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johnslat · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:12 am Post subject:

Dear EFLeducator,

I'm afraid it does matter - almost every reputable institution in the Kingdom doesn't credit on-line degrees, Stupid, I know, but that's the way it is, for now, anyway.

Does your degree SAY it's an on-line one? No need to mention it if not. And is your teaching experience full-time. Can you get letters of recommendation from the places you worked?

Regards,
John

Hatcher · Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 602

You just baby sit and anyone under the illusion of being a teacher needs to give their head a shake.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

johnslat · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject:

Dear Hatcher,

"You just baby sit and anyone under the illusion of being a teacher needs to give their head a shake."

One's personal experience in the Kingdom does not extend to every teaching job there.

Regards,
John

hippocampus · Joined: 27 Feb 2012 Posts: 126 Location: Bikini Bottom

Geronimo · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 498

Steer well clear of the camel-minding business, Eric...
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/two-indians-slaving-saudi-camel-farm-160033139.html

Geronimo

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I was never spat at and never had stones thrown at me. Once a pirate taxidriver asked me to leave his car when I revealed my nationality !

bulgogiboy · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 803

Perhaps the taxi driver had a hard time giving up the whisky, or almost choked on some shortbread once???

Grendal · Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:38 pm Post subject:

rufus_hannah · Joined: 12 May 2012 Posts: 4

I lived in Riyadh for almost half a year teaching at KSU and I really wouldn't recommend anyone to choose to go there unless its with someone like Aramco where you will make so much money or the British Council where they have you living in the Diplomatic Quarter.

You can save a lot of money there but you can also save a lot of money in other Gulf countries and your lifestyle will be a lot more pleasant. Even students were bewildered why Westerners would choose to come to their country to live when they do not even have cinemas! Which is something they all seemed to want.

There are a few good things about it such as there is a good Expat community and trips to the desert via the Hash are great. But the general atmosphere is too oppressive and I am not talking about in a political sense, it is quite hard to describe it, its just there are too many people there who are not happy because there is not much in the way of life there and the students are not very pleasant to teach if you actually care about them making progress and achieving something.

Life is too short and there are other places you can work and save the same or almost the same amount of money where life is much more enjoyable and fun and it certainly is not worth the price paid in the loss of female friendship and companionship.

Hatcher · Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 602

I would echo what Rufus said and say that if money is your main concern, other places pay almost the same and yet your quality of life is much higher.

If you cant get a job anywhere but the KSA or the money doesnt compare, I would suggest either Tabok or Damman AND demand a multiple re entry visa. From Tabok, you can go to Aqaba or Amman and in Damman you can get to Bahrain.