job in the USA will always be there someday. She ended up deciding to go to Taiwan for a year and loving it!

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

I couldn't even count the number of times people say to me "you work for the best company!" And it is because ITA is so unique.

I work for a company that TRULY cares about its employees, students, and its mission; teaching English abroad.

We are completely transparent and share all of our knowledge with our TEFL students. Also, as I mentioned above, everyone here is given a huge opportunity to be innovative, creative and a leader.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

To care and fully believe in your product and hire people who have the same vision.

About International TEFL Academy

International TEFL Academy is passionate about two things: 1. Providing the highest quality TEFL certification classes. 2. Ensuring all of our graduates find professional, paid English teaching jobs abroad & have a wonderful experience overseas. All of our staff at ITA have worked, lived & traveled abroad extensively. We "get it," and we're...

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