TEFL courses in Dundee
If you can speak English then you can teach it! A TEFL Scotland weekend and weekday course will give you the qualification and confidence you need to get your first paid teaching job abroad. Courses can fill quite quickly, so book early to avoid disappointment!
A TEFL England course comes with the following
- Classroom and/or online training
- Full job placement service
- Accredited TEFL certificates
- CV check
- TEFL career helpdesk
FREE with ILA Funding
With ILA funding the cost of the weekend course is covered.
In order to be eligible you must be:
- 16 or over
- Earning under £22,000
- Resident in Scotland
Find out more about ILA Funding
Course Fees
Classroom courses from £195 & online courses from £165
All course fees
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Getting there
Hilton Hotel
The hotel is located next to captain Scott's RRS Discovery ship, Overgate Retail Centre and is within 5 minutes walking distance from Olympia Leisure centre. It is just 10 minutes drive from Dundee City Airport and 2 minute walking distance from Dundee Railway Station. The address of the hotel is Earl Grey Place, Dundee, DD1 4DE and the number is 01382 229271 should you need it for any reason.
Queen's Hotel
Rail
Dundee Rail Station is just a two minute walk from the Queen's Hotel. Dundee is served by the East Coast line from London, including the overnight sleeper. The main line continues north to Aberdeen. Local trains run regularly to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Perth.
Road
Dundee is really easy to get to by car, with motorway and dual carriageway links to the North, West and South. More relaxing tourist routes are also well sign posted, through Angus, Perthshire and Fife. The main routes are the A90 and M90 from Edinburgh and the South - or the M80, M9 and M90 from Glasgow and the West. Car driving times - approximate
Edinburgh: 65 miles 1hr
Aberdeen: 70 miles 1hr
Glasgow: 90 miles 1hr 30m
Weekend TEFL courses
Food & drink
A wide selection of bars, cafes and restaurants are all readily available.
Accommodation
View a wide range of accommodation to suit your budget, www.visitscotland.com
Local attractions
The city has a lively arts scene and a blossoming cultural quarter where thought-provoking art and literature sit alongside cosmopolitan cinema and theatre. As you visit the city today, you could bump into Desperate Dan, circle around a dragon, become a polar explorer, shop 'till you drop, test your senses, visit the theatre, go ice skating
Feedback for TEFL courses in Dundee
Ana Mayoral, Stirlingshire, Deli manager
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The tutor
Blair Finlay, Fife, Year 3 - Community Education Student
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: I enjoyed the way in which the Tutor made you feel welcome and kept the two days informal and exciting to learn. I particularly enjoyed the interactive games, as this gave me some excellent ideas for my own teaching practice.
Amy Strachan, Tayside, Primary Teaching Student
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: I liked the active teaching strategies which were used as it helped to make the group feel at ease with new concepts
Robyn Wardlaw, Angus, Unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: It was very interactive.
Robyn Wardlaw, Angus, Unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: It was very interactive.
Sandra Lee, , Primary teacher
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Friendly, supportive tutor
Graeme Gilmour, Leven, Customer service officer.
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Classroom management ideas. Lesson planning.
Anne Maclehose, Perth, Personal assistant
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Although the course was intense, it was broken up very well into enjoyable and instructive sessions.
Katherine Walton, Dundee, Unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The interactive aspect of it.
Ravinder Bhachu, ,
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Everything eg friendly and relaxed enviornment, well planned activties, approcability of the Tutor.
Ravinder Bhachu, ,
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Everything eg friendly and relaxed enviornment, well planned activties, approcability of the Tutor.
Ravinder Bhachu, ,
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Everything eg friendly and relaxed enviornment, well planned activties, approcability of the Tutor.
Ravinder Bhachu, , Bilingual Assistance
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Everything eg friendly and relaxed enviornment, well planned activties, approcability of the Tutor.
ashley durno, aberdeenshire, speech and language therapist
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: the fact that it was very interactive and 'hands on'
Lucia Mayoral, Stirling, unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: I thought our tutor made the course informative ,interesting, inspiring and fun
Alan Patterson, Stirling, biochemist, lab rat
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Never a dull moment. Course inspired enthusiasm, and instructor was excellent.
Blair Minchin, Perthshire, Law graduate, currently working in Dundee Science Centre as part of their Learning Team.
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The fact it was very hands on and learning on your feet, rather than being lectured.
Laura Macaskill, Ross-Shire, student
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Diversity of activities
Laura Macaskill, Ross-Shire, student
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: Diversity of activities
Stuart Saiu, Tayside, unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: the method of teaching, the exercises, how the tutor made the class gel, the relaxed atmosphere of the course
James Neil Martin, Fife, Unemployed
Course taken: August '10
What I liked most about the course: The tutor - very informative
Kirsten McCabe, Aberdeenshire, Student.
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: I liked getting to do some teaching practice and also meeting other people who are like minded.
brittany dunstan, fife, Student
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: It was relaxed and varied, and gave us all a chance to have a go at teaching
brittany dunstan, fife, Student
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: It was relaxed and varied, and gave us all a chance to have a go at teaching
Michael Grieve, Fife, Student of Architecture
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: Clear objectives within each module, logically structured day building up to the mock lessons.
Claire McWilliams, Fife, Improvement Assistant, Fife Council
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: The warm-up activities at the beginning of each day were good for getting students to mix and interact with each other.
Rhonda Hards, Tayside, Personnal adviser
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: The course was very informative, and well managed.
Diane Myles, By Ladybank, Student
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: The practical teaching element
Tabatha Clapham, Dundee,
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course:
Tabatha Clapham, Dundee, C. S manager
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: lesson plan
Maureen Stevens, , Student
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: The other students were very friendly.
Fiona Boag, Dundee, Probation Primary Teacher (NQT)
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: Intensive, rewarding, very interesting, active and enjoyable. Fantastic tutor with lots of interesting and suitable ideas. Very good activities and ice breakers.
Louise Curran, , Full time student
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: Meeting new people and getting new ideas.
Filip Hoffmann, Poland, student
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: Experience possesed by turtor
Emma Russer, Forar, Dundee, Sales assistant
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: I liked the fun atmosphere and the relaxed flow of teaching
Lee Crosby, Tayside, Project Manager
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: The friendly and encouraging environment
Annmarie Gorrie, Perthshire, mental health nurse
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: very informative, action packed, easier to understand than the internet course as questions answered immediately.
Richard Cormack, Angus, Artist
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: The Italian lesson
Heather Urquhart, Rimini, Unemployed
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: It was interesting and we were kept busy all the time.
Heather Chan, , Artist
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: Getting to practice the techniques we had learnt.
Helen thomson, , i am unemployed at the moment. secretarial/admin
Course taken: May '10
What I liked most about the course: Felt very relaxed and just enjoyed the course tremendously!
May Mackenzie, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The instructor presented an excellent lesson plan that was easy to follow.
Stephen Ewers, Breachin, Service Manager
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: 2nd day teacher practice and lesson planning
JOHN ALLAIN, DUNDEE, assistant service coordinator for social care service.
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: very comprehensive. high level of student participation - link theory to practice.
Andrew Kennedy, Fife, Student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: It wasn't too formal. Relaxed atmosphere. You still learn, but without any pressure.
Charles Alexander, Forfar, Retired
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Well structured, good tutor, interactive
Fiona Paterson, Cupar, Teacher - high school
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The grammar
Neill Brown, Dundee, Youth sports Officer, Sports development
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Putting into practice what I have been learning online through student/teacher role play.
Jillian Henderson, Brechin, Personal Assistant
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Interaction with others doing the course
Michael McKenzie, Invergowrie, N/A
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Understanding the structure of lessons
Andrea Cochrane, Carnoustie, Tutor
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: It was very interactive
Scot MacKenzie, Dundee, usual occupation social work.
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Informal atmosphere and Interactive.
Deborah Rennie, limassol cyprus, work in family business
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: meeting the people on the course
Pamela Robertson, St Andrews, Teacher
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The chance to meet other people doing TEFL
Andrew Sword, Angus, Unemployed
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Relaxed atmosphere
Emily Harris, Montrose, High School Technician
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The information given was excellent, very helpfull.
Cathy Bailey, Edinburgh, selfemployed cleaner
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: I liked the practice teaching sessions, the way we were shown how to use ccq, ttt and the icebreakers and fillers- all very usefull!
Bobby Brady, Bristol, Money Advice Worker
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Meeting different people, interaction
Bobby Brady, glasgow, Money Advice Worker
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: Meeting different people, interaction
Brian Murphy, , student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: very interactive,encouraged imaginative and hands-on approach to teaching
Brian Murphy, , student
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: very interactive,encouraged imaginative and hands-on approach to teaching
Luke Kilpatrick, Antrim, Full time Architecture student.
Course taken: March '10
What I liked most about the course: The practice lessons.
