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Zara461
Joined: 17 Nov 2012 Posts: 58 Location: 007-Kingdom
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veiledsentiments

Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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My response to articles like this is... duh... so what else is new?
AUS tries to push the envelope and often fails. The great political game goes on... EFL teachers are more likely to keep their job if they stick to teaching English and stay out of local politics.
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eha
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 355 Location: ME
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:32 am Post subject: Re: Barred lecturer issues UAE warning |
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[quote="Zara461"]The United Arab Emirates is now "deeply inimical" to university values, according to a lecturer from the London School of Economics and Political Science who was barred from entering the country.
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eha
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 355 Location: ME
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:08 am Post subject: |
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' if they stick to teaching English and stay out of local politics'
Educational values are a matter of local politics? Oh wait; yes, they are in certain places... |
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veiledsentiments

Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:19 am Post subject: |
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eha wrote: |
Educational values are a matter of local politics? |
Huh? I'd say that it is very clear what was meant and that was NOT its meaning.
As someone who has taught in the Middle East I would think that you would be aware that one does not discuss local politics in any way... ever... in the classroom or probably in private conversations with locals outside of class.
If one wishes to do so, one should stay in the US or UK or whatever country one came from which allows it.
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