TEFL Online Course Review and What To Expect

[@TEFLorg]

Thank you for taking the time to review the course Anna - I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it! Wishing you all the best with teaching online and look forward to the follow-up review/video 😀 - Alan

[@pandabossanna]

Thank you :) glad you enjoyed it!

[@javiers.996]

@@saciidjeellekhaliif6489 please share your experience.

[@raphaeldelaghetto2705]

@@pandabossanna Hi I just watched your video and was quite intrigued by what you said, Could you please tell me what would be the hourly rate expectations right at the start and would they be worthwhile as a full-time job thanks.

[@mohamedhassenaoui8066]

Thanks for sharing your experience, I'm an Algerian who studied english in the UK for two years, can i do the course and become an online English teacher?

[@AdrianayJake]

When is the next sale? Looking forward to signing up.

[@ingridramoloto5084]

I really enjoy listening to your voice. So relaxing

[@ErinDHM]

Ah fab - well done on completing it, Anna! I kind of fancy trying it myself actually, so am looking forward to hear how you get on :)

[@UandRsFamilyWorld]

Would love a follow up video as I'm on the fence about going for it......

[@pandabossanna]

I did a follow up video about teaching after the qualification :)

[@t8n0t498]

Thank you so much for this video Anna! I find a lot of other people aren't really open in telling others which tefl courses they recommend or have done themselves which makes my search for an actual accredited tefl course very difficult😢 But, I think I will definitely check out the site you recommend! Hopefully I feel as content with it when and if I take a course from them myself!

[@pandabossanna]

You are so welcome :) I’m actually going to do a follow up video in the next few weeks because I’ve been teaching now 😊

[@alanbegg]

Just signed up for the TEFL course 👍 It's currently half price 💰 Let's do this! 🤗

[@pandabossanna]

Good luck :D

[@BritishFromAtlanta]

How’s it going for you or how did it go? Have you found a job if you’ve completed?

[@CryWolfFilms]

it's literally always half off, lmao. its a scam

[@mavutivepersonalfinancelif5326]

Looking forward to hear how the actual teaching goes in the future actually. Hope you’ll do a follow up video in the future! ☀️😊

[@pandabossanna]

Definitely!! :)

[@TAKTAK_Toys]

How did you find assignment 2 and 6 in the Methodology course? I’m struggling with those and wanted to see what you thought when you did them?

[@pandabossanna]

I don’t remember unfortunately, it was like 4 years ago :)

[@monikag9081]

Hi what form was the course delivered? Was it tutor video presentations or written text/ slides?

[@lionofjudah4114]

Hi. What are your tips for passing the grammar assignment. I have done it. The tutor said it is good but I need to change it so that someone can come along and teach it also. How do I do that please. I am nearly finished. Just these assignments they are slowing me down a bit.

[@YogaBlissDance]

EXACTLY at 3:00 as an English native speaker it's the same- the grammer is ingrained but for the life of me- I can't explain it not now. So while I teach on ITalki I'm keeping my focus to conversation which for the intermediate and above level is so needed, they get grammar in school, but can't speak.

[@dgoobe]

Me as wen

[@sheehanramz8070]

Hey guys, how often is the Tefl discount on offer?

[@MyLifeThai371]

I just received my tefl certificate!

[@pandabossanna]

Ooo congratulations 🥳

[@camcam99ish]

Is there anyway to do some "pre-study" for this before i go and spend the money?

[@javiers.996]

Hi, I'm thinking about picking Level 5 training, but I have a few questions: 1) Do you really learn how to plan the lessons, or is it pure theory?, I never been a teacher before, and I would like to have some templates to work on them. 2) Is there any package that includes the exam preparation training?. 3) Do you have a tutor to coach you? 4) Do you have practical teaching hours along the course?. 5) Were you accepted with this certificate into a job?. Thanks!.

[@PrettyPennyClub]

Congratulations - very interesting. A friend of mine went to Japan to do this some years ago and never came back. Such opportunities it can afford. Nice work!

[@pandabossanna]

Ohhh that’s so cool!! 😱

[@SuperRabbit36]

I've heard japan pay really well also.

[@YogaBlissDance]

My friend too, well she came back eventually with a Japanese husband.

[@Mehranwahid]

Thank you! So am not the only native speaker struggling with some of the grammar - and thank you for all encouraging comments, I needed them!

[@LucasJ-YT]

Just bought this today! Hoping to start doing online lessons while at uni next year

[@pandabossanna]

Amazing!! :D best of luck!

[@MyLifeThai371]

Did you get your certificate? Did you have to do any in person classes before they gave you your certificate?

[@goldentipzgtyt3509]

Hi, once you knuckled down how long did it take you to complete the course and roughly how many hours a week were you studying alongside the day job? Have you considered those platform providers like VIP Kid? It would be great when you do the video FUP if you could talk about how you landed that first job, if you had teaching experience before and the business side of setting yourself up as a business/contractor plus any rates charged and hours per week your teaching for?

[@cathydando1495]

That's really helpful, many thanks. I look forward to your updates.

[@happydays9613]

Hi. Could you give the heads up on the agencies? Also was your certificate marked out of a pass, merit or distinction? How did you find your students in Poland?

[@Kitti_Economist]

Which are these agencies what you mentioned? Thanks

[@TonyKeepingItClean]

Very useful. Thank you.

[@jackiem1093]

Did you find a job teaching? How long did it take?

[@hojinjeon9394]

I'm thinking about doing this TEFL course. What was the most challenging part about the course and how difficult was for you to pass the written assignments? Since you said that with some of them, you didn't pass straight away, I am curious how well I will be doing in the written assignments as a non-native English speaker. Please let me know! And if you have any other advice/feedbacks to share, feel free to let me know too!

[@RingsOfSolace]

If you've learned a language before, learning the words for the grammar is definitely easier. I know Spanish as a second language and am learning Mandarin, and I had such a hard time with a grammatical structure. The explanations made it weird and foreign. But then someone told me, "yeah, no, that's basically the equivalent of the conditional tense." Then it clicked. But had I not known Spanish, I wouldn't have known what a conditional tense even is.

[@Mark-xe2wc]

Hi I'm looking at doing the TEFL course . How have you got on since completing it. Did you find much work ?

[@pandabossanna]

I ended up quitting my job just to teach so yeah :)

[@ViviFriend]

I never thought I'd want to try teaching English, but now I'm kinda interested. I call it the PandaBoss effect 🙃 Do you think non-native speakers could also teach English? I heard agencies prefer natives👀 Very cute and informative as always🤗

[@pandabossanna]

Haha you’re too cute! I do think the majority prefer native speakers unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean ALL of them do! :)

[@ForeverBennett]

Thank you for posting this, I'm very interested in doing the course.

[@pandabossanna]

Go for it!

[@isakso89]

Thanks loved the video! It was great what I needed to hear! God bless pretty sure by now you are teaching English online, kudos to you!

[@lr2564]

Hey! What agencies did you use? Thanks :)

[@mojopin1997]

The second one is driving me crazy.

[@himanshukhatri02]

I'm from India. Can I teach English in Korea with online course certificate?

[@jordanp4881]

I’ve also completed the 200 hour level 5 course. Where have you been applying?

[@pandabossanna]

Check out my newest vid :) I don't really apply anywhere

[@andrewe.7907]

The Panda Boss rocks!

[@fredeton]

Do you get online support too ?

[@MylesGmail]

Thanks!! I'm looking to try this

[@PlanningandFinances]

Great info Anna, Look forward to hearing an update when you get teaching.

[@pandabossanna]

Thank you lovely :)

[@FrankMularcik]

Thanks for sharing, definitely is a good side hustle.

[@pandabossanna]

Absolutely! I'm so nervous about it haha

[@AshWolfPath]

Whenever o need a genuine informed input your there for me!

[@charloussier]

I can't thank you enough for this video 🙏🏻

[@pandabossanna]

You’re very welcome ☺️

[@mole1596]

Are you teaching now? I am not a native English speaker, but I've been living in the UK for a while. They have great Black Friday offers on their website at the moment, so I think I might give it a shot. They have listed a few agencies, which do not require you to be a native to teach. Moreover, the price for the 120-hour Premier Course is now 120 euros, with the 40-hour teaching English online one being just 67 euros.

[@pandabossanna]

Yeah, I started teaching this week :) have so many lessons booked it's crazy!

[@mole1596]

@@pandabossanna Are you planning to make a video to share your initial impressions?

[@SuperRabbit36]

Panda boss that's amazing... If you don't mind me asking teaching online in the uk or in another country?

[@pandabossanna]

@@SuperRabbit36 do you mean where I am, or where my students are?

[@SuperRabbit36]

Sorry i didnt make myself clear at all! I meant are you teaching online to UK students or teaching students in an other country.

[@inannanamaste498]

Hi how did it go with the online teaching since you did this video? I am currently doing a TEFL course and I'm thinking of taking this route too.

[@pandabossanna]

It's going really well :) I had about 9 students on a regular basis! Currently have 3 as I don't have the time

[@MyLifeThai371]

Who did you get your TEFL certificate through?

[@planettime9205]

Thanks for this video! I just saw that the website has that half price offer now so I'm gonna hurry and apply :D

[@pandabossanna]

Amazing :D good luck with it!

[@saino-d]

Hi Anna, My dream is teaching English abroad . But I'm not a native speaker, I'm from Algeria it's situated in north Africa Will that be a problem? I mean can a Non-native speaker get the certificate please tell me

[@pandabossanna]

Yeah a non-native speaker can get the certificate, I think some agencies for teaching English will want native speakers only though

[@charlie3384]

You keep talking about it as a side hustle, but it is possible to do as a main job, right? It just worried me a little is all, i’m wanting to do this as my main job

[@pandabossanna]

Of course you can :) many people do!

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

Hello from Yorktown, Virginia. I lived in England for three years way back in the 1960s. As a 58-year-old self-employed freelance writer, I would like to try teaching English online to adult students. Do you have any specific recommendations for someone my age, or should I just take the course you recommended? Thank you.

[@МаринаМисюкевич-ю3ы]

Thanks for the video, was very informative and you explain in a good way i am sure you will find lots of eager pupils:) one question: among the assignments was there any video task to do? Like a direct call with your tutor "immitate the lesson" or smth similar? Or were there only written assignments? Was there any final examination or we need just to pass those modules and written assignments and it is enough to finish the course and get the certificate? Do you remember how many hours per week you dedicated to the course to have been able to finish it in 6 moths? Thanks again and good luck! Marina

[@pandabossanna]

No, no video tasks just written assignments and a final written assignment :) And nope, just did it when I had time, but the full course is 120 hours so just divide 120 by the 6 months and it works out at 5 hours per week. :)

[@eezeezaha201]

I like how clear you explain

[@aiishaism]

So helpful 🙏🏼👯‍♀️

[@martatoso4832]

Hi Anna! Thank you for this video, it was very informative.😊 Can I ask you something? I'm from Italy so English is not my first language, but I do have a C1 certificate and I'd love to teach English both in my country and abroad. Do you think it's worth it for non-native speakers like me to take the course, or do companies prefer natives?

[@pandabossanna]

I'm pretty sure you'll still be ok :) you don't have to be a native speaker, you just need to have the qualifications OR be native usually!

[@martatoso4832]

@@pandabossanna Thank you! I hope I can manage to do this in the future then!☺

[@TradingWithCJ]

Congrats on completing your course, sounded pretty interesting! More money coming your way now! 👏🏼

[@pandabossanna]

Thank you :) and haha yeah let's hope so!

[@kiddtaak]

WOW!!! 2yrs ago this program was fairly cheap. They now charge $1,500 (USD) with some discounts offered to drop the price from $100 - $300. Oops I was thinking of International TEFL Academy

[@simonhare6072]

A welcome change to your usual video and very interesting to hear the progress that you are making with your own personal development resulting in yet another income stream My son teaches chemistry on line and makes good money, not sure which referrer he uses Would be very interested to see future videos to hear how you get on I'm not sure how you fit it all in but we'll done you!

[@amyschuhmann1814]

Soo helpful thank you!! I was afraid of scams...

[@pandabossanna]

Glad I could help!

[@sumk66]

Someone help me choose..I'm an English graduate from UK. I would like to teach all ages online only..what's best for me?

[@4ngelo213]

Thank you for making this video! It was so useful, take care!

[@pandabossanna]

You’re welcome :)

[@marilamar821]

Is there an update video to this? I'm very interested in taking this course from The TEFL Org - Many thanks!

[@f.danielsomrack8415]

Thank you. You changed my life!

[@pandabossanna]

:) :)

[@musarratrahman4318]

Hi there, I watched your video, it was excellent. I started the same course a month sgo. I have completed the grammer module. I am now attempting the methodology Unit 2,1st assignment (create a lPPP lesson plan for elementary students to teach present continuous). I wonder whether you could kindly guide me as to how to go about doing this as I am not sure. I would like to pass it 1st time round. Look forward to hearing from you.Thanks Musarrat

[@Mark-xe2wc]

Ok I'm looking at doing the same on completion..now doing the level 5. And long term.lookiilng at moving to Spain and teach online

[@jaxxon98]

Just curious, how did it change your perception of what teaching will be like as a job? Is it a negative or a positive change? Thanks for the informative video!

[@joshintheuk13]

Useful information in the video and well edited/presented. Thank you! Do you plan on travelling to teach eventually and if so do you feel the course adequately prepared you for it?

[@pandabossanna]

I don’t plan to do that :) but yes I think it did prepare me for it if I was going to do it! My main focus is online teaching

[@joshintheuk13]

Do you feel like you have to be a 'natural teacher' and good with kids, or is the course structured in a way that most people could do it as long as the commit to the content?

[@pandabossanna]

@@joshintheuk13 I think there is an element of needing to be patient or you will get very frustrated, but you don't always have to teach kids. I teach mostly adults online :)

[@joshintheuk13]

Ahh I didn't think about teaching adults. Maybe that would be better for me as I struggle to relate to children despite having roughly the same mental capacity. Thanks for the insight though. All the best!

[@fi8443]

Hiya thank you for the information ! congratulations on your course

[@pandabossanna]

I just set aside an hour or two each night :) some days more some days less! It wasn’t easy but it’s not too bad ! Xx

[@fi8443]

@@pandabossanna I see, do you think that its better to do this course whilst doing a degree or wait until the nearer the time of graduation since I would not be able to use the certificate like this year anyways thank you for responding xx

[@lalengua.dejoa6]

if you want to teach online, you need 188 hours course. 120 hours is only for real life classroom class face to face

[@pandabossanna]

I did the 120 hours and I teach online for 2 years now :)

[@lalengua.dejoa6]

@@pandabossanna of course you can, telephone teaching course has great ideas though

[@dominicbrant1968]

She is correct lol Doing it now. Grammar fried my brain, as did learning all the technical technical language.

[@DubaiFireworkssibamuwe]

Hallo Anna, thank you so much for sharing your experience about the course. I would like to try it out. How can l get the details about registration, tuition etc. Be blessed.

[@gabowen7303]

Thanks for the info ! very helpful .

[@pandabossanna]

Thank you!

[@jackdiddIey]

Very interested in seeing how profitable this becomes for you

[@ingilisdilidrslrirasefhese7519]

Congratulations for finishing course and have a good luck in your future plans. I wonder if I enrolled this course, will I be able to teach online after finishing course,? And one more question :Should we give an exam in the end of this course? Thanks for your time, beforehand

[@pandabossanna]

Hey :) yes, I teach fully online now. I have a new video from last week, check it out. And there's no exams, just assignments that get marked by a tutor. All the best :)

[@lysaallman-baldwin7171]

Great overview. Thank you!

[@zanelewar8429]

❤

[@inspiredfree2494]

👋 thanks for this … went to their website …. Soo many courses which one do you take to teach English online?! I don’t want an in classroom job

[@husnanaz2642]

Thank you so much 😊 the video is very helpful

[@pandabossanna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MoonLight-nc6io]

So proud of you ❤👌

[@dillongoble7483]

I found some tefl or TESOL course for $35-$50. How bad could this course be to get? I just wanna teach online

[@pandabossanna]

I wouldn’t bother with one that isn’t recognised by most institutions to be honest :)

[@billyriendeau4856]

Great Ana. Well done. How much is 300 pounds in dollars?

[@JohnRome-xn7hx]

Hi Anna, thanks for the review. I'm planning to start soon the 120 hours course and I'm not a native speaker (I just got the Cambridge B2 First certificate). How much time did you need to complete the course?

[@pandabossanna]

I did mine in less than 120 hours because I’m a native speaker :)

[@JohnRome-xn7hx]

@@pandabossanna thanks for the quick answer, but I meant... to complete all the tasks to actually get the certification? A month? Some weeks or months? P.s. If you did all the tasks in less than 120 hours I apologize, I didn't think it would be possible even for a native speaker. 🙂

[@pandabossanna]

@@JohnRome-xn7hx yep I did everything in less than 120 hours :) it's possible - they do intensive 2-3 week courses where you go every day so it's totally possible.

[@JohnRome-xn7hx]

@@pandabossanna Wow I'm impressed! Thank you very much again, I hope to finish it in 2 months or 3 at the most, possibly 🙂

[@eduarda9326]

Thank you so much for this review. I am thinking about taking the level 5 TEFL course. Could you please advise on how it has been for you since you completed your course in regards to finding clients yourself as well as working with agencies. I would love to know more.

[@pandabossanna]

You’re welcome :) have a look on my videos I have a follow up update :)

[@Andromedaxterr]

Hello miss. Congrats for completing the TEFL. Sorry for the stupid comment. Do you have a bachelor degree ? In many countries- almost all- they requiere a bachelor degree and a TEFL in order to be able teach, especially abroad.

[@pandabossanna]

No I don't have a degree :) hasn't stopped me teaching 10 students a week though

[@LisaChouTV]

*Like like like ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻🥳🥳🥳🤩🤩.*

[@tongagaldiit6608]

I am very interested in joining your course but one thing I confused is that how will you get the fee from me because I am South Sudanese

[@pandabossanna]

I don’t run a course

[@fabiodonatelli4260]

Hi Anna, are you familiar with World Tesol Academy? they offer a 120 hrs course and being on offer it's quite cheap. They are accredited by ACREDITAT. What do you think? Thanks for your videos..

[@MyLifeThai371]

I just looked at The Tefl Academy. They require you to attend face to face class in california and massachussets for 20 hours or they will not give you your certificate.

[@yazziboy]

Hi Is studying tefl hard cause i want to do it but abit stressed idk if i should do it

[@pandabossanna]

It depends on your English level really :)

[@yazziboy]

@pandabossanna I'm from south africa

[@Uhhidk03]

​@@yazziboyme too. Did you start your tefl?

[@yazziboy]

@@Uhhidk03 No

[@benlomas1490]

I have 0 teaching experience and don’t hold a degree however I am English is this something I can do? I would love to teach online and live in Asia

[@pandabossanna]

Yeah :) I had no experience and no degree either!

[@benlomas1490]

Are their possibilities of employment online with a tefl? What companies currently employ with just that qualification in from England :)

[@xiangningsu5882]

I’ve seen you in video courses of TEFL in China🌹

[@pandabossanna]

How? I haven’t done anything like that

[@rickypartridge230]

Thanks for the video. How you getting along teaching online ? I'm thinking of doing this course

[@pandabossanna]

I have an update video released last week :)

[@kevincleveland763]

It's been a little over two years and I haven't seen your report on how it went?

[@pandabossanna]

There was a video a while ago :)

[@vesoma1285]

do you just need a tefl certificate to teach abroad?? or do you also need a 4 year bachelor degree, if so, which programs do you recommend?

[@Victor-fm3xd]

Most of the desirable countries will require a bachelors. But you still have options without one.

[@markbardett4557]

Hi, does it make much difference to employment whether I do a 169 hour course compared to 120 hours? (I don'thave a degree)

[@pandabossanna]

No I think most just want min 120 but otherwise it’s just for your own knowledge really :)

[@jamesw3551]

Do you have a passion for teaching ? Otherwise perhaps you could offer accounting services online - I'd expect it's much more profitable than teaching online.

[@pandabossanna]

Unfortunately not allowed to offer financial services online due to my normal 9-5 contract :)

[@tuze8]

Such a girl...

[@12ealDealOfficial]

It seems like there is significant overlap between the material in the 120 hour course and what I took for my BA in English. Is anyone aware of a "piggyback program" that might allow me to maybe bypass the lion's share of the material?

[@pandabossanna]

I'm not aware of anything personally, but I think you will be able to skip through a lot - the 120 hours for me took a lot less because I just clicked through a lot of the material that I already knew about. You'll have to do the assignments but everything else is sort of "watch in your own time"

[@12ealDealOfficial]

@@pandabossanna Thanks for the response. Makes me feel much better about moving forward with the program you discuss here.

[@movieonweekend]

Do you think that after completing this course you are well equipped to teach both young learners and adults?

[@pandabossanna]

Yes :)

[@anaw8819]

Also which examining board is the certificate from Thanks

[@pandabossanna]

There’s no examining board the certificate is from tefl.org

[@hayleydeller1]

How are you getting on with teaching now? How much can you make online teaching? Thanks

[@pandabossanna]

I’m posting a video going through all that next week ☺️

[@rafatobeidat7235]

Hello Panda Boss..Could tell me about the nature of TEFL.org online courses' assessment and tests?

[@pandabossanna]

It's mostly multiple choice, with quite a few written assessments which have to get marked by a tutor

[@charloussier]

Do you need to prove that you have a good enough English level before taking the course ?

[@pandabossanna]

I can’t really remember! I don’t think so! But you might struggle to get students if your English isn’t good enough

[@charloussier]

@@pandabossanna that's very true ! But I'm not worried about it 😄 just for the info ! Thank you again 😊😊

[@fairytaler6165]

Hi Anna, During the class, Laptops must needed or it is ok with just mobile with internet connection? should we talk orally to everyone during the class or just listen the course and do the test and exams?? Answer pls..🤒

[@pandabossanna]

I don't really understand your second question. The online course is just one where you watch the course in your own time :) I would say you need a laptop yes.

[@fairytaler6165]

@@pandabossanna Thnk u...😊