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nandystam   
17 Aug 2012
Work / Profi-Lingua - Still dodgy/shady? [13]

Hi everyone

First post, please be gentle :)

I was considering teaching English in Poland. I do not have a CELTA / TESOL certificate but do have several years experience teaching at university, although not teaching English subjects.

I did some 'cold-calling' via e-mail and got a request from Profi-Lingua asking for a CV.

I did find an old thread in the archives (from 2009) which suggested Profi-Lingua was not the most reputable organisation to work for. Has anything changed?

Thanks :)
nandystam   
19 Aug 2012
Work / Profi-Lingua - Still dodgy/shady? [13]

Thanks for the replys.

I do not have direct experience with the school myself, although some of my students who do have, have given them less-than-stellar reviews.

Did the students rank them poorly because of bad teaching, bad coursework, both, or something else?

Salaries were cut across the board from the start of the last academic year, however.

If I may ask, how much was the salary, even a 'ballpark' figure is fine if you don't want to disclose the actual amount :) How long were the contracts you got through them?

Thanks :)
nandystam   
19 Aug 2012
Work / Profi-Lingua - Still dodgy/shady? [13]

The contracts were always for the duration of the semester - which was normally seen as 40 hours.

40 hours per week? I'm assuming that is what you mean.. otherwise 40 hours per semester isn't much :(