{"id":593,"date":"2021-07-11T07:04:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T12:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londoncollegeofteachers.com\/blog\/?p=593"},"modified":"2022-09-21T04:18:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:48:39","slug":"tefl-course-how-do-you-know-which-one-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londoncollegeofteachers.com\/blog\/tefl-course-how-do-you-know-which-one-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"TEFL course: How do you know which one to choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your search for TEFL teacher training course<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will be met with numerous answers on the internet, surely. But how will you choose the right one? How can you make sure that you do not fall for a wrong service provider?<\/p>\n

It is not very easy to choose the right course; but it is not very difficult either. Here we have listed what you would look out for while choosing a course in TEFL training. Read on to know more!<\/p>\n

1. What is the programme duration?<\/h2>\n

While shuffling through the options of TEFL course<\/a>, the first thing you should look out for is the duration of the programme. There is a universally agreed upon duration of such courses. Your chosen programme should abide by that.<\/p>\n

The minimum length of the course should be of 120 hours for the academics. In addition, there should be 6 hours of teaching practice sessions. This duration can be achieved over a span of a certain length of time.<\/p>\n

Some teacher training courses<\/strong> offer a month-long course and break down the duration throughout it. Here again, we must recommend you not to choose the \u201cweekend courses\u201d for these can never be equivalent to or similar to the regular classes. Over the weekend, the most you can achieve is 20 academic hours.<\/p>\n

2. What choices of course length do you have?<\/h2>\n

Just in the previous point we mentioned 120 hours is the minimum. And that is enough to get you a job. But there are other options too. Have a look at the following:<\/p>\n