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Accredited 220-Hour TEFL Course Online Just $69

Classroom, young learner and Business English training in one course

Our 220-hour TEFL course online is the broadest training we offer: the full 120-hour core, 40 hours on teaching young learners, 8 hours on teaching adults and 40 hours of Business English, with 6 practical tasks. It's written by English teachers working in international schools and universities, accredited by OTCAC, and you download 220, 168 and 120-hour certificates within seconds of passing.

Three ways to take the 220-hour course

$69USD

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TEFLmasters 220-hour TEFL certificate with QR verification code
Three certificates220, 168 and 120-hour
QR-verifiedand apostille-ready
  • OTCAC accredited
  • Self-paced
  • 12 months to finish
  • Suitable for ~95% of TEFL jobs
  • Certificates can be apostilled
  • 14-day refundable
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  • 220hours of TEFL training
  • 3certificates: 220, 168 and 120-hour
  • 40hours of Business English
  • 40hours on young learners, plus 8 on adults
  • 12months to finish, at your own pace
  • Secondsuntil your certificates are ready

Choose your 220-hour TEFL course

Three 220-hour TEFL course options

All three include the full 220-hour course and three certificates. Add tutor-marked practice if you'd like feedback on your own teaching.

Most in-depth

220-hour TEFL-TESOL

$69USD

12 months to finish · tutor and technical support

  • The full 120-hour core: 24 units, a midterm and a final exam
  • 40 hours on young learners, with a young learner final exam
  • 8 hours on teaching adults
  • 40 hours of Business English
  • 6 practical tasks with instant, tutor-written feedback
  • 2 lesson plans with instant, tutor-written feedback
  • Tutor and technical support
  • Job Support, lesson plan and worksheet bundles, plus the TEFL travel guide
  • 220, 168 and 120-hour certificates

Best for: teaching business adults, schools in Asia and longer-term TEFL careers.

Enroll Now $69
Tutor-marked

220-hour with Practical Assignments

$89USD

12 months to finish · feedback within 24 hours

  • Everything in the $69 course, plus:
  • 2 lesson plans, marked by a tutor
  • 1 error correction activity
  • 1 behavior management system
  • Personal feedback on each one within 24 hours

Best for: anyone who wants a tutor's feedback on their own plans before they teach a real class.

Enroll Now $89
Teach on camera

220-hour with Practical Demos

$109USD

12 months to finish · plan, teach and improve

  • Everything in the $69 course, plus:
  • Lesson plan 1, built with our plan maker, with tutor-written feedback
  • Demo lesson 1: a 5-minute recorded lesson with 2 action points
  • Lesson plan 2, written for your scenario and marked against a rubric
  • Demo lesson 2: 8 to 10 minutes, assessed on how you use the feedback
  • 1 ESL learner error correction task

Best for: online teaching applications and anyone who wants a demo video for job hunting.

Enroll Now $109

Need less? The 120-hour Premium TEFL course ($49) covers the core, and the 168-hour TEFL course ($59) adds young learners. Compare all courses.

TEFL curriculum

What you'll study in the 220-hour TEFL course

Three parts, all written by working English teachers: the 120-hour core, young learners and adults, then Business English. Tap a filter to explore.

  1. Part 1 · The 120-hour core
  2. 1TEFL Introduction
  3. 2Parts of Speech
  4. 3ESL Teaching
  5. 4Classroom Management
  6. 5Present Tenses
  7. 6Motivating Learners
  8. 7Student-Centered Learning
  9. 8Culture
  10. 9Present Tenses Review
  11. 10Teaching Methods
  12. 11Planning Lessons
  13. 12Midterm Exam
  14. 13Past Tenses
  15. 14Advanced Grammar
  16. 15Teaching Vocabulary
  17. 16Teaching Productive Skills
  18. 17Teaching Pronunciation
  19. 18Teaching Receptive Skills 1
  20. 19Teaching Receptive Skills 2
  21. 20Feedback and Assessment
  22. 21Classroom Equipment
  23. 22Games in Teaching
  24. 23Online Teaching
  25. 24Teaching Different Contexts
  26. 25Finding Work
  27. 26Final Exam
  28. Part 2 · Young learners and adults (48 hours)
  29. Teaching young learners40 hours across 11 units on teaching children and teens
  30. YLYoung Learner Final Exam
  31. Teaching adults8 hours on how adult learners differ, and how to plan for them
  32. Part 3 · Business English and practical tasks (52 hours)
  33. Teaching Business English40 hours on teaching adults at work, from meetings to presentations
  34. 6 practical tasksApply what you've learned, with instant, tutor-written feedback

The 220-hour course includes the dedicated Online Teaching unit and a bonus unit on teaching with textbooks. The 120-hour units are narrated by a real human voice.

See inside the 220-hour TEFL course

See a real page from Unit 13: Past Tenses

Most TEFL providers won't show you their course before you pay. We do, because we're proud of it and want you to see exactly what you're buying. How can an online course be trusted without that kind of transparency?

  • Clear, teacher-written explanations with classroom examples
  • Scenario tasks that ask you to make real teaching decisions
  • A review text at the end of every unit
  • Secret words hidden in practice tasks, worth bonus quiz points

Scroll through Unit 13: Past Tenses

This is one page of about 20 in the unit. Scroll the screen to look through it.

Unit 13: Past Tenses · Section 3 of 3 · Page 1
Unit 13 Past Tenses, section 3, page 1 of the TEFLmasters 220-hour TEFL course

That's one page. The unit has about 20 more like it.

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Teach this Business English lesson: four decisions

The course trains you with decisions like these. Pick an answer and see why it works or doesn't.

8 managersB1 levelAim: disagree politely in meetings

For demonstration only. In the course, lesson flows are longer and come in many visual styles, from gamified to more formal.

Accreditation and jobs

All courses are accredited by OTCAC

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Who stands behind the course

Honest about where we stand

Not CELTA, and we don't pretend to be

We're not Level 5 yet, and we'll never equal CELTA or DELTA. What we are is an unusually high-quality 220-hour TEFL course for the price, one that actually teaches you how to teach English.

Read more about our accreditation.

Where your certificate works

Suitable for around 95% of entry to mid-tier TEFL jobs

~95%of the job adverts we checked

120 hours is the standard most TEFL employers ask for. Training in young learners and Business English helps when a job asks for those skills.

The exceptions

When you'll need something else

A few employers, such as the British Council and some European schools, ask for CELTA, DELTA, Level 5 or a university or government-regulated certificate. They say so in the job advert.

Some countries also ask for a degree before they'll give you a work visa.

Included: Job Support bundle

Job preparation resources for TEFL applications

  • Updated TEFL recruiter links
  • CV and interview help
  • Lesson plans and worksheets for demo lessons

We're TEFL experts, not recruiters, so we don't guarantee jobs.

Our graduates have found work with

Companies and programs such as

EF English, Dave's ESL Cafe listings, Cambly, VIPKid, Preply and EPIK in South Korea.

Apostille-ready

Your TEFL certificate can be notarized and apostilled

Our graduates have used their TEFLmasters certificates successfully in teaching visa applications for South Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan and more.

About £80, and we make no money from it

Our UK notary partner handles the whole apostille in the UK and posts your certificate anywhere in the world for a small extra fee. You don't need a hard copy: your digital certificate is all they need.

  • South KoreaE-2 visa for EPIK and private academies
  • ChinaZ work visa
  • VietnamWork permit
  • ThailandNon-B visa and work permit
  • TaiwanWork permit and resident card
  • And moreOnline schools and teaching jobs worldwide

Reviewed in public

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Start your 220-hour TEFL course for $69

The cheapest accredited 220-hour TEFL course we've found, written by working English teachers. Pick your option and begin today.

Most in-depth

220-hour

$69USD

  • 220, 168 and 120-hour certificates
  • Business English and young learners
  • A tutor and 12 months to finish
Enroll: $69

+ Practical Assignments

$89USD

  • Everything in the $69 course
  • 4 tasks marked by a tutor
  • Feedback within 24 hours
Enroll: $89

+ Practical Demos

$109USD

  • Everything in the $69 course
  • 2 recorded demo lessons
  • Marked by a tutor
Enroll: $109
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