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[robmartin337]

Dear All,

I will be completing my MEd in Applied Linguistics through the Open University next year my question is will employers in the Gulf region be put off by the fact that I have completed it long-distance? I already have a LLB degree and a CELTA.

Thanking you in advance.

R

[scot47]

Many employers in the Middle East will not recognise degree gained through distance learning.

[tesol]

I've had the same degree since 2002


The only time there has been a specific issue was with Jeddah University about three years ago; during the interview they mentioned that payment could not be linked to this degree. Otherwise, I have worked in Kuwait, Oman and KSA.

[robmartin337]

thanks guys much appreciated! tesol could you PM me please when you get the chance got a question or two I'd like to ask

[veiledsentiments]

Neither one of you can do PMs until you have 5 posts.

VS

[tesol]

Could also mention someone else I met with the same degree - running an English assessment centre for one of the public corporations in KSA.