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dan · Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 247 Location: shanghai

can anyone tell me anything about the 'director of studies' positions at EF schools? I am aware that this is a franchise organization, so its likely that the duties this position entails differs, somewhat, from school to school. nevertheless, i welcome any feedback from people who have worked at EF in China. thanks!

Bertrand · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 293

Email for details if you like...?

dan · Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 247 Location: shanghai

your email isnt on your profile....

id like to hear what you have to say.

Bertrand · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 293

Send a PM and in a few weeks I will get around to sending you a file.

bobo the clown · Joined: 01 Jun 2003 Posts: 29

Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PM for details.

Ted · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 36 Location: Tokyo forever

BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY.

DIRECTOR OF STUDIES FOR EF MEANS NOTHING EXPECT JUMP FOR THE OWNER AND CATCH TEACHERS AND SMILE EVERYDAY. ASK THE "PRINCIPAL" HERE FOR DETAILS Laughing

TED, AT THE SUSHI BAR Very Happy

Bertrand · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 293

I know I slag EF English Farce off something chronic, but this is only because I have seen - at first hand - the mess they are in. At the moment they are trying to tell their teachers that the contract states that they must do 40 hours in the office and then up to 24 or 29 contact hours (depending on the season). It's a joke! All that for a poxy 5,500 RMB a month! DOSs get 9,000 RMB a month. If I were you I would get a job at McDonalds in China; at least then you have the real thing. EF China is a fast English outlet full of unqualified, inexperienced prats; most of whom, as I say, do not even have a CELTA or TEFL, let alone a BA or MA, and as for experience, forget it. Just look at what they want prospective DOSs to have: 2 years experience and a TEFL! That would not get you a school cleaning job in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Japan but with EF China you can be a DOS! Even their global academic operations manager does not have a degree! What sort of academic standards do you think can be applied?

Douglas · Joined: 10 Jun 2003 Posts: 10 Location: China

EF if you pay close attention to EF on this forum you will see that messages are removed to protect the EF name .Thus far several have been removed and my quetion is WHY.... As for working there the above tells you not to...........

Minhang Oz · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 610 Location: Shanghai,ex Guilin

I haven't searched the International Job board, but maybe EF advertise on Dave's, and paying the bills is a high priority for most people. I've had a few posts taken down on unrelated issues - if you read the conditions which you agreed to on joining, that's the right of the proprietor. I suppose it's just a commercial reality, which doesn't mean I agree. The same kind of censorship applies in the mainstream media - I doubt if the world wide anti-Macdonald's campaign gets much coverage, despite its popular support.