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7 Tips For Online Courses: Your Pathway To Success In Online Learning

Studying online has become all the rage. Completing online courses, however, has proven to be a hard task. Lack of organization, motivation, and external situations lead to missed deadlines, failed quizzes, and eventually giving up on the course you paid…

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Choosing a TEFL course can be an overwhelming decision. One simple google and you will realise there are hundreds of TEFL course providers to choose from. To make it even…

The TEFL Academy Reviews – From Our Students’ Mouths

17th October 2021

Are you thinking of becoming a teacher of English as a Foreign Language? Congratulations on taking the first step to changing your life! So you’re probably looking into doing a…

5 Reasons To Avoid A Cheap TEFL Course

9th October 2021

Sunshine, sangria and siestas, what more do you want from life, am I right? It’s not really surprising that Spain is not only one of the top tourist destinations in…

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Teaching English In Spain

31st August 2021

The beauty of teaching English as a Foreign Language is the flexibility. Being a TEFL teacher allows you to choose where you want to teach, be it Bangkok or Beijing…

What Job Can I Get With A TEFL Certificate?

21st July 2021

There is no mistaking it: teaching English as a Foreign Language is big business. People from all over the world are training to be TEFL teachers and teach English to…

5 Reasons Learning (And Teaching) English Is So Important Right Now

19th July 2021

Teaching English has taken the world by storm over the last few decades. If you’re familiar with TEFL, then you’re probably familiar with us, The TEFL Academy. We’ve been around…

10 Years Of TTA: The TEFL Academy Timeline

9th July 2021

Teaching English as a Foreign Language was certainly a popular occupation for travel fanatics at that time. The TEFL industry was growing and the famous acronym was becoming familiar to…

10 Reasons To Celebrate 10 Years

6th July 2021

Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) abroad is a way for you to satisfy your nomadic cravings, see the sights you want to see and earn money while you’re…

5 Ways To Upgrade Your TEFL Certificate

4th June 2021

Accreditation & Quality Assurance

The TEFL Academy was the world’s first TEFL course provider to receive official recognition from government regulated awarding bodies in both the USA and UK. This means when you graduate you’ll hold a globally recognised Level 3 (120hr) Certificate or Level 5 (168hr) Diploma, meaning you can find work anywhere and apply for jobs immediately.