Outstanding language school, where the owner is a 30 year professional. A proven track record of…read moreproper English dissemination. With satisfied clients from north and south America.

Upon reading reviews of UCEDA Elizabeth NJ my husband and I jumped on the possibility to attend and…read morechose UCEDA over Zoni. Boy were we wrong. We paid and signed on 3/8/23 and he started first level classes, which he was super excited about. Upon the entering the 2nd level, the evening teacher resigned. They brought in two substitutes that unfortunately did not work out. Substitute teachers would send them home earlier than the two hours and disclosed that they didn't know what they were doing. After two weeks of classes, the cancelled classes until they were able to bring an evening teacher. We kept calling and no one answered. A nice receptionist just kept saying "we're trying to find an evening teacher." Finally, we got tired of waiting and asked for our money back only for the 2nd level classes and they declined after waiting months for them to return our calls, hire someone to teach and get them back on track. Months later they finally found someone, they're offering the evening classes again but have not called everyone back. Attached are the screenshots of our conversations. Overall, they are unprofessional, unresponsive and they took our money. Please be careful when attending this school.

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Andreas is the best Spanish teacher. He is vivacious; divertido, y he knows how to explain clearly…read moremeanings of words and expressions. we learn a lot by talking with our classmates in Spanish and we are not afraid to make mistakes because Andreas will help us and make sure we understand what we need to know. It's a lot of fun. I feel like I am learning, slowly but surely, and I look forward to every class, even though it isn't easy for me.

I am in Beginner 2 Spanish with Andrees Martínez-Tutek and the experience is amazing! He is a very…read morefunny teacher and the homework assignments supplement what we learn in class perfectly, so that I am able to advance my learning.

They mess up your paperwork big time. You request something and nobody answers affecting your…read moredeadlines to transfer to other schools. They also provide wrong information which might be because they want to keep you there ($$$). Classes are all merged super messy. Student population is all working illegally and lazy and loves it there because they can get there late and be marked present anyway (which is not even legal). Culture seems fake too but clearly nobody cares about us students, they only care about money

From the owner: LINKS English Institute services adults from all part of the world at our convenient location near…read moreNewark Penn Station. We offer a wide range of classes mornings and evenings, as well as weekend classes that can fit into even the busiest schedule. With our experienced teachers and small classes we're sure to help you meet your goals from improving grammar to accent reduction, test prep and beyond. Please stop by or give us a call. We look forward to meeting you!

Wow where do I even begin. I still suffer ptsd from working here. This place is run like a corrupt…read moremilitary school. Way too many people "in charge" telling you conflicting directions. I was bullied terribly by black staff because I was white. They expected teachers to snap at children and get in their face and yell. Pretty much against everything I stand for as an educator. They would hire random waitresses off the street with no education degrees to teach the kids. These "teachers" had no idea what to do and were always in power struggles with the kids or putting their hands on them inappropriately. (Grabbing them by the arm, pushing, I even saw one drag a boy by the arm down two flights of stairs) I blame the school for hiring inexperienced and unqualified staff. I now know why they do this. Someone like myself with a degree knows what's not acceptable teaching practice and they don't want to hear it. They do not care what staff have to say they only care that they do what they tell them to. They expect teachers to be there from 6am to 6pm some days even later. It's disgusting what they demand from teachers. If anyone voices concern they suddenly disappear aka get fired. Just because these kids live in Newark doesn't mean they deserve corporal punishment and being treated like dogs! Between suffering from reversed racism from staff to being told I have to treat kids like they aren't human beings, to complete burn out- I have been placed into therapy to try to recover from this! I get physically ill thinking about how these schools act like martyrs teaching low income cities but if people knew what really went on behind closed doors they would be sick! On top of all that- the buildings are disgusting. Cockroaches and mice everywhere. Parts of the ceilings falling down. Hardly any working bathrooms. These conditions are appalling.