20-hour Classroom TEFL Course

I would like to share with you, that I was so much afraid.

Firstly, because I graduated 25 years ago in Honduras. I arrived in Madrid almost 15 years ago and had not practised my English since then.

As soon as I reached the room, I met three lovely and friendly persons, which changed my fear. They made me feel comfortable. People from several countries with one goal: To teach English. I kept calm!

I am very glad I have taken the decision to attend the 20 hours weekend course. They were 20 hours of which I took advantage. I ended up tired but I made also improvements in some areas and very well trained to conduct a PPP lesson plan.

Now I have many more ideas on how to lead the students, in a funny way, controlling and producing students results. We have learned many games, dynamics, tips...etc.

What else can I say, It was great!
Pleased to meet and work with teachers from different countries. Not only the classmates but also the amazing Tutor we had. Thomas, you are such a very passionate teacher!

Thank you all,

Rosa

I was so nervous as I had never tried anything like this before, I was instantly put at ease by the tutor who was so communicative and friendly. I felt very supported and was so interested in everything that was being taught. It was a lot of information but the the tutor kept switching things and planning activities and I’m so glad I had this experience! I would love if there were more choice of European locations to complete this training as it is focussed on people who love to travel and teach and a lot of students may have already visited Madrid! I now feel confident after finishing this class and after finishing the online lessons I will be able to manage and teach a class! Thanks to this experience I may get the chance to live and work in many different countries!

I had a every positive experience with the classroom part of the TEFL course. At first, I was skeptical at how would such as compressed classroom course would be engaging, and I was very pleasantly surprised. Asif is a very capable and experienced instructor. He did not spare a chance at sharing tips and situations related to TEFL in different contexts, which gave me enough background and confidence to walk into the job. The classroom experience included a lot of practical exercises and chances to practice all the concepts we were taught. The group dynamics in the course, very well-facilitated by Asif made it a lot of fun too. I left the course taking away tips and methods I will not forget, and look forward to apply. The selected venue was also very convenient and comfortable. Thank you.

I had a very enjoyable and positive experience, all of my fellow students were extremely friendly and helpful. Despite being from a variety of different countries and backgrounds we all got on very well with one another and helped each other if necessary. As a result of the lessons we were taught I feel ready to teach English abroad now; I couldn't imagine becoming an effective Foreign Language English teacher without undertaking this programme, despite English being my mother tongue. Asif was a fantastic teacher, I wish I could've had teachers like him at school! He was extremely engaging and really motivated us to want to teach to the best of our abilities. Overall, I know I speak for everyone in the group when I say it was an extremely valuable experience and I'm thoroughly glad I did it.

I was very pleased with the 2 day weekend course. Before arrival i was really anxious and worried that the 20 hours would drag. The time just flew and i really felt confident by the end that i too can deliver a class. The trainer delivered the class really well, and getting all of us involved, providing real life examples and experiences. He was very open to questions, and took out time from his break to speak with us if we needed to ask him something. He gave us advice on how to start a class. I was interested in online teaching. He advised me on how to go about it and the things that i would need. Also advised us on how to apply for the jobs online. I would definitely recommend this course to others as i am sure that they would get the most out of this as i have done.

David is a lovely guy, he clearly knows his stuff and is confident in getting it across to everyone in the class. He made a very long course very enjoyable! He went through everything clearly, allowing us to take it all in, and all the activities and presentations he used were useful and well thought out. I thought he did a great job in getting so much across in such a short space of time. He put everyone at ease which is important when you are spending 20 hours in a room with the same people.

The facilities were very good too, plenty of tea/coffee/water, apples and cushions etc

The weekend was great for summarising all the important learning points from the online course, and gave us an opportunity to practice carrying out two real life tefl lessons with constructive feedback. Carl was great and made the weekend a lot more interesting than I expected. Would recommend for anyone planning on using Tefl to teach abroad. Carl was also able to give valuable travel advice about teaching in countries all over the world, and the advantages and disadvantages of different countries. also a great way to meet other like minded people and discuss travel plans and experiences. Carl also gave us the opportunity to share contact details with each other so that we could stay in contact. Overall a very well ran course, would highly recommend.

I was about a quarter of my way through my online TEFL course when I took my weekend course. I was hoping the class would answer some of my concerns about walking into a room and simply teaching in English. The use of a 'guinea-pig' lesson in German really helped me to understand how to be confident and use hand gestures and positivity to create a fun lesson in a foreign language. The whole weekend left me feeling a lot more motivated and ready to start the next stage of my studies. It was very beneficial to hear about the teacher's own experiences teaching abroad, it really emphasised the variety of opportunities available as a TEFL teacher. Being tasked with teaching our own five-minute lesson was a really great way to put into practise what we had learnt so far. I am definitely glad that I took the weekend course as well as my online studies!