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WorkingVaca · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 135

Wall Street, Global Village, Williams, Gram, David's, TLI, Spontaneous.... I'm sure there are more I can't think of, somebody chime in.

Do they all work about like this?:

Pay about 500-600nt/hour to start with about 10-15 hours guaranteed.

Mostly night classes varying between groups, tutoring, and going to companies. Lots of running around for the teacher which may or may not be compensated.

A shelf full of "resources" but no curriculum or teaching plan to follow. Lots of unpaid prep work for the teacher.

Anybody with experience at an adult chain please share. How do they compare in terms of pay, hours, bonuses, hassles with scheduling, management support, getting ENOUGH hours, and getting compensated for traveling between classes?

Pop Fly · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 429

WorkingVaca · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 135

Thanks Pop Fly. I looked up your previous posts and condensed the relevant info on WALL STREET INSTITUTE:

Full time teachers can expect�

�55,500/month salary for guaranteed 27 hours teaching, 3 hours admin. EVERY week of the year regardless of student cancellations.

�maximum year-end bonus 30,000 (what�s the minimum?).

�at least one split shift a week, but everybody gets two days off per week.

�must give a month�s notice for time off, but a paid 5-day break is available when you sign for a second year contract.

�an organized curriculum requiring 16 hours training over a 1-week period, paid at half-wage.

�sponsor the ARC and health insurance.

�clean, professional environment and motivated students.

Please correct me if anything is wrong.

Pop Fly · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 429

Very Good WV...excellent nutshell work....well-culled.

Except the pay structure has been changed and it's closer to 60K/month now.

In addition, after a year, if you should so desire, WSI will assist you in transferring to another center in one of 26 countries.

Fortigurn · Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 390

WorkingVaca · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 135

Here's what somebody on another Taiwan message board had to say about David's English Center:

brian · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 299

I think David's English or Wall Street might be the best picks from your list.

Aristotle · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1388 Location: Taiwan

Do yourself a favor and stay away from chain schools.
Please read this.
http://www.geocities.com/taiwanteacher2002/Success.html
Good luck,
A.

brian · Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 299

Here we go again.

Aristotle there is absolutely no justification for recommending that people avoid chain school as a whole. Were you to be recommending against certain branch schools of the various chains then that would be worth something, but to suggest that people avoid chains as a whole is just ridiculous. What do you base this recommendation on?

As I have asked before, since you are so willing to dish chain schools why not be equally as willing to suggest some alternatives - AND NO WE DON'T WANT TO JOIN YOUR SILLY CLUB JUST TO GET THIS INFO. If you really want to help teachers why not make this info public!!

WorkingVaca · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 135

Here's some info from another message board about Elite Language Institute in Taipei:

daily chai · Joined: 16 Nov 2003 Posts: 150 Location: Brussels

Global Village--ugh. They wanted my passport number for an APPLICATION. No--never give out your passport number until you're ready to sign. GV is known for deporting part-timers (illegal workers) who skip a class, and they way they do this is because they have you passport #. Then they wanted to offer me 20 hours a week at 3 different schools around town, for the princely sum of NT300/hr. I walked. I almost laughed. I am at a uni now.

WS seems like a good deal, but if you're a guy you have to wear a tie. It's business casual, which isn't everyone's cup of tea. WHen I interviewed there they were giving out the yearly bonus in monthly increments, dependent on "attendance".