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jessn
Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Vermont, USA
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: British Council Morocco? |
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Hi All ... The British Council is advertising temporary (6-10 week)jobs in Morocco -- Rabat, Marrakech, and Casablanca. Is there information on the site about the British Council? I would like to know more about them before applying. Thanks. |
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Brooks
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:13 am Post subject: |
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they don`t usually employ Americans.
Did you happen to go to St. Michael`s or SIT? |
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medina
Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 64 Location: Morocco
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: |
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I don't think you'll find anything on this site about the BC in Morocco, but what I've heard about them is that their EFL schools are professional and reputable and tend to focus on the upper end of the Moroccan market.
Brooks is right that they don't usually hire Americans, but they don't have any rule against it. |
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jessn
Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Vermont, USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:47 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info...I might try anyway; I'm actually an unreconstructed Canadian teaching ESL as an adjunct at St. Mike's. Who knows? I might slide under as a British subject. |
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Brooks
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:40 am Post subject: |
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oh, well as a Canadian it may be possible. I have heard that they want teachers with a British educational background.
Part-time teachers don`t have to be British, I think.
Work at the American Language Center is a possibility.
Interns from Saint Michael's have gone there to do their practicum. I myself was one.
I graduated from SMC in 1996. |
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thrifty
Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: |
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The "rule" is for full time positions you have to be citizens of an EU member state but for part time positions it doesn't matter. Bear in mind that some countries have restrictions such as for Egypt you have to be British or Egyptian for full time positions. |
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guangho
Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Posts: 476 Location: in transit
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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A helpful, informative post from thrifty?
~rubs eyes...takes pulse...checks medication...etc~ |
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jessn
Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Vermont, USA
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:43 am Post subject: |
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Actually, for a British-oriented school, it probably makes sense, not from a legal standpoint, but from a pedagogical one, to have teachers with uniform spelling and similar (sort of) accents. After all, the students are being prepared for British tests, right?
An American teacher would have to make quite an effort spell in the consistently British style. Even a teacher who could handle "honour" and "centre" might have trouble with a subtlety like using "travelling" instead of the US-style "traveling".
There are also places where the syntax is slightly different, with forms like "I've got" and "Have you any...?" almost unused in the U.S. |
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thrifty
Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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They don't do it for a pedagogical reason. When I worked for the BC they had temporary and part time teachers from all over. The BC are not in the business of caring about subtleties of spelling and grammar. |
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Hector_Lector
Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Posts: 548
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:37 am Post subject: Brutish Council |
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Thrifty - where and when were you unfortunate enough to work for the evil empire. |
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alaskanlute
Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Healy, Alaska
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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:29 am Post subject: Morocco is not in the EU. |
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Given that it is a job from the Biritish Council you may need your papers in order. If you simply want to work in Morocco, its not difficult, does not require EU papers. If you want to work legally in morocco, however, it might take years to get your papers in order. |
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Africaexpert
Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 109
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: Nonsense |
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It doesn't take years, just a few weeks. |
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Hod
Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Nonsense |
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Africaexpert wrote: |
It doesn't take years, just a few weeks. |
Not sure why africaexpert is on a thread about BC when he/she worked at a far superior institution raking in the equivalent of a whopping 50% of my woeful income.
Anyway, I was at the BC Morocco for a year and never got round to sorting out the work permit. |
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casaoui
Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 11
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: work permit in Morocco |
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I taught in Casa for 10 months (1999/2000) and never got a work permit , mainly because every time I went to apply the foncs wanted another form or certificate. Just go to Ceuta, Melilla or Gib every 3 months and avoid the hassle/demands for baksheesh. |
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haku
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 14
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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thrifty wrote: |
The "rule" is for full time positions you have to be citizens of an EU member state but for part time positions it doesn't matter. Bear in mind that some countries have restrictions such as for Egypt you have to be British or Egyptian for full time positions. |
Um, don't know that this is true exactly. I'm Australian, and I work for BC. We also have several Canadians working with us.
I believe it depends on the local restrictions (for example, you have to be British to work for the BC in Egypt, Thailand, and...to work with them in the EU you need an EU passport).
It's true that you are supposed to have a British educational background - but neither I nor the Canadians do. They require CELTA + 2 years TEFL experience
In terms of resources, I'd definitely recommend working for them. |
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