I would recommend to people to think long and hard about working for CDI. They completely screwed me over, telling me on 2 different occasions that they had a job for me. The first time I accepted an offer from them, they said that they had given the job to someone else and the second time, they kept telling me to book a flight and when I did they told me 4 days before I was supposed to leave that they have to let me go. DON'T WORK FOR THEM. They're bogus job offers cost me a fortune.
I would recommend to people to think long and hard about working for CDI. They completely screwed me over, telling me on 2 different occasions that they had a job for me. The first time I accepted an offer from them, they said that they had given the job to someone else and the second time, they kept telling me to book a flight and when I did they told me 4 days before I was supposed to leave that they have to let me go. DON'T WORK FOR THEM. They're bogus job offers cost me a fortune.
Teaching English in general in Korea, if you're an American or ex-pat, is about the experience. You want good benefits? Really? Do you have a Masters? A PhD? Of course not. Count yourself lucky you have a job at all teaching English.
t just sound like a person not liking the job. Why did you take the job in the first place?
Long hours? are u kidding? working from 4 to 10 thats 6 hours? Ok say you work 6 hours straights (which you dont anyway) thats 36 hours a week only! My current regular job (non-teaching related) is 40 hours for the 5-day working week -ur complaining?? Have u worked in a real job before?
Jakedsnake is right. Just another hagwon looking to cash in. You will work your bag off there with little to show for it in the end. They are a bit stingy on some of the benefits (plane tickets, ect.) and you may have to work Saturdays. They also seem to hire A LOT of Korean Americans (gyopos) for whatever reason. Must be because they are pure blood and obviously smarter than us dirty round-eyes.
what do yo mean "You will work your bag off there with little to show for it in the end" - oh no you have to work Sats - you cant be that lazy! - you dont work 6 days straight anyway.
They prob hire gyopos because they ARE smarter than you.
And get over the benefits - you cant expect to receive everything and give back so little back to them - judging by your attitude. Hope you dont work there - otherwise i feel sorry for the kids - any kids under you as a matter of fact
Who are you, head of marketing for CDI?? There are much better places in Korea to work than CDI. That's all I'm saying. I wonder why you are defending them so vehemently....Perhaps you have some interest in their success! Surely you aren't defending them because you genuinely care about them as a company. I know that they sure don't care about you.
nope - none of the above - just care about the staff there and the students I taught. Thats all that matters. And they sure did care about me. But at Seoul is probably a different story.
Wow, great flashy gimmicks at CDI, but in the end it's just another kiddy hagwon begging young mothers for money like everyone else hogwon in Korea...
Wow, great flashy gimmicks at CDI; but, in the end, it's just another kiddy hagwon, like all other hagwon in Korea, that begs young mothers for money.
Instead of rambling with written words, shall we learn how to write? :-)
Wow, great flashy gimmicks at CDI; but, in the end, it's just another kiddy hagwon, like all other hagwon in Korea, that begs young mothers for money.
Instead of rambling with written words, shall we learn how to write? :-)
Watch my vids of a classroom activity for Listening class not in the curriculum. Trying to make it fun and beneficial for the students! Thats a good teacher whom the students like and want.
Its all about getting into it and enjoying the teaching. Most foreigners teach as part of their travels and think its a cruise - if you think like that - dont go there. Koreans deserve good hardworking foreigners.
I work at CDI. I think it's a great place to teach. Yes, the prep work is demanding, but if you know your stuff, it's not so bad. As for the cameras. . .big deal. . I use it as a way to threaten students to behave! haha
i agree - in general the students care less about the CCTV but useful with badly behaved students and chatting with the HI for advice.
Prep work only at the beginning - no need to prep classes again if you taught it last term. It's a good place to teach with good Korean staff - well when i was there that is.
Again, please go to eslcafe on the web and type in CDI in the search feature. You can read about lots of other teachers and the experiences they have had there. I would rather hear from teachers rather than some hak-sang whose parents pay for him to go there.....
So I am assuming you teach now at a public school in South Korea? I have been working with CDI for a while now and this is the first time I stumbled onto this promotional piece on YouTube. From what I hear, teaching within the public schools is getting more governmental support, but the actual setting is sub-par.
I used to teach at CDI in Busan - and yes you need to prep, may have to teach on Xmas or New Years & CCTV. The CCTV is for the protection of teachers and students. If parents complain how bad the teacher is, the CCTV is evidence. If teachers think students cheat, then CCTV can show that. Its just like a work performance evaluation. Love the students and teachers and Korean staff. Yes there is a curriculum but there is flexibility but as a teacher u should know when & where you can deviate.
it's at a really good location - close to the Beach and good shops. The school is pretty good and I wish you all the best. Heard a few things about the management after i left after 2 years ago but it should be sorted out. If not - i know the HR manager of all other CDI schools in Busan - if you wanna have a chat with him.
Cameras: They take their places on the ceiling 'cause they're meant to stop teachers from slacking off their duties and to stop students doing something that they aren't supposed to do.
public school: a public school is worse. No fun teaching cause some students in school are just plain pathetic. If you want to talk real english CDI is better.
I have taught in Korea. I wouldn't recommend working at CDI. Long hours, few holidays, and no freedom to teach how you want. There are cameras in the classrooms that monitor teachers. A teacher would be better off working at a public school and do some private lessons on the side where $40/hour is the standard.
Anybody interested in suing CDI after being exploited during the recruiting process/training week should watch my videos and contact me
ChungDahmSurvivors 1 year ago
I would recommend to people to think long and hard about working for CDI. They completely screwed me over, telling me on 2 different occasions that they had a job for me. The first time I accepted an offer from them, they said that they had given the job to someone else and the second time, they kept telling me to book a flight and when I did they told me 4 days before I was supposed to leave that they have to let me go. DON'T WORK FOR THEM. They're bogus job offers cost me a fortune.
starvingLeacher 1 year ago
I would recommend to people to think long and hard about working for CDI. They completely screwed me over, telling me on 2 different occasions that they had a job for me. The first time I accepted an offer from them, they said that they had given the job to someone else and the second time, they kept telling me to book a flight and when I did they told me 4 days before I was supposed to leave that they have to let me go. DON'T WORK FOR THEM. They're bogus job offers cost me a fortune.
starvingLeacher 1 year ago
Teaching English in general in Korea, if you're an American or ex-pat, is about the experience. You want good benefits? Really? Do you have a Masters? A PhD? Of course not. Count yourself lucky you have a job at all teaching English.
seraphilm0 2 years ago
cant stand foreigners complaining about "working" in korea and expecting to be treated in a special way. Its easy compared to other jobs.
mcha164 3 years ago 2
CDI sucks. Long hours, low pay, work saturdays, no flexibility for what you teach, cameras in the classroom, shitty benefits, ect. ect.......
brad9561 3 years ago
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mcha164 3 years ago
t just sound like a person not liking the job. Why did you take the job in the first place?
Long hours? are u kidding? working from 4 to 10 thats 6 hours? Ok say you work 6 hours straights (which you dont anyway) thats 36 hours a week only! My current regular job (non-teaching related) is 40 hours for the 5-day working week -ur complaining?? Have u worked in a real job before?
mcha164 3 years ago 2
Jakedsnake is right. Just another hagwon looking to cash in. You will work your bag off there with little to show for it in the end. They are a bit stingy on some of the benefits (plane tickets, ect.) and you may have to work Saturdays. They also seem to hire A LOT of Korean Americans (gyopos) for whatever reason. Must be because they are pure blood and obviously smarter than us dirty round-eyes.
kreitler7 3 years ago
what do yo mean "You will work your bag off there with little to show for it in the end" - oh no you have to work Sats - you cant be that lazy! - you dont work 6 days straight anyway.
They prob hire gyopos because they ARE smarter than you.
And get over the benefits - you cant expect to receive everything and give back so little back to them - judging by your attitude. Hope you dont work there - otherwise i feel sorry for the kids - any kids under you as a matter of fact
mcha164 3 years ago 3
Who are you, head of marketing for CDI?? There are much better places in Korea to work than CDI. That's all I'm saying. I wonder why you are defending them so vehemently....Perhaps you have some interest in their success! Surely you aren't defending them because you genuinely care about them as a company. I know that they sure don't care about you.
kreitler7 3 years ago
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mcha164 3 years ago
nope - none of the above - just care about the staff there and the students I taught. Thats all that matters. And they sure did care about me. But at Seoul is probably a different story.
mcha164 3 years ago
ok it seems like all of you are like teachers
to be honest, i'm a student who used to go to CDI
it's an amazing place to learn
at least better than Avalon
gosh!
JtheLittle 3 years ago
Does anybody know any school that specialize
in teaching high scchool and uni ESL by multimedia? I've been developing conver and English through song courses for years now and
have a lot of course materials.
sanamau 3 years ago
Wow, great flashy gimmicks at CDI, but in the end it's just another kiddy hagwon begging young mothers for money like everyone else hogwon in Korea...
Style can only get you so far, even in Korea.
jakedsnake 3 years ago
Wow, great flashy gimmicks at CDI; but, in the end, it's just another kiddy hagwon, like all other hagwon in Korea, that begs young mothers for money.
Instead of rambling with written words, shall we learn how to write? :-)
CONSTITUTIONART1 3 years ago
Wow, great flashy gimmicks at CDI; but, in the end, it's just another kiddy hagwon, like all other hagwon in Korea, that begs young mothers for money.
Instead of rambling with written words, shall we learn how to write? :-)
CONSTITUTIONART1 3 years ago
does this guy even know what they actually do in CDI to critically evaluate it? I do! I used to teach there and it's a good place
mcha164 3 years ago
Watch my vids of a classroom activity for Listening class not in the curriculum. Trying to make it fun and beneficial for the students! Thats a good teacher whom the students like and want.
mcha164 4 years ago
Its all about getting into it and enjoying the teaching. Most foreigners teach as part of their travels and think its a cruise - if you think like that - dont go there. Koreans deserve good hardworking foreigners.
mcha164 4 years ago
I work at CDI. I think it's a great place to teach. Yes, the prep work is demanding, but if you know your stuff, it's not so bad. As for the cameras. . .big deal. . I use it as a way to threaten students to behave! haha
slwarn 4 years ago
i agree - in general the students care less about the CCTV but useful with badly behaved students and chatting with the HI for advice.
Prep work only at the beginning - no need to prep classes again if you taught it last term. It's a good place to teach with good Korean staff - well when i was there that is.
mcha164 3 years ago
Again, please go to eslcafe on the web and type in CDI in the search feature. You can read about lots of other teachers and the experiences they have had there. I would rather hear from teachers rather than some hak-sang whose parents pay for him to go there.....
kreitler7 4 years ago
So I am assuming you teach now at a public school in South Korea? I have been working with CDI for a while now and this is the first time I stumbled onto this promotional piece on YouTube. From what I hear, teaching within the public schools is getting more governmental support, but the actual setting is sub-par.
wakeen4 4 years ago
I used to teach at CDI in Busan - and yes you need to prep, may have to teach on Xmas or New Years & CCTV. The CCTV is for the protection of teachers and students. If parents complain how bad the teacher is, the CCTV is evidence. If teachers think students cheat, then CCTV can show that. Its just like a work performance evaluation. Love the students and teachers and Korean staff. Yes there is a curriculum but there is flexibility but as a teacher u should know when & where you can deviate.
mcha164 4 years ago
Hey mcha, I'm going to teach at the Haeundae branch. Can you tell me any specifics about that school?
MtotheATTHEW 3 years ago
it's at a really good location - close to the Beach and good shops. The school is pretty good and I wish you all the best. Heard a few things about the management after i left after 2 years ago but it should be sorted out. If not - i know the HR manager of all other CDI schools in Busan - if you wanna have a chat with him.
mcha164 3 years ago
Cameras: They take their places on the ceiling 'cause they're meant to stop teachers from slacking off their duties and to stop students doing something that they aren't supposed to do.
public school: a public school is worse. No fun teaching cause some students in school are just plain pathetic. If you want to talk real english CDI is better.
912fobhj 4 years ago
Long hours:As far as i know you only work 6 hours a day, and you get weekends off.
Few holidays: as a student, i actually like that 'cause i really really like going to CDI.
No freedom to teach how you want: Come on. No other place in korea lets you teach how you want whenever you want.
912fobhj 4 years ago
Check out some comments and experiences with CDI at eslcafe on the web. Use the search feature and type in CDI.
kreitler7 4 years ago
I have taught in Korea. I wouldn't recommend working at CDI. Long hours, few holidays, and no freedom to teach how you want. There are cameras in the classrooms that monitor teachers. A teacher would be better off working at a public school and do some private lessons on the side where $40/hour is the standard.
kreitler7 4 years ago