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e&p · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 13 Location: USA

Can anyone tell us anything about teaching ESL in San Luis Potosi? Are there good ESL schools? Thanks!

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject:

Ask "The Long Way Home".

He's a pro about SLP.

I thought it sucked. Not enough ESL schools and most of them just mediocre at best, downright criminal at worst.

Stay away from Berlitz SLP!

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

Elkythedogsperson · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject:

I was in SLP for five moths last year working for one of the schools TLWH mentioned. My experience is limited.

Overall, not a positive experience for me. While the town has a history, I didn't find too much that seemed culturally enjoyable. It's a lot of suburban sprawl once you're out of the central district. I didn't feel the Mexican hospitality I have felt in other towns I have visited or spent time in in Mexico. But that may be due to SLP being a city, not smaller town.

As for teaching, the worst part were the split shifts, classes 7 am to 11 am, then 3 pm- 7 pm. Mon-Fri. All for 7000 per month. the language school specialized in on-site corporate clients, so much of the time between classes was spent waiting on transport.

No bad feelings about SLP, but I am happy to have moved on and wouldn't do it again. It has charms for some, but I can't say I'm one of them.

e&p · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 13 Location: USA

Anyone know anything about English Unlimited in SLP? Is it like all the others discussed here? Thanks-

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

Hoochi Coochi Man · Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 12

SLP=Severely Lame Place (to teach ESL) Mad

al capone · Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 72

I,ve been here about a year working for one of major chains and ready to give them a grand "*beep* off".

Good thing about SLP is that its central and you can move around a lot fairly easily.

In regards to teaching i,m goona stay with a couple of decent, Westerner run schools and try and pick up some privates to teach

There are many horror stories and broken promises about the big chain schoold.

Simply put "they don,t give a shit about their teachers, so treat them with equal comtempt"

japanagogo · Joined: 23 Feb 2009 Posts: 7 Location: HK/Beijing

Do you have any information about this school? Much obliged...

Chris_Crossley · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:40 am Post subject: Re: Grupo Enlace

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

rizadoro · Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Posts: 8

As other people have written, SLP is a big, sprawling city. An industrial area on the outskirts and a small, historic center. Interesting to explore the center, but it gets old fast. Overall, not a very exciting place. However, if my teaching experience had been better, I would be a bigger fan of the city.

When I taught at English Unlimited about 1 1/2 years ago, staff was not helpful or capable, place was not well-run. Owner leaves most work to bossy underlings and is only interested in making money. Experienced teachers are not appreciated. Attempts to be professional--speak English at all times, start classes on time--not respected. Majority of teachers are Mexican or Mexican-American so there is lots of Spanish spoken. Students loved having native English speakers for teachers, but the administration treats these teachers so poorly that they tend to leave after only short stays.

The schedule is early morning classes (7:30 am.) and evening classes (as late as 8:00 p.m.) with no work in between as is typical, from what I understand, in Mexico.

The house the school rents to teachers is a true pit--no lighting, dirty, huge rats, a dangerous, unreliable water heater.

But perhaps EU is the best of a poor crop of schools.