I figure that if I can read, I can 'recognize' language.

I can read a menu, street and shop signs, labels, instructions. I don't need to write. Time spent learning to write, I could be learning to speak more or read more.

Works for me.

There is another angle that is a possibility.

The marketing person acted unilaterally, without permission, or consent, or knowledge of management; to either:

A/ make a hard sell. I have seen this done.
B/ to take money from students, pay the correct amount to the school, pocket the difference and fiddle the fapio. I have also seen this practice in China in another sales environment.

Neither strategy would be unique or new.

I am not saying that this is what happened, but just putting it forward as an alternative theory.

Some of the posts on this thread are now getting bizarre

Sounds like BCD to me.
New posts, from new member ID.
Probably just an older member venting.

We really don't need angry trolls on here.
Ignore him JJ and Tiger, and he will go away.

My 2 cents.

@justdontdoit
Over to you now, we will let you have the last word.

And they don't want your soul neither.