| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
forfuxake
Joined: 01 Jun 2012
Posts: 6
|
 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:41 am Post subject: Which qualification is best for KSA. |
 |
|
I have a BA+Trinity Diploma and am planning on doing Master's degree.
I have three options.
a. An MA in Education (with ESL modules and possibility to write thesis around ESL topic)
b. An MA in Teaching & Learning in Further Education (with ESL modules & ESL thesis)
or
an MA in EFL.
I favour one of the first two as it means I do not have to move house/city/change children's schools etc.Which one do you think would be best for KSA. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
Posts: 11454
Location: The real world
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:27 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Doesn't matter which of the three as long as the degree isn't completed via distance/online (or there's no obvious indication of how it was obtained). Choose the one that best suits your needs and career interests. But you left out TEFL experience---where you gained it and in what specific context (e.g., public schools, language instititutes, or university). |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
forfuxake
Joined: 01 Jun 2012
Posts: 6
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| five years in private language school teaching mostly FCE, CAE. Two years pre-university foundation DOS teaching IELTS/Academic English to Arab gentlemens in Ireland. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Steinmann
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Posts: 255
Location: In the frozen north
|
| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| nomad soul wrote: |
| Doesn't matter which of the three as long as the degree isn't completed via distance/online (or there's no obvious indication of how it was obtained). |
Here's a concern for me. I'm just about to begin work on an M.Ed., but due to the circumstances of my employment it's going to have to be a distance program. The university is legitimate - that is to say that it's not one of these all-online outfits. I just wonder whether employers out there in the ESL world will notice or care that my degree was obtained via distance courses. I read here that it may make a difference.
Can anyone expound on that one? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
Posts: 17644
Location: USA
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
The one way that they can tell is if you claim to have been studying for an MA at the University of Somewhere... while during the same year or two you were teaching full time with an employer in another country half way around the globe... it does rather stand out.
Some claim that they don't catch this sort of thing, but I wouldn't want to tell you that they wouldn't.
VS |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Steinmann
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Posts: 255
Location: In the frozen north
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
| veiledsentiments wrote: |
The one way that they can tell is if you claim to have been studying for an MA at the University of Somewhere... while during the same year or two you were teaching full time with an employer in another country half way around the globe... it does rather stand out.
Some claim that they don't catch this sort of thing, but I wouldn't want to tell you that they wouldn't.
VS |
PM sent. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
Posts: 11454
Location: The real world
|
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Steinmann wrote: |
| Here's a concern for me. I'm just about to begin work on an M.Ed., but due to the circumstances of my employment it's going to have to be a distance program. The university is legitimate - that is to say that it's not one of these all-online outfits. I just wonder whether employers out there in the ESL world will notice or care that my degree was obtained via distance courses. I read here that it may make a difference. Can anyone expound on that one? |
Also be aware that not all Saudi employers require or specify the degree be obtained on campus. I suspect this is the case with some private Saudi unis---which ones, I don't know. You'd most likely need to apply to find out. Of course, recruiting and contracting companies won't give a hoot about how you completed your degree, but these outfits are best to be avoided anyway. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
