Instructor-led Online TEFL Course

I am not teaching language of any type. I am a science teacher. The local govt. where I am going to teach suddenly decided all foreign teachers had to have a TEFL certificate. Teaching Nomad's online TEFL course was a lifesaver. I opted to do the instructorless option. I was able to go at my own speed and did not have to attend online lectures. This was key as I was already teaching full time. Their course educated me on how to teach English as a foreign language if I ever need to. Overall I had a great experience and would recommend this for anyone who may need a TEFL certificate but does not teach English.

My first job in Taiwan was through utilizing Teaching Nomad back in 2016. Every year, I always went back to Teaching Nomad to get them to help me find a new teaching position! Just recently, I had the pleasure of having Sylvia Spanos be my advisor for this upcoming semester. I loved that she was patient, always searching for jobs that matched my criteria, and did well to communicate across two different time zones!

I would recommend Teaching Nomad! Thank you for all the help throughout the years!

-Joseph Tan

I feel as though I learned how to become a better teacher because of this program. The teachers gave me great feedback after every teaching practice and I got the chance to improve my teaching skills with each practice. I also received great resources that I'll be using in the continuation of my teaching career and I made great friends in the class that I'm still in connection with. We learned how to create a through out written lesson plan, the different things we need to be aware of such as teaching online v.s teaching in person and teaching groups who have different level of learning.

I am happy to tell that Teaching Link helped me a lot to improve as a professional in ESL teaching. I learnt a lot in the course and I reviewed some techniques and principles I haven't got in touch thoroughly in college. I remembered such lessons and I can happily say that they helped me to reassure my ESL teaching performance and to apply such principles in my teaching practice. Moreover, I got a really nice certification that allows me to teach abroad in any country I want to go to. I believe this is one of the nicest experiences I've ever had.

I have a great experience about this course. I took this course only because it was a requirement to get a job in China but this course exceed my expectations. My two teachers were very knowledgeable. They have experience teaching English and give us feedback that helps to make improvements in a short period of time. They also help with ideas to build a good lesson plan. They pay attention to your body language, your ability to communicate and class management in terms of content and time.The course provides useful tools to start your career as an English teacher regardless of whether or not you have experience in the area.

I think to take a certification with Teaching Link was really good. I felt confident to know there are these kind of programs to teach abroad. To go back to the basics is not easy, but this course was one of my favorites due to this experience. I can only say that this course helped me to reinvent my lesson plans and to re design the way I teach.
Thanks to this program I am thinking about teaching abroad in China. Now that I am getting my TEFL certificate I feel more confident about my teaching skills and I belive I can help other people to learn English.
To finish, I would like to say thank you to all the instructors that are in charge of Teaching Link. They helped me a lot and I highly recommend their programs.

I would highly recommend teaching nomad to any job seekers out there. It has an impressive website with a multitude of job advertisements from many countries. I was assisted by Jayne who was incredibly professional, helpful and supportive at all times. She alerted me to suitable job openings and also arranged interviews for me. The company also arranged regular online job fairs which was also extremely convenient and helped me to get into contact with various schools. Teaching nomad is an exemplary company and exactly what you need if you are looking for teaching jobs.

A huge thank you to our trainers for delivering such a great TEFL course! I am amazed with the quality of the course and the amount of useful materials shared and discussed. I have gained tremendous knowledge about teaching, both in theory and practice. The staff were very professional, the interactions that we had were meaningful and insightful. Trainers were always happy to answer our questions and discuss more about any topic that we needed more help with. With a small group of students in the class, I felt that the right amount of attention was given to individual student. What I found really useful was the teaching practice component. You won’t really know how to teach until you stand in front of the classroom and actually teach. Having the opportunity to do a lot of teaching practice and observations were so important. The trainers provided diligent, comprehensive and useful feedback on how I can improve further. Other trainees’ feedback was also valuable. If you are thinking of enrolling this course, my advice will be to set aside a couple of hours everyday to study because there are a lot of materials to cover in this course. Good luck!