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[shibainu69]

What are the major differences?
Lifestyle and job wise. UAE looks pretty good but I need a backup.
Do you need to live in compounds in Qatar?
Are there some good uni jobs?
My quals are a MA TESOL
doing a PhD TESOL, will take another 3 years to finish
5 years uni teaching experience in Japan EAP
1 in Korea
3 years high school experience
4 academic publications

[veiledsentiments]

Major differences? Less to do... tiny country. No, you don't have to live on a compound, but your employer may place you in one. Lots fewer jobs and options... basically just QU and the branches of US and other universities in University City - which rarely advertise as they bring most of their teachers from their home countries.

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[shibainu69]

whats the reason that they use compounds compared with the UAE?

[millie18]

Because employers tend to rent bulk accomodation (whole buildings or compounds) for employees. Hence there are more compounds vs smaller standalone villas available.

[veiledsentiments]

Just in case it raises your expectations, it is very rare for a TEFLer to get a "villa" anywhere in the Gulf. A villa is the term used for a stand alone house. Some teaching couples with more than a couple kids will often be able to negotiate a larger housing allowance in order to rent one. But reality is that 90+% of us will be in flats... either spread around the area or in clusters that one could call a "compound." Depends on how housing development has moved in the particular area.

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