TEFL Reviews

I could speak, read and write fluent english but I have never thought that there are so many rules of grammar we got to follow to teach the non native speakers...

During this course I have gained an understanding of not only how english is formed and used in both writing and speaking in order to teach effectively to students; but I have also gained knowledge on methods of teaching, how to establish rapport with students and how to plan a lesson in various ways such as boomerang, patchwork and simple ESA lesson plans and what stages are needed in these to create a comprehensive english lesson with all the ESA stages...

For one thing, I've learned more about grammar than I ever expected...

I have personally gained a lot from this course...

Personally, this course has helped me learn certain specific rules of the english language that I was never taught in school...

I have learned a lot about grammar, its something that as a native english speaker I was never taught at school in any great detail, so it was good to learn basic grammar...

This course has taught me a lot of things which a teacher of english should actually know...

This course has taught me vital information with regards to teaching english as a foreign language...

While working with primary students this past school year, I put to work some of what I was learning at the time...

My general understanding of the english language has been massively improved...

I personally have gained a better understanding of what it's like not only teaching students a second language, but also gotten a glimpse of what it's like for students learning a second language...

It is sometimes difficult to give an exact description of what you have learned from a course...

I think what I have gained most from this course lies outside the realm of english grammar...

I have gained a better understanding of the english language and have learnt how to explain the language in a fun and encouraging way...

I have learned how much really goes into teaching! My friend is a teacher and I knew she spent hours outside of class preparing, and now I have a better understanding of why...

This course has been very developmental in my advancement as and esl teacher...

Although I am a native speaker in english I was surprised at how much I have learned with this course...

This course made me realize just how much I didn't know about the english language, which is irony in its purest form considering that I teach english at two universities...

I personally gained the most from the practical teaching lessons of this course more than anything...

This course has taught me invaluable lessons in grammar, educational theories, lesson planning, as well as problems I may encounter in my endeavors in teaching different students...

After teaching in the esl classroom for 9 years mainly to primary students, I had been looking forward to finding new ways to effectively teach my students in the future...

While I've learned a great deal on a variety of teaching related topics, the greatest insight I've gained has been in an area I didn't anticipate: how I take my own ability as a native speaker of english for granted...

In doing this course I have revisited academic work for the first time in about 30 years...

I really liked this course because it made me think about my experience as a teacher and about the things that I could improve in my classes...

From this course I have learned how to be clearer in giving instructions...

I feel that I have greatly benefited from this course! I only wish that I had started this sooner in my teaching career...

Besides all the academic knowledge of english I learned from this course, such as grammar, vocabulary etc, where I feel I have benefited the most, is how tefl direct us to design our class more students-centered...

By taking this course I have gained a much greater understanding of teaching english as a second language...

When first starting this course I didn't really know what to expect...

By taking this course I have learned the importance of knowing and understanding english grammar, but most of all what is involved to be a teacher...

This course has helped me identify both my strong points and weak points...

I have found this course to be challenging but also very useful...

For one I have come to realise that even if I speak english doesn't mean that I know all about how it is constructed...

I have a game plan now...

I really can't describe how this course changed my life and my career...

Through the process of using ESA in all my lesson planning, I understood the importance of each phase of the methodology and their respective “do's and don'ts”...

This course has been a very good refresher course for me in english grammar and has given me a greater appreciation for the complicated aspects of the language...

First of all I have received a well-needed grammar rehearsal...

I personally gained a lot from the methodologies, teaching strategies and some grammar units...

As for me, as I have already been teaching for a few years full time, it was more that this course acted to fill in gaps in my knowledge, and to improve on some areas I had room for improvement in...