Cheap TEFL-TESOL Course FAQs

It's 100% online and self-paced. In each unit you read teacher-written lessons, practise with scenario tasks and lesson flows, and finish with a unit quiz. Selected units include real ESL classroom videos. There are no live classes or fixed lesson times.

Most people finish in 3 to 6 weeks of part-time study. Each unit is designed to take about 4 to 4.5 hours if you follow every learning step, though some students go faster.

4 months with the $34 budget course, and 12 months with the Premium, 168-hour and 220-hour courses.

Email us before your deadline. Extensions have been offered at $20 for 2 more months. Progress may be deleted once access ends, so don't leave it too late.

Yes. The course works on phones, tablets and laptops, with nothing to install.

Log in at the student login page with the email address you used at checkout. Longer courses start with the 120-hour core.

Yes. You keep lifetime access to the course review text, so you can look back at the lessons when you start teaching.

Email support@teflmasters.com with your name, checkout email and purchase details, and a subject such as "Course access issue". We'll confirm your payment and enroll you manually.

A quiz at the end of every unit, plus a midterm and a final exam. Questions are mostly multiple choice, with some short responses and scenario decisions.

75% on every unit quiz and exam.

Unit quizzes can be retaken as often as you need, because testing is learning. The midterm and final exams allow up to 3 retakes each.

Yes. It's a serious course, so it's possible to fail. Most students pass, though many need at least one retake, and the feedback on each quiz shows you what to review.

No. The core course is assessed by quizzes. If you'd like feedback on your own teaching, add the $20 practical assignments or the $30 demo lessons.

Yes. The aim is to learn and apply the ideas, not to memorize them for a test.

Completing the practice tasks and lesson flows in a unit reveals secret words, which are worth a few bonus points in that unit's quiz.

Every course includes technical support. The Premium, 168-hour and 220-hour courses add a tutor for questions about the course content.

English teachers who work in international schools and universities.

We usually reply within 2 hours, and always within 24.

No. Support is by email. Tutors explain course content and help you understand your quiz feedback.

It includes technical support for access and platform questions. Tutor support starts with the $49 Premium course.

Email support@teflmasters.com. Real people read and answer every email.

Yes. Every course includes a digital PDF certificate at no extra cost, ready within seconds of passing.

Yes. Every certificate has a QR code, including on the $34 course, so employers can open your record and check it in seconds.

TEFL-TESOL, with your name, course, hours and completion date. Practical assignments and demo lessons are listed too if you add them.

The Premium, 168-hour and 220-hour courses include a self-print bundle, with a certificate designed with wider borders so it prints cleanly at home. We recommend 250gsm paper.

Yes. A foil-embossed hard copy can be sent by express courier for the courier cost plus a $12 admin fee. Most graduates print their own instead.

No, though some employers may prefer recent training or teaching experience.

Yes. Our UK partner Apostille.org.uk certifies and apostilles your digital certificate for about £80 and posts it anywhere in the world. We take no commission.

By scanning the QR code, using the verification form on our certificate page, or emailing support@teflmasters.com.

Yes, with optional add-ons for any course: practical assignments ($20), demo lessons ($30) or a practical teaching sign-off ($75).

5 assignments: 2 lesson plans, a 3-class sequence planner for young learners, a language correction activity and a behavior management system. A tutor gives feedback within 24 hours.

You plan 2 lessons and record yourself teaching each one for 10 to 15 minutes. A working teacher gives feedback within 48 hours.

You find your own teaching practicum, and once you've completed your TEFL course, our teachers review your evidence and sign it off. We don't arrange placements.

Yes. Practical assignments and demo lessons are listed on your certificate.

Not for the course. Many jobs accept online TEFL training. If you'd like real practice, the add-ons give you feedback on your own teaching.

$34 for the lowest price and self-study, $49 Premium for a tutor, a full online teaching unit and job help, $59 to add young learners and adults, or $69 to add Business English too. Most people choose Premium.

They share the same core curriculum, and the $34 course weaves online teaching into every unit. Premium adds a full online teaching unit, a bonus unit on teaching with textbooks, human-voice narration, a tutor, 12 months instead of 4, the Job Support bundle and the self-print certificate bundle.

40 hours on teaching young learners and 8 hours on teaching adults, with 168-hour and 120-hour certificates.

Everything in the 168-hour course, plus 40 hours of Business English and 6 practical tasks, with 220, 168 and 120-hour certificates.

Yes. Selected units include real ESL classroom videos that model the teaching. Premium 120-hour units are also narrated by a real human voice.

Yes. Our courses are accredited by OTCAC (reference 20210112A), and we're a CPD-verified provider (002991) on the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN 10089401).

No. It's affordable, accredited online TEFL-TESOL training, not CELTA and not an Ofqual-regulated Level 3 or Level 5. We've started the route to Ofqual-regulated options with Gatehouse Awards.

Yes. Open a full lesson for free, with no name or email address needed.

$34, $49, $59 or $69 in US dollars, paid once. Optional add-ons cost $20, $30 or $75.

By debit or credit card through encrypted Stripe, or with PayPal. We never see your full card details.

We're teachers, not a large company, so our costs are low. We believe good training shouldn't be expensive.

No. Your certificate is included. Optional extras, such as add-ons, apostilles or a posted certificate, are always shown before you pay.

There's a 14-day money-back guarantee. A full refund isn't possible once you've gone beyond Unit 4, in line with our terms and UK/EU consumer law.

Prices are in US dollars. Your bank converts the payment and may charge a small fee.

In online and in-person roles that don't ask for CELTA, DELTA, Level 3 or Level 5 by name: around 95% of the entry to mid-tier job adverts we checked.

No. We're TEFL experts, not recruiters. The Job Support bundle, from Premium up, gives you updated TEFL recruiter links and CV and interview help, but employers decide who they hire.

Most schools and online platforms ask for one, usually 120 hours, and many work visas need it too.

Not for the course. Some countries ask for a degree before they'll give you a work visa, so check before you apply.

No. Many entry-level jobs hire new teachers with a TEFL certificate. Practical assignments or demo lessons can help you show what you can do.

Yes. Many online platforms ask for a 120-hour TEFL certificate. Graduates have found work with Cambly, VIPKid and Preply.

Often, yes, in language schools, tutoring and community programs. Teaching in state schools usually needs a national teaching license.

There's no upper age limit for our courses. Some countries and visa programs set their own age limits, so check before you apply.

Most teachers have a safe, positive experience. Research your city and employer, read teacher reviews and check your government's travel advice before you go.

Sometimes. It depends on the country's visa rules and your employer, so ask about family visas, housing and school places before you accept a job.

No. You need to be 18 or older, with good to fluent written and spoken English. No degree or teaching experience is needed.

Yes, and they're very welcome. Some employers set their own English level or passport rules.

No. English is usually the only language used in the classroom.

The terms overlap and employers use them interchangeably. Our certificate says TEFL-TESOL.

Yes. It's fully online, so you can study from anywhere.