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Re: Teaching opportunitie

Indeed

James.

PS. Sorry if that's rude; it just appealed to my sense of humour. The word should be "opportunity"

jehturner wrote:

Re: Teaching opportunitie

Indeed

James.

PS. Sorry if that's rude; it just appealed to my sense of humour. The word should be "opportunity"

Rude?.. You?.. In no way!..

This is: claritie.

I have been in Southern California for 35 years now. I left Chile when I was a child. I am fluent in both English and Spanish. I would like to return to Chile. I have visited a few times and am very aware of what Concepcion is like. Would there be an opportunity to work for your firm? But, I do not hold any university degrees.

how much is the pay? i´m just curious, cause i may study this field.

Well, I think Angelo is a spammer and his time on the forum is ticking away.

Depends on what you define as spam. International Center is an institute that exists and is hiring. I don't think recruiting teachers falls under the category of "spam."


If anyone wants an opinion of Int'l Center and what it's like to work for them, please PM me because I worked there in the past, in Viña. It's not all positive.

Related discussion and opinion here

http://www.expat-blog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=48405

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I received an email about a Teaching English as a foreign language. It seemed pretty legit so I followed up on it. The place is called "International Center Institute" in Viña del Mar.
Has any one heard of this place?

The situation is 1 month of training to get a TEFL certificate then I teach English for 5 months. They pay all living expenses and give a 200$US a month salary. They charge a 500$ deposit up front that is returned when you complete the program, so you don't just get the TEFL certification then leave.

Has any one heard of this place? Is it a good deal? Is 200$US enough to live on if you don't pay for housing , electric, water, ect. I;m pretty cautious of scams, I don't know if i'm being had.

visit the page for the follow-on discussion (don't mean to be a cliff-hanger here....)

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Student assessment - there may be others out there more positive than this one

http://www.123teachme.com/language_scho ... rating/492 one of several student comments -- read them all

Eminently Anti-American This very small school does not provide much flexibility. There are only three teachers - two of which are clearly Anti-American, and often very disrespectful and insulting. The third teacher is wonderful and I loved her classes since they were very informative, respectful, personal and involved. I have written this review as a caution: If you are American, be ready to be stomped on repeatedly, even after you have made it clear multiple times that your politics are not the same as Bush's. Be ready to not be allowed to have an opinion. Be ready to be treated as a second-class citizen. Overall, I was very disappointed and insulted on a regular basis at this school. If I ever return to Chile, I would now be willing to pay more money to a larger school with mature, self-controlled teachers, where there is sufficient structure set up for handling complaints. I think that teachers who feel their opinions on international politics give them the "right" to insult international students do not deserve my money.

carica wrote:Depends on what you define as spam. International Center is an institute that exists and is hiring. I don't think recruiting teachers falls under the category of "spam."


If anyone wants an opinion of Int'l Center and what it's like to work for them, please PM me because I worked there in the past, in Viña. It's not all positive.

Sorry, but he is not following the rules of the forum about posting links. And it was brought to his attention, which he ignored. ---------

Edited....

He seems not to be following the link policy on the other thread, yep. I don't know where you got "vouch for" out of "not all positive."

carica wrote:He seems not to be following the link policy on the other thread, yep. I don't know where you got "vouch for" out of "not all positive."

Sorry carica, I don't know how I missed that.

Also, it's really funny how if you click on the link that patx provided on 123teachme that ICenter gave International Center an amazing 5 star review!!!

HAhahaha who ever could THAT be?? It must be Ian Center, the famous Englishman who attended in 2001! Fantastic reviewer he is.

I also have teaching experience with International Center, both in Santiago and in Concepcion. Anyone interested in that topic of conversation can PM me.