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Sofa_King
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Location: South Korea
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 Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 4:34 am Post subject: Dongjak SLP Institute |
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Anyone ever hear about it? I have a friend coming to Seoul and he got an offer. PM me if you hear anything or post it online.
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The King |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Dongjak SLP Institute |
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| Sofa_King wrote: |
Anyone ever hear about it? I have a friend coming to Seoul and he got an offer. PM me if you hear anything or post it online.
Thanks
The King |
In the SLP I was at (Godeok station next to the E-mart) had very little in the way of teaching aids, the teacher's computer had no internet, the office computer with internet was bogged with a virus and had no printer. The shift was for 4x80 minute classes (320 contact minutes per week) and had only a 10 minute break between. I was told before I went there that it was a 6x50 minute (300 contact minutes) class schedule with 10 minute breaks. The extra 20 minutes per day meant teaching an extra 83 unpaid hours in the contract year.
My supervisor spoke only limited English and the other Korean staff had even lower abilities.
I left after 4 days and I had more than 3 years experience here in Korea at the time. If the lies were that dramatic and noticable in the first 4 days, I had no inclination to spend a year there.
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I interviewed at that school about 2 years ago... I declined their offer... they seemed a bit anal and I wasn't that desperate for a job...
I doubt that the boss has changed much so you better check with the teachers there and ask SPECIFIC questions about pay, overtime (creative book-keeping and they never used to pay it), working hours, classes and class structure (still 80 or 90 minute classes?) holidays (when, how - they didn't allow block holidays)), weekend work and housing.
There are better choices than SLP... they have a franchise contract and refuse to negotiate anything. It is a crap contract... but as much depends on your relationship with your boss as the paper... see how the current teachers are doing... <- note the plural there.... |
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Sofa_King
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info. I'll send him this link. |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 4:38 am Post subject: |
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I've heard very few positive things said about SLP. I was offered a position with them as well... turned it down almost immediately when I found out they're a franchise and I'm not sorry to this day.
I worked for a similar franchise school in China, where teachers have a bit more freedom. I wouldn't do it in this country where the teachers are all but owned by their employers! |
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Aussiekimchi
Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Location: SYDNEY
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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SLP in Dongak are anal as are most schools in the good areas of Seoul.
SLP in Bucheon is fantastic but SLP in Incheon is crappy. The one in Busan has a great staff and open minded boss, another in Daegu has problems with staff.
THEY ARE ALLL DIFFERENT! |
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