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[veiledsentiments]

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[johnslat]

We are not, however, commenting on how badly English was treated in that announcement.

Regards,
John

[scot47]

There is no law against mangling the Language of Shakespeare !

[johnslat]

Dear scot47,

Good thing - because if there were, lots of Saudis would face long sentences:


"Because of the factors explained above and the importance of taking into account the needs of the country and labor market, as well as the ministry's continuing efforts to develop and improve the education system in line with the sustainable development in all sectors of Saudi Arabia, the ministry has decided to suspend all parallel education programs other than the medical and engineering disciplines, as well as the bridging programs for health diplomas starting from the next academic year 1436/1437"



Regards,
Ramblin' John

[scot47]

20 years penal servitude for that one.

[veiledsentiments]

But, JohnSlat... that would be a short sentence in Arabic. Rambling yes, but at least it has a subject and verb in there.

VS

[johnslat]

It's funny - the biggest problem in writing my Hispanic students have is also rambling and run-on sentences,

That Arab occupation of the Iberian peninsula has a lot to answer for.

Regards,
John

[nomad soul]

76% of university seats still vacant
Arab News | 10 July 2015
Source: http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/774396

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Education has made 300,000 seats available at 28 public universities for high school graduates, but a whopping 76 percent of these seats are vacant.

According to figures posted on the ministry’s website, only 69,317 students have been enrolled in public universities for bachelor’s degrees for the next academic year, at the end of the acceptance period. Girls have left boys behind in the admissions game, with 38,092 enrolling for the degree courses out 69,317. A total of 420 female students are enrolled as associate students and 268 are enrolled in the parallel education system, while 513 male students are enrolled in the parallel education system.

The ministry said that it has made 144,436 seats available for female students at universities as per specific requirements for the bachelor’s degree, while 136,764 seats allocated for male students.

(End of article)

[I-forgot]

Oh my!

There is a (small) chance that there will enough staff at the beginning of next semester! Will wonders never cease?

[Captain Willard]

Even when the students are duly enrolled and matriculated at a Saudi university, their seats are frequently vacant, and sometimes more than 76%.

[scot47]

The use of "seat" meaning place at a university is an annoying Indianism. It is also a reflection of the idea that students do nothing but sit. Come to think of it that might be appropriate for some of them !

[Captain Willard]

The students would need to be in the classroom to sit, or course. When they are in the classroom, they are very active on their mobile phones. For important calls, they may stand up and hide behind a pillar in the back of the room. Some enjoy sitting on the floor and playing cards if forced to attend class. Saudi students do much more than just sit. They can multi-task extremely well!

[Janiny]

Multitasking? It's not even possible. Maybe Tolkien's elves, or even Rowling's can since they're magical beings, but ordinary human beings can't do it.

Don't believe me? Just google 'is multitasking possible'. You'll get a slew of results that say it isn't.

Why is it illegal in any reasonable country to text and drive?

I noticed years ago that despite cellphones being advertised as being able to take four calls at once while you surf the net and text and cook dinner, in reality all that has to happen is for someone to get a second call as the microwave dings and they're freaking out.

[veiledsentiments]

I think you might have missed Capt Willard's tongue-in-cheek...

VS