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sigmoid · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 1276

It seems this school doesn't have a very good reputation.

Can anyone comment on the place?

Any recommendations of schools in Taiwan that are worth checking out for experienced and mature teachers whoc don't want to teach infants/kids?

Thanks much.

myesl · Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 11:31 pm Post subject:

Yeah, can anyone comment on this place? Please Smile

TaoyuanSteve · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 1028 Location: Taoyuan

My only comment would be that would have to be very specific about the school's location to get an accurate review. Names of prestigious universities like Harvard, Cambridge and Cornell are "borrowed" as names for many cram schools and kindergartens here. I would venture to guess that there are any number of "Cornell" language schools around.

myesl · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 1:34 am Post subject:

I've only ever heard of one, and it's in Hsinchu, though there no doubt could be others. I had heard bad things about the place, but then others said that was just one or two disgruntled former employees.

Anyone know of this place?
http://www.tealit.com/ad_categories.php?section_id=29&subsection_id=3&content_mode=3&search_mode=5&content_id=17052

clark.w.griswald · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2056

Taoyuan Steve is correct. I know of at least three schools that use Cornell in their name:

Cornell American School in Taoyuan
Cornell Language School (AKA Jordans School) in Xinzhu (Hsinchu)
Cornell International Language Training Center in Zhonge city Taipei

Myesl the one that you are asking about is the one that was previously a Jordans school.

There was some bad press about them back in 2000/2001 but I have not seen anything recently. Hopefully they learned the hard way how bad press can affect them and straightened themselves out.