I made my closest friends while doing my 4 week TESOL course in Hua Hin. We were all very different from each other but we had one thing in common: Teaching in Thailand. 
 
What to expect from your TESOL course: 
 
- Tons of new friends – why is this important? 
 
Because – meeting people IS important. You will begin this wonderful friendship by bonding while creating lesson plans. 
 
These people, these strangers will become your new family, if you allow it – of course. Don't be shy! Say hi. You and your TESOL buddies will be spending birthdays, new years, Christmases, and traveling during break. You need these contacts to exchange teaching material, b!tch about things, and most importantly, do VISA RUNS. It is more fun to do visa runs with friends, than on your own. 
 
A lighter you – Expect to be very sweaty, like all the time. You will drink plenty of water. Your jeans will feel loose. You will be walking everywhere. Your shoes will also die… please, please, buy TOMS! -&gt; they are awesome! 
 
I took advantage of Muay Thai classes and was able to learn how to properly kick and punch. :) 
And, if you like jogging, you will enjoy a good jog on the beach. 
 
Confidence – Your TESOL instructor will give assignments every day. Some will require partner work. Others will be entirely on your own. At the end of the course, you will be confident to stand in front of 30 faces and make funny animal noises. Once you begin teaching, you will be impressed with your lesson plan skills. Also, you will feel ready to stand in front of 300 faces and sing karaoke. 
 
I loved my TESOL experience! Hua Hin is the perfect setting to begin your teaching adventure. Weekends on the beach, 2 hour drive to BKK and awesome night markets! My TESOL certification has allowed me to teach English in different parts of the world, not to mention, it looks good on my resume. 
 
Thank you, Xplore Asia!

Carla G.

I have been taking the TEFLcourse on-line since January of 2010 and almost done with it.  I am working on my final project.  Overall, I highly recommend ITTO.  I have found the course to be interesting.  Much information has been given in regards to teaching strategies.  I have found my instructor to be most helpful.  I can totally rely on her with feedback.  Lesson Plan guidance is awesome!  I have been given feedback from the instructor and if ever I feel incertain I email her and she quickly responds and always sends suggestions, so that I may better improve myself. All the information I have received and seen is truly insightful.  I look forward to visiting ITTO in July as I will be taking my teacher practicum there.

Laura

I've done the 120-hour online TEFL course and I've been very happy with it. I've studied Languages and I have four years of teaching experience, thus the course did not surprise me with the level of difficulty. It took me only 2 weeks to complete it. 
Nevertheless, I truly enjoyed the units focused on teaching, class management etc. It was really nice to get back on track with all that knowledge after a 2-year break in teaching. I particularly liked writing lesson plans as the self-evaluation tasks. 
Moreover, whenever I had a problem, the reaction on the support center side was immediate and very helpful. ITTT provides you with a lot of additional materials and some nice surprises at the end of the course. That was definitely a pleasant and unexpected bonus. 
My only worry is the recognition given to this course. CELTA seems to be the first preference among all the employers and I will surely do it at some point in the future. However, TEFL from ITTT is a much cheaper option and it prepares you rather well to become a teacher, especially if you have previous teaching/linguistic preparation. It puts you on the ELT market and serves as and incentive to continue learning (CELTA next!).

Emilia

It was a great experience for me, i learnt a lot from Mr.Ginger de ridder, he taught us everything about the city and he took us everywhere by himself. It was amazing customer service actually. 
The course is perfect we observed experienced teachers and learnt a lot and they observed us as well and i liked it. 
They helped me to know what i need exactly, my first class was really difficult but Mr.Ginger discussed it with me, he told me what i need to improve, and then things started to be easier. now i am working and if you are a beginner trust me you need Teaching Nomad. 
They provided us with all the useful information about the schools in shanghai and china i loved Teaching Nomad.

ebrahim

I actually can't really fault TEFL heaven. Right from the beginning you are told how great Thailand is AND the hard parts. 
You artfully prepared with what you need money and items wise. I was on Koh Kood and yes it was pretty boring as there wasn't much to do and there was scary thunder. But again tefl heaven told us that and actually it was a fairly unique experience which I am glad I had. Plus we went to Koh Chang a couple weekends so there is alternatives. 
When we first arrived they resort did not live up to expectations basic it was not. More like TEFL Hell with shacks over swamps but very quickly they changed us to far superior accommodation which went beyond our expectations. 
The trainers were fun and friendly and we learnt some thai. They told us what school would be like and they were fairly wrong but they also said every school was different. 
I had my 3 weeks on a paradise island and got a TEFL certificate and an awesome school can't be better than that.

Anon

My advice is to choose Greenheart Travel. The website is very straight forward, and any other question you may have, the staff is always open to answering them in a timely matter. While abroad, they reach out to you to make sure your program is going smoothly. It is very comforting to know that the person you were in contact with before your departure still connects with you during and even after your program. My host family was amazing! I also enjoyed trying new foods and experiencing a new culture.

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