Site Search:
 
Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today!
Teach English Abroad and Get Paid to see the World!
Job Discussion Forums Forum Index Job Discussion Forums
"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!"
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Warning: Winner Language Institute Khartoum, Sudan

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Africa Forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
gypsy woman



Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 18

PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:46 am    Post subject: Warning: Winner Language Institute Khartoum, Sudan Reply with quote

Please be warned that the Winner is anything but winning for teachers. The director knows nothing about education, does not respect or appreciate his teachers, cannot be trusted and will not fulfill his part of the contract. He quotes the salary in US dollars, but when it is actually calculated into or out of SDG (Sudanese pounds) several hundred dollars go missing. The same happened with my flight reimbursement. The exchange rate will always work to his advantage. In addition, the school has not been maintained and has no support staff, so nothing works and no one really cares or understands your frustration. The director cannot be civil for more than 5 minutes and frequently yells at his employees in the public areas of the school where students are trying to have classes. In the two years that the school has been in existence, there have been only two teachers who have stayed to complete their contract terms. Most have left within 4-5 months. When I resigned after four weeks of hell, he threatened to not give my passport to me until I was at the airport and said I had to leave the country within 72 hours. When I packed up my things to move out, he told the guard to lock me in and not let me leave until he arrived at the school. He is all about power and trying to exert it wherever and with whomever he can.
The school is located far from anything of interest, except the Nile. Consequently, you have to take expensive transportation to the markets, restaurants, etc. The accommodation is actually a room with air-con on the third floor of the school. There is a refrigerator on the third floor, but the kitchen is on the first. Since I was warned at the outset not to leave food downstairs or it would be gone, it means keeping your food upstairs and dragging it downstairs to cook. Since there are classes going on during the day and evening, you never have privacy nor can you dress as you wish to cook or use the space. The shared lounge area is not air conditioned and therefore not at all comfortable as the temperature on the third floor is suffocating. Since the salary is not enough to be able to afford to live anyplace decent in the city, it is quite an impossible situation. It�s not possible to live there long-term, but you won�t be able to afford a flat elsewhere.
I feel obligated to inform people of the real truth because I certainly wish someone would have spared me this disappointment. After travelling a long distance with many hopes of a good teaching experience, it is very sad to end up in this situation. Oddly enough, I had one of the best teaching experiences ever. My students were just the most amazing young men and eager learners I have ever encountered. It is really unfortunate that the person in charge is the most unscrupulous man I have ever met. Please understand my motivation in writing is to save other colleagues from this very negative experience.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Serious_Fun



Joined: 28 Jun 2005
Posts: 1171
Location: terra incognita

PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They're looking for staff again I see:

http://www.tefl.com/jobs/job.html?jo_id=36503&from=rss
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Africa Forum All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling.
Contact Dave's ESL Cafe
Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

Teaching Jobs in China
Teaching Jobs in China