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Cost and convenience are the advantages of distance / online TEFL certificate programmes. These courses can be completed from a computer anywhere in the world and usually cost less than regular training courses.
We do not recommend these courses unless...
(a) you have a degree, possibly even an Honours or Masters degree and extensive teaching experience. This course would augment your existing training and give you an insight into the TEFL/TESOL field.
(b) you are not sure about a career in this field and decide to do the training as an introduction to TEFL/TESOL and are already teaching.
Given that there is no interaction with your peers in a training situation, no exposure to a practice teaching environment and no experience in a real EFL classroom, this training is not equal to that of interactive class-based training.
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