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TEFL stands for Teaching English as a Foreign Language and TESOL stands for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. These acronyms are used interchangeably in different parts of the world and are the international standards for tutoring English online or face to face. The course is designed for those who have no experience teaching a new language and will prepare you to teach English to students who don’t already know the language.

Have a look at our blog section where we have several posts about what your responsibilities will be and how online classes are taught. Click here www.eteflonline.ca/blog to read them.

Most people begin part-time with some people making the leap to full-time as their comfort and enjoyment levels increase.

At the start, you will likely be given part-time hours until you have proven yourself. Remember that your employer is worried about his or her reputation and as you gain more experience and positive reviews, you will be afforded more choices to teach and at higher earnings rates. Our Advantage system is designed to give you the skills and tools to work for both online schools and for yourself so you decide how many hours you want to work. 

TEFL is very versatile. Some TEFL graduates travel to far-off destinations where they teach in classrooms for 1-2 semesters, experiencing the world in cultures and in lands that are totally unique and lifetime experiences. Many of these also work with people in the area to help them with their English challenges, too. 

Some TEFL graduates enjoy earning extra cash from home or the cottage and teaching in online schools. Some are even teaching from the cottage that TEFL is helping them pay for! While online schools are where most people start, moving into tutoring and freelancing is often the next step for this group, too, as earnings tend to be higher in this domain.

We help other TEFL graduates to get their own students by setting themselves up as freelancers.  You’ll also have access to our teacher’s resource library with useful links to jobs, training videos, videos on how to teach certain areas of English Grammar or pronunciation and done-for-you lesson plans to help get you started.

At eTEFL Online, helping you set up as a freelancer is just one more of the services we provide to you.

We have created our own accredited 120-hour TEFL course and a 20-hour practicum. The TEFL course was written by Dr. Daniel Portman, a doctor in Education, with specialty in applied linguistics and more than 20 years of experience teaching TEFL at the university level. Daniel’s extensive experience in course development are what is behind the course flowing so fluidly, resulting in an ultra-high completion rate and a recognition factor worldwide for leading quality. Dr. Portman will be one of your personal tutors for your eTEFL Online TEFL course.

We will refund to you 100% of your purchase price if you have not accessed your course, bonus resources, or 3rd party products or services.  This refund policy is active up to 7 days from the date of original purchase.

Be advised that after you have accessed your eTEFL Online course via the link sent to you or made use of any of the bonus resources or 3rd party products or services, your payment cannot be refunded.

Please also be advised that after 7 full days have passed since your date of purchase, your payment cannot be refunded.

In order to offer you the highest quality product we can, we have made commitments to other parties who make up out team of experts. Our refund policy has to recognize that we have made commitments on your behalf with these parties, as well. 

While there is no set rule regarding refunds for backing out of a purchase after payment, many companies honor the standard “cooling off period” of three days (for consumers who change their mind about their purchase). At eTEFL Online, we took this one step further and offer a 7-day cooling off period, conditional on your purchase remaining in intact (unopened / unaccessed). We are giving you access to resources that are unavailable elsewhere. We reserve access to these resources to only our special customers, that’s you!

One reason it is suggested that we have an informal talk before you order is that we want to ensure that the time and the opportunity are what you are looking for – no surprises. 

Did we mention that you TEFL certification is valid for life?  It’s like a college diploma or university degree – it will never expire!

All courses, bundles, and 3rd party /partner products and services are non-transferable.

It’s a 120-hour TEFL course and a 30-hour practicum. Few people will complete the whole system in less than three weeks. You speak English, now, so you may expect it will be quick and simple. The course delves into how to teach non-English speaking people, how to engage and keep the engagement of a room, online, how to manage an online class and classroom, how to structure a lesson and how to teach early learners, and a lot more. It is not as much about English as it is about how to teach English well.

You should aim to complete the course in three weeks, but if you are doing it as a sideline, you will have up to 6 months to access all the online course platform.  The TEFL course is self-paced.  If you need an extension beyond 6 months, you can request an extension, but an additional fee will apply.