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RobertF · Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 6

If there's a thread like this on here, I haven't found it yet. I've applied to a number of schools in China: EF Xuzhou, New Dynamic Institute in Wuhan, Manhattan Kids Club, David Worldwide, to name a few. Maybe it's paranoia and maybe it's the fact that my first ESL teaching experience , ECC in Korea, was a nightmare, but it seems incredibly easy to dig up dirt and negative commentary on schools, but I'm looking for schools with good reputations. I'd appreciate it if people could mention schools that they've had positive experiences with. I'm not asking anyone to find me a job, I'd just like to believe that not every ESL school is as corrupt as my old employer was.

Cairnsman · Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 203

Western Chongqing University � Yongchuan, Chongqing

South West University of Finance & Economics � Mianyang, Sichuan

University of New England section of South Ocean College � Wuxi, Jiangsu

Monash College (at Huamei International School) � Guangzhou, Guangdong

Guangdong Industry Technical College � Guangzhou, Guangdong

The College of International Exchange of Shanghai University � Shanghai

RobertF · Joined: 03 Nov 2009 Posts: 6

Thanks cairnsman. It's all too easy to become discouraged when I keep coming up with negative reviews of schools. It's hard to know whether or not these online grievances are valid. I'm attempting a, dare I say, optimistic, approach toward this job search. I keep telling myself that there are good schools out there, but I just haven't found them yet. I'll check out the names you gave me.

darkcity · Joined: 23 Dec 2008 Posts: 54

Sorry to bump a relatively ancient thread, but with all the criticisms of the bad schools out there, it would be useful for a China newbie to know where there are decent working conditions.

xi.gua · Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 170

You're gonna find negative comments about almost every school that's been around for awhile. You need to be able to separate legitimate claims vs complete utter BS that some scrub spewed because China didn't work out for them. There's a lot of negative comments from people who just couldn't cut it in China, not necessarily because a school is bad.

I remember in high school having a Chemistry teacher who was from Pakistan. Some of my classmates always blamed their poor grades on the fact that they "couldn't understand his accent" rather than the fact that they were just horrible students. He didn't have a bad accent, they just used that as an excuse for their laziness, or whatever the reason.

nickpellatt · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1522

Hainan College of Foreign Languages and Vocational Education. Wenchang City, Hainan.

Omeida Language College. Yangshuo, Guanxi.

One mans meat is always likely to be anothers poison though. And things can change pretty quickly if one key staff member changes. I had a good time at both these places, and always got paid OK.

jimoin · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 455 Location: Dalian

A green list is all well and good, but how about a black list? I think there are plenty of schools that people need to be warned about. I haven't been able to find an up to date one that people can freely add to. Is it because of legal issues?

nickpellatt · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1522

It would probably end up exactly the same as the green list!

Mr. Kalgukshi · Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject:

Postings regarding teaching experiences in Korea have been deleted. Such postings belong on the Korean board and not on the International Board. Separate registration is required:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?p=903862#903862