***This course will be available from summer 2025. Please apply as usual to join the waiting list ***
What’s the online and in-class blended TEFL Toulouse course?
The TEFL Toulouse blended course is better than other online TEFL courses. It is as identical as possible to the in-class course, and based on watching short lecture videos given by Jonathan Davies, the Director of TEFL Toulouse, and completing exactly the same worksheets as the in-class trainees, and in the same order.
6 hours of observed teaching practice are included, and you get the same Certificates in TEFL from TEFL Toulouse as well as from IATQUO the accrediting body, upon graduation.
The course is over 12 weeks, followed by one week in Toulouse after the 12 weeeks, so you can carry on working or looking after kids. You’ll need to spend areound 15 hours a week on the course.
There is plenty of support and one to one tutorial times with our trainers, so you will also be working directly with human beings. No bots or AI looking at your work!
You have your own space on a Learndash platform, where you do quizzes and participate in peer forums, sharing ideas with a handful of other trainees doing the course at the same time as you.
Two of your six teaching practices are done online using Zoom, during weeks 6 to 12. We observe you teaching these two lessons.
You then come to Toulouse for one week to teach your remaining 4 x 1 hour observed teaching practices. We provide several options for “weeks in Toulouse” and can help to set up well priced and comfortable accommodation for you.
Any time, anywhere, days off and no accommodation costs!
The blended course can be done any time of day, anywhere and on any reasonable device. If you’re too busy on a Monday and Tuesday, you can always put in more hours the next few days, as the deadlines are weekly. You’ll save on accommodation in Toulouse too if you don’t already live here.
Who is the blended TEFL course for?
The course is intended for those who would like to attend our in-class course and benefit from observed teaching practice and lifetime job guidance, but simply cannot spend 4 weeks in Toulouse.
It is NOT intended for those looking for a “cheap online TEFL course”.
Obviously you still need an internet connection, a computer with a camera, a Zoom account (we’ll give you a Zoom tutorial) a minimum of about 15 hours a week of free time, fairly good typing skills and some peace and quiet.
It will also suit you if you simply prefer an easier pace – the usual 4 week TEFL is intensive, after all.
Do I still get the TEFL Toulouse and IATQUO certificates in TEFL?
Yes – the content and requirements are the same as the in-class course, so you still get the same qualification with no mention that you did the blended course and not the in-class course.
Do I wait until the end of the 12 week theory part before coming to Toulouse for teaching practices?
Yes. You need to book your “teaching practice” week in Toulouse well in advance, but that shouldn’t be a problem, as you won’t be coming to Toulouse for at least 3 months after you begin the online training.
I can’t come to Toulouse at all. Can I do my 6 teaching practices by Zoom with your trainers observing me?
Sorry, no. You do two of your lessons as “Zoom” (or equivalent) lessons with us observing, but we have to see you standing up and teaching at least 4 more in order to gain TEFL Certification. That’s why you need to come to Toulouse for a week.
Do I get plenty of lesson planning help from you?
Of course. We excel in lesson planning help, lesson observation and sensitive, positive feedback. For each lesson you give we will give you at least 40 minutes lesson planning help. When you are doing your 2 online lessons we will give you online help, but the help you get in Toulouse will be in-person, at our training centre.
Can I do the blended TEFL course in less than 12 weeks? I’ve got a lot of free time
No, sorry. The course will be “drip fed” to you, with specific deadlines for specific assignenments. This is because you will be working with the other online trainees who started when you did, sharing ideas, and progressing at the same rate. In that sense it’s also the same as the in-class TEFL course, just stretched out. If you have any specific requests, eg quieter weeks and busier weeks, you can always ask us, we are here to help.
How do I learn the TEFL theory on the blended online course?
The great thing about the TEFL Toulouse blended course is that you watch shortened “lecture” versions of the in-class theory sessions. There are also extra videos you can watch of the real in-class sesssions, means you get exactly the same experience as if you were in class.
Do I also do the same work as the in-class TEFL trainees?
Yes. You will complete the same worksheets as the in-class trainees and will also answer quiz questions and contribute to forum discussion questions. The latter brings the course even more in line with the in-class course where you share ideas. You’ll also do the same grammar tests (you do these when in Toulouse for your teaching week), write the same essays and do a “one to one teaching” project.
Do I get tutorials like the in-class trainees do?
Yes, you get weekly one to one tutorials (just you and one of us) so that you can ask any questions. You can sign up for them on a google calendar. In fact you get much more one to one tutorial time on the blended course than you do on the in-class course!
How often are the start dates for the blended course?
There will be around 5 possible start dates a year, to be published as soon as we can. We hope the first will be in June or July 2025. We will offer more start dates as we get increased demand.
I need to get qualified sooner – I can’t wait for nearly 4 months!
We suggest that if you really want to get TEFL qualified with us in just a month or two’s time, you find a way of coming to our in-class course, by organising childcare perhaps? Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
Are you sure that 6 teaching practices will be enough for me to feel confident and get a TEFL certificate?
We may need to see more than the 6 teaching practices with us, to be awarded TEFL Toulouse Certificate in TEFL. It does happen. You can purchase more sessions at 80euros each in case you need them. We will usually want to see in-class lessons rather than online ones, if you do need a bit more than the 6 hours. Perhaps you can pop back to Toulouse for a long weekend soon?
We may be able to watch a video of you teaching in-class where you live, if you were able to set that up.
Can I get external funding in France?
The Pole Emploi (France Travail) should be able to finance this course. But bear in mind that if you are unemployed and free during the day, the best option is to come to us for a month and do our in-class course and get working more quickly!
Just contact us.
Can I choose any dates to come to Toulouse for my teaching practice part of the course?
We will offer you several options well in advance, but no, you can’t come when you like. This is because it will be tricky to timetable you in for teaching practice while we have an in-class TEFL course running! But of course contact us with any timetable limitations, and we will do our best.
How is the TEFL Toulouse blended course better than other online courses?
- You watch around 40 videos, mainly of Jonathan Davies, the Director of TEFL Toulouse providing the educational input. Jonathan has been giving TEFL input sessions for over 24 years!
- There are 4 hours’ of observed classroom teaching practice included in the price and 2 hours of observed zoom lessons. Some TEFL courses say that they offer dozens of hours of teaching practice – but it turns out it’s not observed!
- We are experts in classroom teaching. Many online courses only deal with online teaching and don’t provide classroom management training, and so on.
- You will be working with the same team of trainers as the in-class course (all highly qualifed and experienced, and a combined teaching experience of well over 60 years!)
- You get our lifetime job guidance – we are experts on teaching English in France
- You can add professional development courses to strengthen your qualification
What if I have to cancel a teaching practice that I’ve set up with you?
We need to be strict here. We will have set up the “TP” for you in terms of staffing and timetabling and even telling students to attend (in the case of your lessons here in Toulouse), so if you cancel any single teaching practice lesson, you will need to pay an 80 euro fee for us to set up another one. You do need to get yourself organised in advance. If you do have to change the date then tell us as soon as possible.
How much lesson planning help do I get for each lesson I teach?
You get 45 minutes of lesson planning help for each of your 6 lessons, including your online ones if you choose to do any of those. We help you online or at the training centre in Toulouse.
Do I get feedback after each lesson?
Of course! Roughly 25 minutes group / one to one feedback after each lesson.
I’m not very tech-savvy. Can I still do the online blended course?
You shouldn’t have a problem. We have chosen a very easy platform to use.
Should I do the TEFL Toulouse blended online in-class version, or the 4 week, in-class TEFL?
Given the choice between an online blended course or onsite TEFL course, we always recommend our onsite, in-class one, if you can possibly keep 4 weeks free to do it. Many people start off interested in the online course then realise they can find a way of doing the 4-week in class course, with a little help from neighbours, babysitters and friends! The main reason is that you make friends and exchange more ideas when in-class.
Do I need a degree to do the online blended TEFL course? What level of English do I need?
Our TEFL course (online and in-class) is pitched at degree level, so while you don’t need a degree, you need to be able to handle that level of study. Just apply – we take each application individually. You’ll need to have a C1 (advanced) level of English if you’re a non native speaker.
Can you help me with accommodation for when I come to Toulouse?
Of course! Leave it to us, or find your own place to stay.
How do I apply?
Just press any of the orange buttons here on this page. Fill in the form fully and mention that you want to the online blended course where asked, at the top of the form.
How much does it cost?
The course will cost you 1650 euros – all taxes and materials included as well as lifetime job guidance – and the 4 teaching practice afternoons from 2pm to 6.30pm at TEFL Toulouse, and certificates from us and IATQUO upon successful completion.
Any hidden extras? VAT, exam fees etc?
We hate this as much as you do – one fee quoted and another charged. There are no extra fees, no VAT to pay. You’ll just need some extra money to buy a handful of books we’ll recommend you get hold of. You’ll need the money to stay in Toulouse for a week and to get here and back.
Just be aware that any teaching practice lesson you cancel means you have to book another one for 80 euros.
Anything else included?
Champagne celebrations – on the house of course – at the end of your week in Toulouse…
I’ve still got questions…
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