School and Recruiter Reviews

Re: Working in Europe -- Z -- 17 March 2004

My friend said that teaching in Europe is very competitive in the cities (many ESL teachers/speakers stranded). Better look for the country side. Also, most schools in Europe have staff and directors ...

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XINGZHEN SCHOOL -- roger pickering -- 21 March 2004

i ALONG WITH MY WIFE HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF OUR LIFES AT THE SCHOOLIN XINGZHEN RUN BY MISS ZHONG XUDONG

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XINGZHEN SCHOOL -- roger pickering -- 21 March 2004

i ALONG WITH MY WIFE HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF OUR LIFES AT THE SCHOOLIN XINGZHEN RUN BY MISS ZHONG XUDONG

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XINGZHEN SCHOOL -- roger pickering -- 21 March 2004

i ALONG WITH MY WIFE HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE OF OUR LIFES AT THE SCHOOLIN XINGZHEN RUN BY MISS ZHONG XUDONG

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XINGZHENG SCHOOL MISS ZHONG XUDONG -- roger pickering -- 4 April 2004

Dont be miss led by the advert for this school as the name of the school does not exist,there is no XINGZHENG SCHOOL.The name is a figment of the immagination dreamed up by MISS ZHONG XUDONG.The ...

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Seagate International School Madrid -- connie -- 9 April 2004

Just wondering if anyone has info. or feedback? I was very excited at first, but following several e-mails it has been a letdown. The Director didn't want to answer questions (such as salary ...

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Delter-Telfort -- Tim K. -- 17 April 2004

Avoid working at Delter-Telfort. I won't go into too many details here, but I will say that you should avoid it at all costs. Do a simple google search and you'll see some of the complaints from over ...

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Don't go to Yi Jian School in Harbin -- China concerned teacher -- 20 April 2004

What ever you do, do not go to work for Yi Jian English school in Harbin. Check out this link http://englishschoolwatch.org/notebook.php for many reasons why. This is a black listed school that has ...

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Re: Jobs in Europe -- Heather -- 1 May 2004

I have been teaching in Madrid for th past year and 3 months and I did not think it was difficult as everyone says it is to get a job with or without a degree. The teaching market here is very large ...

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Beware of Yildizlar College, Istanbul -- david -- 3 May 2004

Lots of teachers here in Istanbul avoid this school for good reason. http://www.caribsport01.homestead.com/yildizlarcollege.html David

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Re: Post-CELTA teaching position Singapore -- Hwee Ng -- 26 May 2004

Hi Diana Ok, here's my 2 cents worth. I'm also teaching English to foreigners at a private business college here in Singapore and am a local citizen. What you need is an EP or Employment Pass to be ...

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ECC Group in Japan -- Al -- 28 May 2004

Low salaries (cheap, cheap), share ok apt, but they are known to pay on time, and have a stable base of students. Ideal for first-timers. Lots of teachers like them.

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Buckland's group -- Fred Rice -- 30 May 2004

A person was asking about The Bucklands Group in China.I have had abit to co with them and they are really just money grabbing recruiters,who expect you to do all the running around,negotiating ...

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Beware of ESL Asia (II) -- Patricia -- 1 June 2004

This is the second Beware against ESL Asia this month. The first was from Barry May 14th with subject Beware. I don't know Barry, and I am writing about my own bad experiences with that company. ESL ...

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TeachersNeededNow! 2.7 mil / month no kids no weekedends -- Joe Kim -- 5 June 2004

Are you thinking about teaching English in South Korea? Do you want to make a lot of money working overseas? Do you like to go to new places and meet new people? Then wake up! You'd better read this! ...

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FORCED TOPIA ENGLISH ZONE HAKWON TO GIVE RELEASE LETTER -- chorongee2000 -- 6 June 2004

Hi, Recently, in Changwon, a teacher at TOPIA ENGLISH ZONE gave his 1 month notice, and requested a post-dated release letter so that he could find a new job starting as soon as he finished his ...

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BEWARE ESL ASIA -- Neal -- 6 June 2004

BEWARE: ESL ASIA, Paul Adler, and his partner in crime, Dave. You have not only ripped people off but done so in an arrogant manner. Remember: What goes around comes around. Thanks to the people who ...

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If you're planning to teach in Korea, read this -- li -- 7 June 2004

I totally agree with Recruiter 45 who wrote as follow: I want to add that jobs in Korea that look too good to be true e.g. 2.5 million won, one late afternoon shift, 5 days a week, middle of Seoul, ...

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Re: TeachersNeededNow! 2.7 mil / month no kids no weekedends -- Mike B -- 8 June 2004

It makes me smile to see these terribly negative posts about Korea. Of course things are not as rosy as some recruiter sites would have us believe, but then again there are English teachers in other ...

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Re: Korean Poly Schools -- boots43 -- 11 June 2004

All I know about the Poly schools is that when I was teaching in Seoul they had a very fine reputation as a quality chain.

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Beware of ESL Asia (II) -- steve -- 17 June 2004

In Response To: Beware of ESL Asia (II) (Patricia) eslasia@ji-net.com >, eslthai@lycos.com , jobsjapan@cwazy.co.uk workinasia3@yahoo.com , eslasia4@lycos.com David Smith or Paul Adler. ESL Asia. MBE ...

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BEWARE OF ESL ASIA -- WillCreature -- 18 June 2004

ESL ASIA IS A FRAUD BEWARE ALL TEACHERS, PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS, SCHOOLS TRYING TO RECRUIT TEACHERS, WEBMASTERS OF ALL ESL WEBSITES and most importantly DAVE SPERLING'S ESL CAFE: This RECRUITER led by ...

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Re: RE. teach in JIANGXI PROVINCE PINGXIANG -- DoS -- 21 June 2004

It's rather sweeping to negate a whole province based on one bad experience in a single school! I have worked in Jiang-Xi with no problems. (Well, other than the usual). Please learn how to use the ...

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ESLasia are ........ -- Brian Dawson -- 23 June 2004

ESLasia are scumbags To you Paul Adler or Anthony Martin or whatever name you dream up from eslasia in Thailand, ( eslasia1@ji.net.com),when you wake up tomorrow in your hole in Bangkok, look in the ...

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TOPIA ENGLISH ZONE -- Changwon -- 24 June 2004

TO ALL AGENTS TO ALL JOBSEEKERS Agents dealing with TOPIA will be tracked down and blacklisted. Any agent who sends teachers to TOPIA, changwon, has definitely NOT CHECKED the school out in the ...

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ESL Asia cheated you? Send me a note. -- Patricia Rath -- 24 June 2004

Hello everyone, If you have been cheated by ESL Asia, ESL Thailand, or any of the other names of Paul Adler or Dave Smith's company, please send an official looking letter detailing what you lost to ...

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Paul Adler and ESL Asia -- Clara in Thailand -- 28 June 2004

Look at this: http://www.eslcafe.com/#announcements Well done! Clara

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Paul Adler and ESL Asia -- JR -- 3 July 2004

Yes, ESL Job Find actually posted a warning on their web site and convinced Dave at ESL Cafe to do it as well: http://www.esljobfind.com Word is spreading for sure!

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Re: Beware of ESL Asia (II) -- Old Hippy -- 6 July 2004

Here's pretty good proof: http://www.geocities.com/oldhippy8/esl.html Also go to ESLCafe.com and read about all the other teachers who have been ripped off in the same ways.

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ESL Asia is now WorkInAsia. Beware. -- Patricia Rath -- 9 July 2004

Greetings. I am posting this message to inform everyone that Paul Adler's scam 'company' ESL Asia is in the process of changing to a new 'company' called WorkInAsia which also goes by the name ...

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ESL Asia = Vietnam ESL Service = Paul Adler -- JR -- 11 July 2004

Vietnam ESL Service vieteslsvc@bonbon.net Dean Thomas 220 Nguyen Van Huong,Dien Ward, District 2 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 10700 Tel:(84) 08 512 2080 Fax:(84) 08 822 6410 ...

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Paul Adler's other email addresses -- Maria -- 13 July 2004

This complements the previous posts about Paul Adler's and his ESL Asia's new identity to committ their misrepresentations (see below on this board). Here are new email addresses they use: ...

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Re: ESL Asia is now WorkInAsia. Beware. -- Old Hippy -- 14 July 2004

I would be very suspicious of any organization requesting money up front. That's how 'ESL Asia' (or whatever name they now go by) burned me and many others. ESL Asia will have you wire money to their ...

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Re: Re. Buckland Group -- David Kidd -- 19 July 2004

Hi I taught in China two years ago through Buckland. I too thought I was going to teach in Guangxi province. When I arrived i spent three days at the offices in Yangshuo waiting for what I thought ...

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ESL Asia is now WorkInAsia. Beware is Now Nippon ESLSvc -- David -- 21 July 2004

In Response To: ESL Asia is now WorkInAsia. Beware. (Patricia Rath) Just want to inform everyone that the Work in Asia scam based in bangkok has changed its name to Nippon ESLSvc. They are using the ...

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Paul Adler -- Liz Davison -- 22 July 2004

Help! I'm one of the dopes who forgot to take advice from my mum (ie. if something seems to good to be true, it probably is) and got scammed by the snakey Paul Adler at ESL Asia... Sooooo, my ...

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Beware of ETIK - BAD Recruiters -- Will -- 23 July 2004

If you're looking for a job in Korea, DON'T use ETIK. The guy at ETIK will place you at any school without checking it out. After he places you there, you will never hear from him again no matter how ...

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THE AFFILLIATED HIGH SCHOOL OF PEKING UNI -- fRANK bEASLEY -- 27 July 2004

I worked at this school lasy year along with other expats and found this school to be the worst employer in all my 24 years of teaching ESL also readers are advised to visit daveseslcafe and there ...

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BEWARE! - E & A College, Qinhuangdao, China -- Derek Graham -- 30 July 2004

For any teachers out there who come across this college advertising for teachers then please avoid them like the plague. Myself and six other teachers began working there last September and finished ...

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LIES...LIES...LIES -- Bruce Stout -- 30 July 2004

The legal situation and the rip-off in China is rampant. I was cheated by a person calling himself TONY in Hangzhou. I want everyone to know of him. TONY is based in Beijing and Tianging. He sent me ...

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(Message Deleted by Poster) -- R Martin -- 31 July 2004

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Frobel School -- Diognes -- 1 August 2004

Frobel School continues to deduct and keep a DEPOSIT, against the laws of Taiwan. Three teachers have also lost their last month's pay. Look at the contract, teacher's duties and resposibilities, and ...

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Frobel School -- Diognes -- 1 August 2004

Frobel School continues to deduct and keep a DEPOSIT, against the laws of Taiwan. Three teachers have also lost their last month's pay. Look at the contract, teacher's duties and resposibilities, and ...

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Cheju National University...Korea -- Tom -- 5 August 2004

Just remember this....Cheju National University is URGENTLY looking for a teacher or two. There is a reason. Heed the warnings...Cheju FLI is NOT the university position one might be thinking. It is ...

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BEWARE KANGDONG/KWANGJIN SLP SCHOOLS -- Nancy -- 6 August 2004

Beware of Kangdong and Kwangjin SLP schools. They are run by Jung and Kwak who are notorious for manipulating their teachers and cheating them out of every penny! Do yourself a favor and stay away ...

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Unhelpful Thai Police... Trying to catch Paul Adler -- Patricia Rath -- 6 August 2004

Greetings, For all of those interested in what has been happening with the attempt to catch Paul Adler (if that is truly his name) of ESL Asia, I did go to the Bangkok police a couple weeks ago. The ...

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Beware of " Icon " in Suzhou , China -- ICON Language Center -- 7 August 2004

Western English Teachers Beware! Many would be Chinese entrepreneurs wishing to take advantage of the lucrative English Educational market and the naiveté of the hopeful Chinese students not to ...

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Davis Language is illegal -- Robert -- 9 August 2004

My name is Robert and I worked for Davis Language Training in Tianjin, China in 2003. Be advised that this company is NOT legal. They tell prospective teachers that they have a license to hire ...

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Raffles Lasalle Shanghai -- Andy -- 9 August 2004

No school is perfect. I'm sure there are worse jobs out there but don't be tempted by the "high" salaries offered by this outfit. Every private school is driven by economic factors and man oh man ...

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Wancheng International Education Center -- Laowai In China -- 9 August 2004

I am currently in the process of lodging a complaint against Wancheng International Education Center, with the Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing, in respect of the following items; 1 Breach of ...

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Re: Davis Language is illegal -- Robert -- 10 August 2004

Thanks for the response. You are lucky that you didn't accept. The teaching assignments are NOT in Tianjin, but in Dagang, a two hour bus ride east of the city. The schools are HOT in summer and ...

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Warning-JackWu/Walton -- jo -- 13 August 2004

Please be forewarned that any job offer from a Mr. Jack Wu (yabao2004@pchome.com.tw, qingyuan@pchom.com.tw, ccjackwu@pchome.com.tw) is NOT worth taking.....myself and many other foreigners have had ...

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Thaijobplacements, who is michael simpson? -- Jake -- 13 August 2004

I have been working on my application process with this company for the last month and decided to do some checking up online and found all this Beware!! Scam!! INTeRPOL?? I thought something seemed ...

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David Bain/Paul Adler -- Worldwide Education Services -- 13 August 2004

Chris, As this person is using a Post Office Mailing Box, and the fact that this post office is close to the address of the other scammer Paul Adler, I would definately think twice or more. As a ...

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Is Yakup International legit? -- Vesela -- 14 August 2004

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. Can anyone tell me if Yakup International a legit recruitment company? I was traumatized by being ripped off by Paul Adler... so... I just want to do my homework ...

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Re: warning: David Bain IS PAUL ADLER -- Chris G. -- 15 August 2004

Hey there, Thanks for the input guys. Here's the followup letter he sent me which confirms to me that he is Adler: "Chris, The fees must be paid prior to the processing of your work visa. The problem ...

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DAVIS LANGUAGE IS ILLEGAL -- Robert -- 16 August 2004

Once again Davis Foreign Language of Tianjin, China is posting ads for teachers. THEY ARE NOT A LEGAL COMPANY! They are not legally allowed to operate a school and they CANNOT hire foreigners. John ...

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Important advice: Do not believe advertisement easily! -- george -- 16 August 2004

Important advice: Do not believe advertisement easily! The most important thing is, you must know more details of the background about your employer, before you go to China. Does the employer really ...

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Schools are first and foremost businesses in Thailand -- Worldwide Education Services -- 19 August 2004

Schools are first and foremost businesses. Schools cry out for quality teachers, the Ministry of Education insist on qualified teachers, but then limit schools to paying teachers low salaries, that ...

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Re: Wancheng International Education Center -- Simon -- 20 August 2004

1 Breach of contract - failure to repay traveling expenses Any and all expenses have been paid to you just because you broke your contract and are tying to squeeze every last penny out of us isnt an ...

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HELLO TEACHER or JESSI ENGLISH CENTER? -- newbie sensei -- 21 August 2004

Sorry for the bold letters. Has anyone heard of any of the two? I came across their website, which looks and sounds like a scam to me. (I might add... a scam targetting the non-native speakers). ...

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CANADIAN FOUNDATION for INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION -- harry johns -- 23 August 2004

Please Note. This message is for teachers own safety and security if you are thinking about heading to China. Beware of an outfit called CANADIAN FOUNDATION for INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION. They are ...

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Re: Working in Turkey -- Amir -- 26 August 2004

Make sure they don't pay you in local currency.If they pay you in Turkish Lire,you'll end up receiving half or even less the money(when you exchange) you are offered.Their currency is getting weaker ...

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Re: TONG HU CONSULTING/YUZHEN GROUP (SHANGHAI): WARNING -- Laodeng -- 27 August 2004

As of this morning (Friday, 27 August), my visa and green and red books, along with the cancelled contract, are back in my hands. As my e-mail correspondence with the young idiot I was dealing with ...

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Beware some of the schools in Changchun -- Clive the Dentist -- 4 September 2004

Changchun has some really bad schools - look at for Columbia advertising here (they are famous across China for being so bad - and have been taken to court in Canada). Simon's language school is also ...

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I had a good time at one of the AES schools -- Steve the Viking -- 4 September 2004

I worked for AES (Aston) school in Jinan last year. The experience was amazing. The staff helped me out in every way possible - the Chinese staff are some of the nicest people I have ever met in my ...

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Yet Another Complaint Against Wancheng International - Chongqing -- Laowai In China -- 9 September 2004

Here is an e-mail I received from yet another foreign teacher who was cheated by Wancheng. The author's name and e-mail address is given should anyone require verification. Incidentally, the author ...

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BEWARE KOREA ESL -- Bulldog -- 9 September 2004

David Bain is the name of a New Zealand murderer who killed his whole family. A scammer, who also calls himself Malcolm McDonald, is using the name Davis Bain and the name Korea Esl to scam people. ...

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Be careful with illegal Chinese schools -- joe -- 10 September 2004

Dear Teachers, This is from an insider in China talking about illegal schools in China. In order to recruit foreign teachers to teach in their schools, the schools must pass strict government ...

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International House in Moscow -- Diane -- 13 September 2004

Working for International House in Moscow, Russia. I had been teaching kids for a few years in Asia and done some summer teaching in Toronto after doing the CELTA. I was interested in teaching adults ...

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KARYA -- HAROLD GOLDSMITH -- 18 September 2004

Having spent sometime working for the above language school in Turkey,Istanbul.I would not recommend this particular job to anyone.Karya is run by the lowest of the low.They do not pay on time.Do not ...

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Stay away from ESCS Poland!!!! -- concerned_esl_teacher -- 19 September 2004

I've noticed that English School of Communication Skills (ESCS) is posting for teachers again in Southern Poland (Tarnov). As a former teacher there, please be advised to stay away. Both the school ...

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Re: Is Yakup International legit? -- yakup -- 20 September 2004

Hi, Yakup is a number one lier in whole China. He acts as a perfect religious man infront of others. He tries to fools every one. He purchased a Phd degree from London. He speaks some broken English ...

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Warning - Beware of the International Posting for a Job in Ethiopia -- Peter Nordlund -- 20 September 2004

Beware of the International Posting for a Job in Ethiopia. The email at " consultant.com is very suspicious. I have searched it on a whois server and it turns out that the information is now ...

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JAPAN PLACEMENTS -- Pro sensei Tokyo -- 23 September 2004

JAPAN PLACEMENTS Warning - warning - warning....yes another suspicious name and entry on an official EDU TESOL advertisement site, Malcolm McDonald acting as Director sent 13 pages of jobs available ...

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Malcolm McDonald from Japan Placements -- Pro sensei Tokyo -- 23 September 2004

Hi all...have just posted a new siting on this earlier tonight...sorry I didnt add to the thread ... forgive me first time at this...but this is important...please see my entry of 23 September - new ...

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Japan Placements -- Lynda Keen -- 2 October 2004

I have just received an offer of employment from Malcolm MacDonald at Japan Placements, to teach at Osaka Business Institute, Kobe, Japan. I cannot find the college on the internet, however. I have ...

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CHEATS-YAKUP INTERNATIONAL - YAKUP -- VIK -- 3 October 2004

I think u all r right and let me have the priviledge to tell u how he cheated me, as I am not a native speaker, he called me and offered a job with an accomodation, after 10 days of work when he saw ...

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Stay away from MunHwa Language School -- Rose Lynde -- 7 October 2004

After travelling from Vancouver, Canada to Gwangju, Korea, this email was a direct notice to MunHwa Language School school as I fled the scene the very next day. Didn't even get inside a classroom!: ...

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Wancheng -- XX7XX -- 8 October 2004

I have worked with Wancheng. I had many problems, heard many lies, had many clauses on the contract broken, had my salary docked for things that never happened, had not been reimbursed for work ...

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The Affiliated High School of Peking -- Simon Johns -- 11 October 2004

Once more whilst readers and writers are focusing on the same thread like ie, bad recruiters.This experience with the aboved named school and it's native Chinese Englsh teacher acting as the school ...

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ITC TEFL COURSE BEWARE -- Paul -- 16 October 2004

Not any of my business at all but I want to warn people from taking an ITC TEFL course. ITC is going out of business and is in serious debt not paying its teachers or closed a TEFL course in Spain 5 ...

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CELTA and Trinity are the best bet -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 18 October 2004

Re: ITC Course Closure People, this is why I would ONLY suggest the Trinity College Cert-TESOL or the Cambridge CELTA courses. Even though these programmes are offered at language schools, which may ...

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JOINT MOVE AGAINST E.S.L ASIA BANGKOK -- MUHAMMAD AKRAM ABBASI -- 19 October 2004

DEAR SIR, I BECAME THE VICTIM OF PAUL ADLERS FRAUD THIS YEAR. I LOST SUFFICIENT AMOUNT IN THE HOPE TO GET A JOB IN JAPAN THROUGH ESL ASIA. I THEREFORE APPEAL TO ALL THE VICTIMS OF HIS FRAUD TO JOIN ...

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CK Teachers Abroad -- Thunder -- 19 October 2004

Hello again, Has anyone heard of CK Teachers Abroad, http://ckteachers.com/ ? I am trying to find legitimate recruitment agencies and happened upon the aforementioned, whose website at the least ...

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ITC -- ExUnpaidEmployee -- 22 October 2004

In Response To: ITC TEFL COURSE BEWARE (Paul) Iva Brozova - Owner of ITC is a fraud 100% correct in all statements mentioned here. I want to also warn students from paying any money to ITC-Training - ...

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Claire B -- Avoid IH school in Bangkok, Thailand -- 22 October 2004

This is a company that you may find a good job in and maybe great pay. But not the one in Thailand it is just not the case!Long hours, low pay and thats if you get the pay! Becareful when applying ...

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Yemen -- Gary Harwell -- 23 October 2004

There is currently a job being offered for Yemen. It pays $600 and tells you that it's a nice place. I don't care how nice it is. Everybody else in the region is paying $2000 a month and up to $5800. ...

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New Era School Accra, Ghana -- Bonnie -- 23 October 2004

Please see the following email I sent to ESL Teachers Board. New Era School in Accra, Ghana is a scam. Has anyone out there sent any money to them? Subject: Scam Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:29:42 -0700 ...

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Mun Hwa School? EXCELLENT! -- Leigh Donevan -- 23 October 2004

In Response To: Stay away from MunHwa Language School (Rose Lynde) I was saddened, and frustrated, when I visited my old school last weekend in Gwang Ju, Korea: Mun Hwa School. I was astounded when ...

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Re: MunHwa Language School - This is a FALSE report -- Adilene -- 23 October 2004

In Response To: Stay away from MunHwa Language School (Rose Lynde) Well, I think some people were meant to be interns in the White-House. By any standards, Munhwa is one of the best Language ...

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YBM Education (branches in Daegu, Seomyun,Choryang and Seoul) -- bl -- 23 October 2004

In Response To: YBM- anybody work for them? (deano) they teach 6 days a week sometimes. their contract ask for a deposit of 600,000 won -200,000won deduction for the first 3 months. pay is low, but ...

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'Malcolm MacDonald' tried to rip me off too! - Ms. Chanunya Charugmano -- IanChops -- 23 October 2004

In Response To: JAPAN PLACEMENTS (Pro sensei Tokyo) Thankfully I realised that it was a scam in time. I suspect that Malcolm MacDonald, David Baine etc are all really Ms. Chanunya Charugmano. It's ...

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"Wilshire Korea" -- Silvia Smyth -- 23 October 2004

In Response To: BEWARE KOREA ESL (Bulldog) Yes, I understand how you feel and feel sorry about it... I personally was in big trouble with "Wilshire Korea" in Pusan over my severance pay for 3 years ...

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JAPAN PLACEMENTS -- mickeyrex -- 23 October 2004

23 September 2004 In Response To: JAPAN PLACEMENTS (Pro sensei Tokyo) That joker sent me email AKA the "David Bain" crap and I laughed. Sent him an email and he wrote me back a nasty one. Have these ...

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ITC Course Closure -- TEFL International in Barcelona -- 23 October 2004

18 October 2004 In Response To: ITC TEFL COURSE BEWARE (Paul) ******************************* TEFL International in Barcelona ******************************* Thank you very much for the above ...

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In Response To: Re: Wancheng International Education Center (Simon) 22 August 2004 -- Laowai In China -- 23 October 2004

22 August 2004 In Response To: Re: Wancheng International Education Center (Simon) Here's part of an e-mail that I just received today from a former colleague, who is still working at Wancheng (which ...

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Re: Davis Language -- Nathan Mittelstaedt -- 23 October 2004

In Response To: Davis Language is illegal (Robert) I never accepted a job with Davis but was offered one. I practically fell out of my seat when they stated in the contract that they wanted me to ...

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Yakup International -- Claudia -- 23 October 2004

14 August 2004 In Response To: Is Yakup International legit? (Vesela) There is a post on this board about Yakup: http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/forum/index.pl?noframes;read=1534 (Yakup is ...

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Yakup International -- Tony -- 23 October 2004

14 August 2004 In Response To: Is Yakup International legit? (Vesela) Yakup legit - ha that's a laugh - I don't mean to be sarcastic, but Yakup is a liar and cheat. He not only lies to prospective ...

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Paul Adler and ESL Asia -- Old Hippy -- 23 October 2004

(from: 6 July 2004) In Response To: Paul Adler and ESL Asia (JR) Here's my experience with ESL Asia: http://www.geocities.com/oldhippy8/esl.html http://www.geocities.com/oldhippy8/esl.html

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Various AKA's of Paul Adler -- Victim Extreme -- 23 October 2004

(From: 21 July 2004) In Response To: ESL Asia is now WorkInAsia. Beware is Now Nippon ESLSvc (David) Like many others, I was similarly victimized by "Paul Adler" of ESL Asia aka Work in Asia aka Jobs ...

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CHRISTINE SHO, MECCA HOGWAN, SUSEO, SEOUL -- DJ -- 24 October 2004

This woman agreed to pay me 2 million won per month, but didn't. She took over my classes, leaving me alone in my apartment with no work, except small classes,which she refused to pay me for because ...

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ANNIE SONG- CHANGWON/BUSAN -- Aaron Willis -- 24 October 2004

Sorry this could be long Annie Song is a recruiter for a school in Changwon, she called us after we applied to her add on the Korean page, the add is still up on this board be very careful. She ...

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KOJEN - GOOD, BAD?. -- Wo Zhi Dao -- 24 October 2004

Kojen and Chain Schools in Taiwan, good or bad??? Kojen is a pretty big franchise and like all of these chain schools, it's the luck of the draw in terms of which school you get and therefore, which ...

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ESCS POLAND -- John Goodhew -- 25 October 2004

In Response To a post in the forum called Stay away from ESCS Poland!!!! (concerned_esl_teacher) I too was a teacher at ECS Tarnow, and yes I agree with you about the Director of Stdies she is a ...

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WARNING-AMY...aka...ANNIE SONG..KINGS ENGLISH CHANGWON -- Aaron Willis -- 25 October 2004

This is my second posting and it proves my other posting below ANNIE SONG CHANGWON BUSAN. Annie has changed her name to Amy. she has changed her email address and the schools name, if she wasn't ...

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BECAREFUL OF "AMY" OR "ANA" AKA ANNIE SONG-KINGS ENGLISH SCHOOL CHANGWON, KOREA -- Ken Davis -- 26 October 2004

BEWARE OF “ANA” OR “AMY” AKA ANNIE SONG, A RECRUITER WITH THE SOOKOK INSTITUE & KINGS ENGLISH SCHOOL, CHANGWON, KOREA Annie Song is a recruiter for a school in Changwon, she called us after we ...

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Kids Herald School in Cheonan -- JB -- 26 October 2004

Beware of this school...they're only had one teacher in the past 5 or so years finish a contract. In the 10th month of mine, they fired me with one day notice and I had to take them to the labor ...

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BEWARE OF ANNIE SONG FROM KINGS ENGLISH COLLEGE, CHANGWON -- David -- 27 October 2004

I see that I am not the only person, who has had a problem with "Annie" or "AMY" song, from the Kings English College and Sookok Institute in Changwon. She seems to change her name quite a bit to ...

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Edutown Korea -- michael andrews -- 27 October 2004

All teachers beware of edutown in korea. First, they hire anyone with or without a degree(all teachers except for 1 do not have a degree and are 19-22yrs.) All teachers are here on an H-1 holiday ...

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what i know about Yakup International (has been employed by Yakup for 1 months) -- Sunny -- 27 October 2004

Hello, Last year,my husband came to china to visit me from UK,we planed to stay in china,so I found him a job through Yakup.He sent us to the middle of nowhere in Jiangsu where the supermaket and ...

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WARNING!!!! The many names of Annie Song!!!! -- Lisa -- 28 October 2004

I see that alot of people have been fooled by a recruiter called Annie Song. I also know of others, that have been lied to by this recruiter. She uses a few names "amy" is one of them. She threatened ...

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What Yakup did to me! -- Sue Lee -- 28 October 2004

last summer i came to china after i talked with Yakup through lots of emails.I am a Chinese with American passport.my boyfriend is a chinese in beijing.After i arrived ,Yakup took me to a restaraut ...

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Wangcheng International language School -- A.J. -- 28 October 2004

Wangcheng International is a recruiting agency. NOT a school. They WILL cheat you, lie to you, treat you badly, try to take everything from you and will threaten you. They are the Chinese Mafia and ...

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AES China: Don't Buy The Lie -- Randy Wang -- 28 October 2004

I personally had a terrible experience with this chain. I was dealt with in very bad faith and was ripped off for a significant sum of money. However, I'm writing here mainly because something that ...

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Alin Buuer and TEFL CC -- Jo -- 28 October 2004

Beware of Alin Buuer (aka Mr Woo, Peter Agree and Fa Fa Li) and TEFL CC. The will lie and cheat you. Recommend you to schools with bad rep's, and when you think they couldn't possibly lie any more ...

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ECC Rama 3 -- Claire -- 29 October 2004

This is a good place to work, I worked there for 4 months, I left because I had to go back home for family reasons. But I'd heard working for ECC was a bad place to work! you never got paid! This ...

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TEFFL.CC Ware! -- Dos -- 29 October 2004

I agree with the post about TEFL CC. We hired a teacher using them and an agent. The school paid the agent his fees but the agent then wouldn't pay the teacher his salary. The school withheld further ...

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BEWARE OF "AMY" AKA ANNIE SONG & THE KINGS ENGLISH SCHOOL, CHANGWON, KOREA -- Ken & Aaron -- 30 October 2004

BEWARE OF “AMY” AKA ANNIE SONG, A RECRUITER WITH THE SOOKOK INSTITUE & KINGS ENGLISH SCHOOL, CHANGWON, KOREA Annie Song is a recruiter for a school in Changwon, she called us after we applied to her ...

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Wancheng International (2) -- Laowai In China -- 31 October 2004

A.J. wrote:- "Wangcheng International is a recruiting agency. NOT a school. They WILL cheat you, lie to you, treat you badly, try to take everything from you and will threaten you. They are the ...

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Beware - New Garden Language School - Chia-Yi -- dchan -- 31 October 2004

This school is based in Chai-Yi, Taiwan. I left this school with my partner some while ago due to the increasingly wierd and erratic behaviour of a guy who referred to himself as "Director of ...

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Avoid Delphi English Country -- Nrenart -- 1 November 2004

Beware of this hagwon located in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do. The director systematically pays his teachers late. From May to August 2004, I received my salary late on three occasions. The usual excuses given ...

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Chanunya Charugmaru, beware! -- Victim Extreme -- 2 November 2004

Chanunya Charugmaru is the "female" alias of Paul Adler, David Bain, Anthony Martin, etc. etc. "She" might even be Adler's Thai wife for all I know. Please do not send her any money (usually through ...

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NANNING EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL -- robert paslow -- 3 November 2004

Just a word of warning about the above named school in Nanning,Guangxi Province,China. I with my Chinese partner went to the school in response to a Ms Molly Huangge to teach there.We were told the ...

3 messages -- Newest posted 6 November 2007

Beware of ETIK in Korea -- Jason -- 4 November 2004

Just would like to inform you of a dodgy recruiter in Korea named ETIK. They have had numerous instances and a reputation for not inspecting the schools they send teachers to. Contracts are not as ...

2 messages -- Newest posted 8 May 2007

In Defence of Wancheng International -- Michael -- 8 November 2004

Hello, as you can see above my name is Michael, NOT Simmon. I am an American NOT Canadien. I have been a teacher for over 12 years and 3 of those years have been here at Wancheng. I have recently ...

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Jordan's Language School, Suzhou, China -- Tiausieiristicia -- 10 November 2004

If you intend to look for a good employment in China, stay away from Jordan's School, Suzhou. They are very stingy, they value money too much that they would risk violating their teacher's contract ...

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Beware of PanJin -- Bruce Stout -- 12 November 2004

They are chasing away all but Americans. I am here but not for long. This city is a disaster. It is totally corrupt. I have been in China for awhile and I am aware of the saying that everything is ...

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JAPAN PLACEMENT/Recruiting company -- Lyn -- 12 November 2004

I have followed all the instructions given to me by Japan Placements in June 2004. I gave all the photo copies of the papers required as well as the payment to all their services. I waited for four ...

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ITC scam!!! -- Tricia Roelofs -- 15 November 2004

[In Response to a post on the forum: ITC TEFL COURSE BEWARE (Paul)] Everything that you have read about ITC in regards of it being a scam are true! I was left stranded in Barcelona, Spain by ITC. 5 ...

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ITC Training suspended by College of Teachers -- Wayne -- 15 November 2004

Looks like people are finally taking action against ITC and the fraudulent business ethics: IMPORTANT INFORMATION (www.collegeofteachers.ac.uk/membership) ITC-Training Please note that as of Monday 8 ...

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MILLENNIUM Service -- Sherry -- 15 November 2004

MILLENNIUM Service I worked for MILLENNIUM Service of Poland. The owner operator of this company is Aerk. Aerk will tell you nothing but lies just to get you over to Poland, he cannot be trusted and ...

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Wancheng International - The saga continues. -- Laowai In China -- 16 November 2004

On November 8, under a thread titled "In Defence of Wancheng International", Michael (Sutton?) wrote-: "On this website imparticular I would like everyone to take note that these posts are all ...

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Vaughan System (Spain) -- Rebecca Roch -- 17 November 2004

Hi I worked for Vaughan Systems in Madrid for a year from 1999 to the end of summer 2000. That was when the peseta was still alive and kicking and pay per hour for teaching english was very good, ...

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Laowai in China -- Wancheng International Education Center -- 18 November 2004

I hope everyone who reads your post reads it as close as I did. 1. You never recieved a refrence letter from us. 2. There is no MRS Huang in our company. 3. this letter was written for a girl (hence ...

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Park English -- Callum Tio -- 18 November 2004

I have been teaching English for over two years in both China and Korea. I was recruited by Park English not too long ago to work in Seoul and I am very happy with my school, contract, and support ...

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Wancheng International, yet again (sigh!) -- Laowai In China -- 18 November 2004

MJ Sutton, On November 18 you wrote of me "in hopes to discredit us when the only one being discredited is you." The irony is that, in all likelihood, your two posts on this forum have probably ...

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Yingcai School, Inner Mongolia. -- Don Smith -- 20 November 2004

I just noticed an urgent notice from agency tefl.cc regarding 2 open positions at this school. In reviewing the information on google for this school, I notice that there are several warnings posted, ...

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CHEERY ENGLISH -- Michaelangello -- 21 November 2004

location China This company is just a middleman. They are not legally licensed to hire foreigners and they do not follow contract. They will bend the rules and not pay you correctly. You will not be ...

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BUCKLAND GROUP -- frank bela -- 22 November 2004

I WORKED FOR THE ABOVE NAMED GROUP AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE BIGGEST RIP OFF OF ALL THE RECRUITERS IN CHINA,FROM DAY 1 ALL I WAS TOLD ABOUT WAS AN ORCHESTRATED LITANY OF LIES,LIES,LIES AND MORE ...

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CHEERY ENGLISH -- Richard -- 24 November 2004

I also had the same bad experience Michaelangello did, unfortunately we were not both around at the same time to try and solve these problems together. The company likes to tell "white" lies and will ...

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Wancheng International -- Trevor Lancaster -- 24 November 2004

If you're thinking about joining Wancheng International, do yourself a favor and ask them to give you the e-mail address of any or all of the below-listed former employees. All of these people were ...

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AES BEWARE!! -- scott -- 24 November 2004

Copied from a post in the Discussion Forum by: scott Date: 24 November 2004 Dear Mary, I had terrible experiences with them,the contract is a con.If you can get a job with another company,you'll not ...

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Response: Beware - New Garden Language School - Chia-Yi -- liaoh75 -- 24 November 2004

The trouble Makers are at it again. I am a foreign teacher referred in the earlier post as David Chan and have been working in Taiwan for almost four years. I have worked my way up the ladder at my ...

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OK LANGUAGE SCHOOL NANNING CHINA -- arnie winer -- 25 November 2004

I worked at the aboved named school in Nanning City,Quangxi Province,China until I found out the school did not haave the permit to employ westerners.The school is run by a Ms Lucy Liu who constantly ...

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Saint Etienne Bilingual College in Paris -- Michael, Gary Harwell and others (from the Discussion Forum) -- 1 December 2004

Saint Etienne Bilingual College in Paris Posted By: Michael kindergartenmahuzi@yahoo.com> Date: 30 November 2004 I wonder if anyone can tell me any thing about this school. I just got a job offer ...

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The Pacific Ocean School ,Dalian ,China -- VOLUNTEER ENGLISH TEACHERS ARE NEEDED -- 4 December 2004

we need 3 to 5 full-time volunteer Native English speachers to work with us .we supply food and house.

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SCAM WARNING: St Etienne, Paris - Don't send them any money -- The Owl -- 4 December 2004

WARNING: This is the type of contracts that St Etienne sends to teachers, asking money (230 Euro) - This is a scam: "After selecting you to work with St. Etienne Bilingual College ¨C Paris. You are ...

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Yakup International!!! Sign!!!!! -- Dale Pecarich -- 3 December 2004

Do not get a job from Yakup International!!!!Yakup is the biggest Liar and crook!!!!He got me came all the way from America to his office,then he said there was no job for me,I have to pay him 400 ...

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Ghana Program A Scam? -- Savannah Milford -- 4 December 2004

I was accepted into a program by the organization Help A School Project of Ghana (HASP). I had asked for legitimacy from the director Eric Arthur and his reply was as follows: "You can contact the ...

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Ghana Program A Scam? -- Savannah Milford -- 4 December 2004

I was accepted into a program by the organization Help A School Project of Ghana (HASP). I had asked for legitimacy from the director Eric Arthur and his reply was as follows: "You can contact the ...

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Beware of Tianshuo of Changchun in Jilin Province -- Gordon Banks -- 5 December 2004

Tianshuo is a placement company in Changchun China that lies and manipulates its teachers. All the teachers are hired by a women named Teresa, but she does not exist. You are shown several pictures ...

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eslvietnam, vieteslsvc, malcolm mcdonald, michael simpson ms. chanunya cha.... -- ryan o'malley -- 5 December 2004

As I am sure most of you who read this on a regular basis know, there has been an alarming amount of scams that have been taking place and they all funnel back to one person, Ms Chanunya in Bangkok. ...

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Chanunya seems to be Paul Adler -- The Owl -- 5 December 2004

Hi Ryan, If you do a search on this School & Recruiter Reviews board with the word Chanunya and you will find posts where people say that either Chanunya IS Paul Adler or that the two are closely ...

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alias 1 alias2 alias3 so on and so fourth -- ryan o'malley -- 5 December 2004

Oh yeah! For sure! I started this process with these cheating bastards back in July. I wish I had come to this site before then. Hindsight, right? If there is any way I can become a part of bringing ...

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Kojen Taiwan - Beware -- Stan McPhee -- 9 December 2004

Please beware of the Kojen ELS in Gonguan. Both the children's department and the adult department have pretty terrible directors. In the adult school, the director, Nigel Daly is a very ...

2 messages -- Newest posted 26 April 2007

OWEN BUCKLAND - Scam Artist -- Scammed Teacher -- 10 December 2004

I'd like to fully support the views expressed elsewhere in this forum by Davey Kidd. I too had the misfortune to encounter Buckland and hs 'professional services'. An accomplished liar and ...

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OWEN BUCKLAND - Scam Artist -- Scammed Teacher -- 10 December 2004

I'd like to fully support the views expressed elsewhere in this forum by Davey Kidd. I too had the misfortune to encounter Buckland and hs 'professional services'. An accomplished liar and ...

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OWEN BUCKLAND - Scam Artist -- Scammed Teacher -- 10 December 2004

I'd like to fully support the views expressed elsewhere in this forum by Davey Kidd. I too had the misfortune to encounter Buckland and hs 'professional services'. An accomplished liar and ...

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Buckland - Above the rest -- Monica E. -- 15 December 2004

For all who are considering working for Buckland Group: I recently did a short stint for Buckland and, living in Guilin, I've known a lot of people who chanced to work for him in the past. With few ...

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Bucklands -- Tommy Tuson -- 16 December 2004

Hi Friends, You will have noticed what Monica E said in the previous posting about BUCKLANDS andnote that she say's yhat she worked for them for only a short time.I suspect just one of Bucklands ...

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Wanta Salangam: the new liar in the recruitment field -- Lack -- 17 December 2004

Hello, Today I have received an email from a person who calls himself Wanta Salangam,his English is crap,and I can just tell that he is one of those who wants to earn some pocket money from telling ...

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Could "Wanta Salangam" be Paul Adler? -- The Owl -- 17 December 2004

I was reading the email (below) from "Wanta Salangam" and got the funny feeling that maybe this is Paul Adler disguised as Wanta (just short of Santa as in Santa Claus, very appropriate these ...

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Yakup International -- Helmi -- 18 December 2004

I feel sorry for anyone that gets sucked into trying to find a job with Mr. Yakup. To be fair, I did get a job and a work permit although after that I had no other word and after arriving in Beijing ...

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Hohai University in Changzhou -- Helmi -- 18 December 2004

If you like being left entirely to do your own thing and live in an awesome hotel suite, you would like Hohai in Changzhou. Some pros: 1) The schedule is fairly light. Last term I had 18 hours and ...

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BEWARE OF NAFOBRIDGE SCHOOL BEIJING -- ANDREW CORN -- 21 December 2004

A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE,IF YOU ARE A FOREIGNER AND YOU INTEND TO SEEK A SCHOOL TO TEACH, PLEASE DO IT THE RIGHT WAY USING THE RIGHT SOURCE TO GET YOU THE RIGHT SCHOOL.NAFORBRIDGE SCHOOL IS A ...

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Great Wanjie Zhaoyang School! -- Wanjie Zhaoyang School is a wonderful school!! I guarantee! -- 28 December 2004

Hello job seekers, I am a native English speaker just finish the contract and back to Australia now.Wo i just want to commend you go to work in Wanjie Zhaoyang School. The school is so wonderful. It ...

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SCAM ALERT: vas.sophias 1,112 10 Athens Greece -- Teacher -- 29 December 2004

WARNING! THIS JOB OFFER IS A SCAM - DON'T REPLY TO THIS JOB OFFER vas.sophias 1,112 10 Athens Greece Posted By: English Teachers wanted at Millenium English secondary and primary school Athens ...

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Yakup-NO 1 liar! -- Jaycee -- 2 January 2005

In response to a post on the Discussion Forum - CHEATS-YAKUP INTERNATIONAL - YAKUP (VIK) Some monts ago I sent an application to Yakup(Dr. Yakup! ; He is neither a medical doctor nor a PhD holder. ...

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Beware of Oktyabersky's Center of International Study -- D. Smith -- 4 January 2005

Dear TEFL Teachers. Some of you may have seen an advertisement for a language school entitled the Center of International Study operating in Oktyabersky, Bashkortostan. I was a teacher there for 9 ...

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Spammed by PrimESL.com -- Blue -- 4 January 2005

Have been spammed by recruitment site PrimESL.com until I became blue in the face. Keep receiving their ugly ad day in day out. Imagine being recruited by that crap?! Imagine the respect they have ...

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PrimESL.com sucks -- Cathy -- 5 January 2005

I can relate to what Blue in the Face wrote below because I was also brutally spammed by PrimESL.com. And I agree with Blue that they should probably be avoided as recruiters because if they treat us ...

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YAKUP ALIAS JERRY FANG -- Just Concern -- 6 January 2005

Yap...you got it right, Beware of this name. I never cheated by this guy but recently I got a phone call from this guy just before I started teaching here in China. I talked to him before and asking ...

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Shutong/Pattison -- infuriated teachers -- 6 January 2005

Don't even think about teaching with Shutong or Pattison in Shenyang, China! They have screwed around every one of their teachers, never pay on time, don't help with things that are clearly stated in ...

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Check out the "Great Wanjie Zhaoyang School!" review: Hilarious! -- JP -- 7 January 2005

Reading this review had me howling with laughter. Does anyone else believe that this was written by an Australian? And WTF is a "canard"?

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Enligthen Education Group / aka Time Group Canada Ltd. / aka Many Aliases -- Part-Time English Teacher Chengdu -- 7 January 2005

Dear All, This is a very serious warning. I am a part-time English teacher in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. I want to warn all of you to NEVER ever work for a school called Englighten Education Group, ...

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Yakup Int'l -- Survived Yakup & Bogus Contract -- 9 January 2005

Beware of recruitment from Yakup Int'l and any contract that is mentioned. In my experience the contract is generally not honored by the school(s) you are sent to. Yakup pretends to fight for you but ...

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kuwait national english school -- buffy the vampire slayer -- 9 January 2005

In Response to a post (below) on the Discussion Forum Board: Kuwait National English School (CB) take a job in iraq! better yet you would have a better chance of surviving a tsunami! don't even think ...

3 messages -- Newest posted 21 July 2007

More SPAMMING from webmaster@primesl.com -- Blue -- 10 January 2005

PrimeESL is spamming again (received 7 emails from them already). What a low-life site! I would not send them my resume even if they were the only recruitment site out there.

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TOPIA ENGLISH ZONE -- George -- 11 January 2005

TOPIA ENGLISH ZONE a.k.a. SCUMBAGS R´ US 12-26-04 George Ruski Seoul, Korea TOPIA ENGLISH ZONE I have nothing but bad things to say about Topia English Zone. They lure you to their school with ...

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Be aware of Liyang Foreign Language School in Kaifeng,Henan Province -- James -- 14 January 2005

This school's full name is Liyang Foreign Language School attached to Henan University,located in Kaifeng,Henan Province,PRC.China.Before I accepted the job,Jojo(one headmaster in the ...

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Capital Language School, Zhongshan, Guangdong-Flora Xu & Damon -- Chunping Alex Wu -- 14 January 2005

In order to visit the country I was born and had never seen the beauties of it, I had managed to have taught in several Universities in Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Liaoning, Jianxiin the past 6 years. ...

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Chifeng city Yingcai School -- Mike -- 15 January 2005

Yingcai School I have just left the School along with all of the other teachers. This is because the School has told us that they will change our contracts next semester (although they run until ...

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Christina Lee (English Friends Academy, Seoul Korea) -- Frazer Lambert -- 18 January 2005

WARNING: Christina Lee-Chairman of Mapo-Gu branch of English Friends Academy. Be very aware of Christina Lee as she has a habit of not paying her teachers. I was promised 1.9million won per month & ...

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Fountain School -- Boycott Fountain-School -- 18 January 2005

Please avoid Fountain School in Zhuhai. Since November - a little more than two months ago - The DoS and principle have systematically purged the entire teaching staff, consisting of ten qualified, ...

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BUCKLANDS -- simon dallow -- 19 January 2005

Hi Folks, Just a word on warning of an organisation called BUCKLANDS which operates out of Guangxi province,Southern China. My wife and I were recruited from the US to work for them both at a summer ...

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International School of Johor -- Aggrieved parent -- 19 January 2005

As the parent of three former students at the Johor International School (aka Tun Dr. Ismael etc), I have a host of complaints. Please see my web page for details: http://pws.prserv.net/tsuru/ I also ...

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Illegal Schools in China -- John -- 21 January 2005

There are a lot of illegel schools in China ,especially in Guangdong province.So, when you sign a contract, be sure that a Z visa is provided ,otherwise you will be treated as a tourist,unless you ...

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Safeguard our industry -- Joe -- 21 January 2005

I am an English teacher in Ukraine embarking on a new business venture. I’ve been here for three years studying the EFL market and getting to know the people. I think it’s important to do your ...

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"Canard" - Check out the "Great Wanjie Zhaoyang School!" review: Hilarious! -- Don Haig -- 22 January 2005

Canard is... a French word meaning duck. The French use this where an Anglo might use... "red herring" About the review - it is worse that a hoot - not even this twits mother would believe that this ...

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Chifeng Yincai School - Inner Mongolia - Posting by Mike Hall -- Warren P. Hutchins -- 24 January 2005

For all of you who have thought about teaching at Chifeng Yincai School, please read carully. There have been NUMEROUS postings on the web about this school, with every warning possible. For the last ...

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NANNING OK LANGUAGE SCHOOL -- ARNIE WINER -- 25 January 2005

A Word of advice about the aboved named school. It is an illegal school based in Nanning City,Guangxi Province.The owner will not be able to get you a proper work visa.She will tell you to go to HK ...

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various -- maili/liujiaping/miscellaneous -- 25 January 2005

this recruiter claims to have a number of schools and universities under his belt; and advertises here in ESL-TB under various names. the guy is very shifty and will never look oyu in the eye. ...

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Fountain -- Jodie -- 26 January 2005

I was working for Fountain school, and was wrongly dismissed without any notice or severance pay. In the 4 months I worked for this particular company, the school had a turnover of approximatley 16 ...

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Opinions of Will-Excel Global? -- Bill McGonigle -- 27 January 2005

Hello, Curious if anyone out there has had any dealings with Will-Excel Global, especially in Harbin. I appreciate your time and thoughts. Thank you all.

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Kuwait National English School -- Simon Whittaker -- 29 January 2005

This is a warning against the shool's misleading adverts: My wife and I Simon Whittaker both worked at Kuwait National English School from September to November 2004. The school is NOT accredited ...

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Nancy -- Prime ESL a worldwide spammer -- 2 February 2005

I read on this board a couple of complaints about having received spam emails from Prime ESL. Today's email from Prime ESL was the third email they sent me in a few weeks and I thought I would add my ...

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Fountain School a b s -- disgusted and disappointed -- 4 February 2005

I am yet another disgruntled teacher that was fired at Fountain school in Zhuhai. In my opinion, (and I've been a teacher for many years) Fountain is the worst school a teacher could sign with right ...

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Spamming Recruiters -- Rico -- 4 February 2005

As a D.O.E. who has posted jobs here, I have been blasted with spam from freaking recruiters similar and including Prime ESL. Another specialist in this is Sourseed. In this case, you just have to ...

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Solomon Kingdom -- H -- 7 February 2005

The director scammed me out to 700,000 Won. The school is in Daeti line #6 (from Busan). And it has NO HEATING IN THE BEDROOM. You live on the premises,2 class rooms converted into a bedroom and a ...

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Kuwait National English School -- Poppy Parkes -- 7 February 2005

Having been in kuwait for a few years and witnessed the annual migration of teachers who simply can't hack the Middle East, I am not surprised to read bitter reviews in your forum. However, When ...

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WARNING: WALTON SCHOOL -- jo99 -- 11 February 2005

Hi, I got your email address from a website my current employer uses to find new foriegn teachers. Please be forewarned that any job offer from a Mr. Jack Wu (yabao2004@pchome.com.tw, ...

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Warning:Liyang Foreign Language School A.K.A Liyang English School -- Paul -- 13 February 2005

There was a review about this school on this board some time ago,which truely spoke what i wanted to say,I have been a foreign teacher in this school with my wife and daugter for a few months.We were ...

2 messages -- Newest posted 19 February 2007

ALLEN ZHANG/www.tefl.cc/jobs@tefl.cc, RECRUITER -- Richard Walters -- 14 February 2005

Dear ESL teachers, Please be aware of a recruiter named ALLEN ZHANG, he is an admitted liar and a cheat. He was working hand in hand with another deceitful woman, the director of the English ...

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Fountain School Zhuhai - NO! NO! NO! -- DeepyD -- 14 February 2005

Teachers looking for a school in Zhuhai China ? Do yourself a big favour , avoid Fountain School like the plague . Since February 2004 out of a total of 18teachers , 16 have resigned , been fired , ...

3 messages -- Newest posted 12 March 2007

GEOS Marbella SPAIN -- Danny -- 18 February 2005

Finding work on the Costa del sol Spain is hard and low pay. So when you find a decent company you want to work for like GEOS you’d think everything will be okay. Forget about organisation within the ...

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EF English First Suzhou -- William M. Tweedie, MA TESOL -- 19 February 2005

I thought it would be in the best interest of the proper development and delivery of quality English language programmes in China if everyone concerned were alerted to the fact that EF English First ...

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Wong -- trish -- 21 February 2005

Does any one know anything about a recruiter from Taichung City in Taiwan named Andy Wong?? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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AES Aston -- DLiversidge -- 21 February 2005

I have worked for this school for a while now. Some of my best fiends are among the Chinese staff and I have had no problem taking vacation, getting bonus and have the best apartment I have ever ...

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TIANSHUO, CHANGCHUN, JILIN PROVINCE, -- Johan -- 24 February 2005

TIANSHUO IN CHANGCHUN, JILIN PROVINCE, are a great company!!! I sometimes read remarks about some schools, recruiters and then I wonder how much of is truth or how much is garbage.... Myself and more ...

10 messages -- Newest posted 6 April 2007

Job offer by Eric Kim of PrimeESL for Seosan, Chungnam, Korea -- Heather Scott -- 3 March 2005

To all ESL Teachers out there, I just saw a job offer for Seosan, Chungnam, Korea posted on this site by PrimeESL. This recruiter constantly SPAMS teachers. I have been receiving countless SPAM ...

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BKC - International House Moscow -- Thomas Hadland -- 4 March 2005

BKC-IH Moscow Review BKC are expected to work hard – a normal contract is for 30 academic hours a week, so teachers must be fully committed to teaching. The school has a strong system of support, ...

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GNB (Korea) - Jinni -- Cheated -- 5 March 2005

I worked for this company for three months. However, after giving plenty of notice about my departure I was told the school hadn't paid the company yet and therefore I couldn't be paid. I thought ...

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Eric Kim of Prime -- Rich -- 6 March 2005

I agree, he's a knob.

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GEOS teacher complaints email here -- Jane Smith -- 6 March 2005

If you have any complaints about working for GEOS Contact me here, Wendy Teraoka Regional Director, Europe GEOS- LTC International College Compton Park Compton Place Road Eastbourne BN21 1EH Phone: + ...

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Yildizlar College, Istanbul -- Ruby -- 6 March 2005

I worked in this school for 3 months and never got paid on time!!! The management is awful the students are rich children with no respect for their teachers, and the management will go against the ...

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Millennium Service -- mike -- 9 March 2005

I would have to agree with sherry This guy Aerk is a joke. If he offers you a position in Poland. Ask him to get your work visa first see what he saids. And he is full of s*** too. Anybody who would ...

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Recruiters in Taiwan -- Sherry -- 9 March 2005

For those that wish to teach in Taiwan Please keep in mind do not agree to any contract you do not feel good about. Here are some things I will list out to you and not to agree with. 1. Never accept ...

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Dr. Michael Hwang -- patrick -- 13 March 2005

Dear All, Just a short note of warning about a Taiwanese recruiter called Dr. Michael Hwang. He recruits on behalf of so-called foreign-Chinese joint venture programs in China. He offers high ...

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BEWARE: FILIPINO TEACHERS!!!! -- betcha -- 17 March 2005

There is a recruiting company named[Beijing Orient?] who recruits filpino teachers for different remote areas in China like Hebei, Anhui, Guangdong, etc.,they ask a fee of 3,000 rmb to secure you a ...

7 messages -- Newest posted 26 April 2007

BUCKLANDS GROUP -- arnold webster -- 21 March 2005

I had the displeasure to work for these pack of frausters way back last year. They did not honour the contract and expexted me to do my own negotiations with the school although they were getting 3 ...

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Fast Forward Shantou -- Paul -- 22 March 2005

Please do not believe what you read in their advertisement. 1, They cannot get U a "Z" visa. 2, The salary is not negotiable and not good for the hours worked. Benefits, don't exist. 3, You cannot ...

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AIEEC Australian International Exchange Centre -- Gao Fei -- 22 March 2005

A recent advert was posted by the above named company who introduce themselves as an Australian based firm, with good credentials. The firm does exist in Australia yet these people forget that we are ...

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Tonghue Royal Language School - ESL school review -- Unsatisfied -- 23 March 2005

I went with reasonable expectations, but now I wish I had not gone at all. A waste of money and time. But I got to see the Great Wall in China!!!!! After a 6 hour flight to china, and a 10 hour train ...

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WANCHENG INTERNATIONAL - ESL school review -- WaiGuoRen -- 24 March 2005

There are so many complaints about WanCheng, but I will add to the list of complaints in hopes that someone will be saved the hassle of dealing with these guys. Incase you are not good with Chinese ...

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Fountain School Zhuhai NO!NO!NOT AGAIN! - ESL school review -- DeepyD -- 23 March 2005

WARNING..WARNING..DANGER, WILL ROBINSON (a great quote from "Lost in Space" and very apt) Well, if you have been reading up about this school from recent postings over the past 2 months, the saga ...

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Words & Co. Language Services - ESL school review -- Charisse Nel -- 29 March 2005

Words & Co. Language Services is a new language school based in Cape Town, South Africa. The school is looking for reputable agents to recruit students for this school. Please contact us if you have ...

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AN AUSSIE???????? - ESL school review -- A true blue Aussie -- 29 March 2005

Now.....just what can one Aussie say to another on this one........if you are a "native English Speaker", then please tell me, WHY do you write like a native Chinese writer?...... I am a native ...

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Proulex Mexico - ESL school review -- Prolix United Teachers Association -- 30 March 2005

For anyone thinking about working at Proulex – Comlex Universidad de Guadalajara, please first do your research. There are several messages on Dave's ESL site that voice the opinions of other ...

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Dr. A. Hamilton or BOPINESL Inc. - ESL school review -- United TESOL -- 31 March 2005

It has come to our attention that at least two of our graduates and five other teachers not connected to our college have been approached by an individual calling himself Dr. A. Hamilton. I believe ...

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Complaint by an employer -- Rich -- 2 April 2005

I have a different complaint than most. Why is it that when your employer asks for a certain employee, and I post that request, I get flooded with people who are completely opposite to the ...

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Walton Language School - ESL school review -- Kim Anne -- 5 April 2005

There are some articles on the web that are against their school, Walton Language School, and them in particular. I have worked there for only 6 months and decided to share my opinion with you all, ...

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Allen Zhang, A very nice agency located in Shanghai,China - ESL school review -- Dawid & Joanna -- 7 April 2005

Dear All, We are Dawid & Joanna from Europe. My native language is not English. It is too difficult for us to find a good school in China as you know. But a great agency named Mr Allen Zhang helped ...

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SISA/Like/English Friends - ESL school review -- Linda -- 11 April 2005

WARNING!!WARNING!! This academy has gone by all 3 names (as must keep changing them, I have heard). Located in a great place, Changwon, but the worst place to work and director in the city. I have ...

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Tonghua Royal School ( Jilin province ) - ESL school review -- Diana -- 13 April 2005

Stay away from this school ! It was the worst experience I had in China. They cannot provide the Z visa. It`s just a lie. Ms. Liu, the school`s director, rents the cheapest apartments for the foreign ...

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Jeonju, Korea: Korea Herald School Severance Pay Problems - ESL school review -- Chris -- 14 April 2005

Korea Herald School, in Jeonju, South Korea, has not paid FOUR teachers their full severance pay. If you are thinking of teaching there, there are better options. Jeonju is a great city (I lived ...

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