International TEFL and TESOL Training: Get TEFL certified in beautiful Costa Rica: International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) offers a four-week TEFL certificate course in Manuel Antonio, located 132 km from the national capital of San Jose, on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, just south of the city of Quepos in Puntarenas province.
The course is externally validated and moderated by the BOAA (Board of Academic Advisors), and has a very practical emphasis and features a high proportion of actual teaching practice hours in the classroom.
- Optional Spanish language course that can be taken before or after your TEFL certification program
ITTT welcomes all applications, regardless of gender, age, race or country. The requirements are a proficient level of English, and the ability to adapt to new ideas.
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to
2026-06-24 were from:
Durban, South Africa; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Cowbridge, UK / GB; Wimbledon, UK / GB; Puyallup, USA; Delhi, India; CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cadiz, Spain; and more.
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Get TEFL certified in Costa Rica! Located in the charming suburb of San Pedro, the TEFL training center is only ten minutes by car from the center of San Jose. The neighborhood features a nice blend of residential and commercial venues, with restaurants, shops and the University of Costa Rica nearby. The school has eight teaching rooms, a computer area featuring six computers and WiFi, and a nice snack bar serving complimentary coffee and tea daily. The facilities and computers are open seven days a week, including holidays.
Earn an internationally-recognized and accredited TESOL / TEFL qualification online, and teach English to speakers of other languages in your home country or abroad!
TEFL Training College offers online TESOL / TEFL certification programs to students living in Costa Rica, the Caribbean, and worldwide.
Studying online is an affordable and convenient way to achieve your TEFL / TESOL qualification to teach English abroad.
As a global leader in online TEFL / TESOL education, you can be confident that all of our tutors are fully-qualified and have extensive experience in teaching English to adults and young learners. As our online courses are assignment-based, you don't have to sit any exams.
TEFL Training College offers TEFL / TESOL programs through up-to-date, technologically advanced interactive training media which enhance and promote the learning experience. Your tutor will be available to assist you with your studies and guide you every step of the way.
"My studies with the TEFL Training College forced me to think about the details of actually teaching a class, and gave me the heads up on common teaching mistakes, like talking too much, or asking the students to practice something for which they were unprepared." - Graham, Australia
"Thank you very much for a great course. I found the course structure very well-planned. I also found the multiple resources gave a thorough overview of each topic."
- Gavin, South Africa
- Our courses are known for their convenience, affordability and quality
Certificate in TESOL: • Duration: 150 hours
• Aimed at persons who wish to gain an initial TEFL / TESOL qualification
Master Diploma in TESOL: • Duration: 300 hours
• Designed for teachers who wish to achieve an advanced level qualification in TESOL theory and methodology
• International Language Institute (ILI) offers an 8-week TESOL / TEFL certificate program at our school in Washington DC.
• This comprehensive ESL teacher training course has a practical focus and will equip you with the skills you will need to teach English as a Second Language in the United States or abroad.
• The course is offered every 8 weeks, year round. In addition to our TEFL / TESOL certification course, we offer a range of English courses to students from around the world.
• Our 120-hour TESOL / TEFL certification course centers on practice in teaching the four basic language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as the sub-skills of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
• Course components include lesson planning, observation of peers and practicing teachers, practice teaching in individual and group settings, maintaining teaching records, critical self-observation and compiling of a portfolio of teaching materials, and career planning and management.
8-week TESOL / TEFL Certificate Program (120 hours)
The course consists of:
• 48 classroom hours (every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 - 9 pm)
• 72 hours of self-study, observations and practice teaching.
• The course centers on teaching the four basic language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
• Earn an accredited TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) Certificate via online classes in the U.S. or anywhere in the world.
• Located in Seattle WA, School of Teaching ESL, in cooperation with Seattle Pacific University, provides an online, 120-hour TEFL English teacher training Certificate course.
• Our online TESOL classes are asynchronous and consist of 14 modules completed over a 10 week quarter, and are designed for those who prefer the flexibility of online study. Classes begin winter, spring, summer and fall quarters.
• This project-based program is taught by highly-qualified professional teacher educators, and prepares you to teach in the U.S. or overseas.
• Online courses are open to anyone anywhere in the world. We have had students from all over the U.S. as well as overseas locations including Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Morocco, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, China, Germany, Italy, France and Saudi Arabia.
• We also offer on-site ESL teacher training certification programs in Seattle.
All classes taken through the School of Teaching ESL carry credits from Seattle Pacific University and are reflected on the transcript.
Online Student Review: "The online format was very interesting. I felt a certain freedom that is absent in a regular classroom setting, but there was still a healthy amount of accountability that kept me on top of things. The instructor did a wonderful job of replying to questions and assignments."
Accredited Online TESOL Certificate Program (120+ hours)
Modules include: • Foundations of English Language Teaching
• Approaches & Methods
• Grammar in English Language Teaching
• Reading & Writing
• Pronunciation
• Cultural Issues in English Language Teaching
• Content-based English Language Teaching
• Young Learners & English Language Teaching
• Teaching English for Specific Purposes
• Assessment of English Language Students
• Classroom Issues & Management
• Professionalism, Advocacy & Leadership
• Foundations of Bilingual Education
Costa Rica TEFL offers English teacher training courses in two beautiful cities - Samara Beach on the Pacific Coast, and the colonial city of Heredia in north-central Costa Rica. Our 4-week TEFL Certificate program consists of 40 hours per week, 160 hours in total. Do you want to see the world, experience new cultures and languages, and live abroad? What better way than by teaching English?
The Costa RicaTEFL faculty have a combined 22+ years of experience in teaching foreign languages and offer you a unique opportunity to earn a TEFL certificate that will qualify you to teach TEFL / ESL in Costa Rica or anywhere in the world.
“I enjoyed the activities we did in class – we learned how to bring everything into our very own classrooms. I learned how to be a good English teacher and I feel like I have a lot more self-confidence.”
- Robert, USA
4-week TEFL English Teacher Training Certificate Program:
- 40 hours per week, 160 hours in total
- Modules include: lesson planning, observed practice teaching, peer observation, feedback sessions, and job placement assistance.
- Trainees will be evaluated throughout the course on their general performance in class, lesson plans, application of methodologies and feedback, and final observed teaching hours.
Global TESOL College Costa Rica is part of the international Global TESOL College group that trains and certifies more ESL (English as a Second Language) instructors than any other organization of its kind. We provide a range of quality TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate and Diploma programs to students from around the world.
Costa Rica has a booming tourism economy from North American and European markets which has created a large demand for English teachers.
Our TESOL training center in Costa Rica is located in the beautiful mountain town of Coronado, which overlooks the Central Valley and is only 12 km from downtown San Jose. Costa Rica is an incredible country filled with lush tropical forests, extraordinary beaches, exotic plants and animals, and extremely warm people.
While in our program, you'll have the opportunity to explore tropical rain forests, rappel down cliffs or canopy the age-old trees, hang out in local restaurants and sip rich mountain-grown coffee!