English 1 reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,195 total reviews)
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Adele Bai

83% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

English 1 has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The English 1 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
May 8, 2013

Not a bad entry level job.

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Pros

Teaching can actually be quite rewarding. The job itself is not difficult and the pay is good relative to the work.

Cons

Frustrating management decisions and tedious administrative work. Conflicts between foreign staff and local staff. Extremely bratty kids that make you want to strangle them, then strangle their parents for raising them.

1.0
May 14, 2019

Avoid Swara group EF at all costs!

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Pros

Fellow teachers are nice people. Students appreciate learning in the majority of cases.

Cons

The curriculum is outdated with many grammar and spelling errors within the books. The internet portion of the lessons do not correspond to the books. For example, section D3 is really D1. Very poor design. (From a franchisee perspective): There is no functional HR or legal department under the franchisee and you will receive no assistance from the corporate recruiter. Your contract will no be fulfilled by the company. In other words, what is promised is not delivered. (Lack of integrity): You will be asked to falsify records for test results. Students that don't complete exams will still graduate as long as their bills are paid. Student retention is falsified as students that leave are still in the system showing "swapped". Some students never receive the books they pay for and only photocopies of the texts which violates copyright laws. Teachers are not given suitable login credentials and are asked to share logins for teaching tools and tracking. (Serious allegations): When a student makes a serious allegation of sexual assault against another student nothing is done by management to solve the problem. (Lack of credentials): There are teachers that have no experience and no college degree. Academic managers hold meetings on topics with no qualifications while making innapropriate remarks that are immoral and unethical. (Occupational health): The facility would be condemned in any developed nation by the health department. Water leaks from the ceiling with visible mold. Teachers and students are constantly sick. Students are unable to focus on the lesson when scratching their eyes and skin. The bathrooms are unusable. The air conditioners do not work consistently and are never cleaned. Sewer gas is constantly being vented into the building from the air conditioners. (Safety): When the electricity goes out there is no generator. We are asked by management to take students off campus crossing 3 roads of traffic with large groups of students of various age groups. I have informed both the management of the franchise and corporate EF via my recruiter whom is a manager. You will not have time to travel, nor will you receive any valuable development, as they will offer you an exam with no training course. You will be asked and expected to break the law and will be lied to both on paper and in-person regarding work permits, compensation, benefits, and days off.

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Thank for raising these matters to our attention. You have brought up several serious issues that require a thorough investigation. Please send an email to compliance.china@ef.com as soon as possible so we can discuss the matters further.
3.0
Apr 1, 2019
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Pros

reliable pay, and maybe alright for getting your first year of experience,- if thats the case then work with adults- kids and teens is way more of a hassle- open doors, extra summer classes that being said- wall street english prob pays more for your first year

Cons

if you aren't that zany corporate cheerleader type you will probably want to projectile vomit within the first week- They promise parents that if they give EF a lot of money that their curriculum and magical foreigner teachers will miraculously make it so the students don't have to take an active role in mastering the hundreds of vocabulary words they will be introduced to. I met so many parents who assumed that the meager homework assignments and once a week classes was enough to guarantee their child would be using all the course language with comprehensive fluency.- It's like sorry folks- you gotta practice with your kids- review- and produce- review- and produce and review

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7y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We dedicate a lot of resources to ensure new teachers are brought to China with the right support needed for a new and successful career. We understand that the nature of teaching young learners requires a high level of energy and committment to both the students and their parents. Regarding parent expectations, we agree that learning a new language requires hard work, patience and time practicing outside the classroom for any student. We encourage these expectations for students and parents to be set from the beginning of their journey with EF. If you have more specific feedback on this matter or would like to give further input please send us an email to teacher.feedback@ef.com. Thanks again for your time.
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