Samui TEFL, a great choice.

To anyone considering obtaining their teaching certification in Thailand, I can thoroughly recommend Samui TEFL.

After 20+ years working in a corporate environment I decided to take time out for a sabbatical and explore a different path by volunteering to teach English in Cambodia. Although it was not a pre-requisite to have any formal teaching certification for the programme, I was keen to learn the necessary skills for preparing and delivering lessons and get some practical experience under my belt.

The Samui TEFL course delivered on my objectives and then some. Beyond learning good lesson planning and resourcing techniques and habits, I learned a lot about classroom management, the importance of making lessons fun and engaging for the students (regardless of age) and how to tackle common issues Thais face with learning English, particularly pronunciation.

While the course is intense at times, the classes were always energetic and entertaining, in no small part down to Kathryn’s passion and enthusiasm for developing teachers. The course is centred around practical experience rather than dry theory and the teacher practices provided everyone with an opportunity to teach young and mature students.

Kathryn and Ashleigh were very supportive of all the students throughout, whether giving feedback on lesson plans, assistance with CV writing or applying for/securing jobs.

I found the class size of 13 to be ideal. I was fortunate to have an amazing set of classmates from all kinds of backgrounds and experiences. We all bonded from day one and worked hard and played hard together over the four weeks which made the course all the more enjoyable.

A big thank you to Kathryn, Ashleigh and my classmates. I now venture forward to Cambodia (and beyond…) with the confidence I can put the skills learned on the course into practice.