You can register 7 days a week. Once payment is received, you can start School Your Mind Online TEFL Training any day at any time. You will be emailed your course material, unit by unit.
Bonus! Once a week, there will be a live online session with your TEFL Instructor on a particular aspect of the course during which you can ask him or her any questions in real-time.
It's possible to complete
your School Your Mind Online TEFL training within two weeks. If you have time
on your hands and can submit more than one course unit per day, you could even
be finished within 10 days!
You can study when you want from the comfort of your own home. All you need
is a computer and an internet connection.
Though our certificate can be completed in two weeks, there is no time
pressure. You can take as long as you wish. There is no deadline other than
the one you create for yourself.
An additional point to be made about course duration: you may find a job which starts soon and you need to complete the course very quickly. We have no problem in 'rushing you through' BUT make no mistake about it, the standards will not change no matter how quickly you need your certificate. In other words, if you submit a course unit which is poor in spelling, grammar, or content, you will be asked to re-submit that unit, even if your flight leaves the next time. School Your Mind in all its divisions never compromises its standards.
During your online training, you'll glean essential, practical knowledge for teaching English to adult and young students. You will learn how to lead a communicative, student-centered class, using a wide variety of teaching materials. Once you've completed the course, you'll feel prepared to teach English using fun, engaging activities including language games, visual aids and music.
You must be a native English speaker, in other words, English must be your first language, or you need to be near native speaker-level.
You do NOT need to speak any other language than English to join the course, or, generally speaking, to teach in another country. The medium of the English language classroom is English, so you won't be expected to speak your students' language.
You will be expected to submit course units using correct English, including proper punctuation, grammar and spelling. Anything that is lacking in these areas as well as in terms of content, will be returned to you for editing and resubmission.
The course material will be in British English. You may use British or American English in your course work. Be consistent in one or the other. Please do not attempt a combination of both :)
Grammar
You'll be expected to teach grammar as a TEFL/TESL/TESOL teacher. If grammar is a rather sketchy area for you, consider opting for the School Your Mind Intensive Grammar Unit. The details are at the end of the TEFL page. The special introductory price for this specialised unit is $60.
If you're not satisfied with the course in whatever way, please let us know before you're a third of the way through the course and we'll provide you with a refund without any fuss.
Email: louisegoddard@schoolyourmind.com
Skype: SchoolYourMind