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holbrook
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 Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:02 am Post subject: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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| Due to the new drive to become accredited by SACS, nothing but an MA in a relevant field will due starting this year. Emails went out explaining to all staff that this would be the new policy and that contract renewal would be contingent upon having the appropriate qualification (MA). |
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Gordon
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Bindair Dundat
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:20 am Post subject: Re: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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| holbrook wrote: |
| ...nothing but an MA in a relevant field will due... |
Due?
Due tell. |
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Saphiya
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure that he's referring to HCT...but you can still teach Diploma (as opposed to Higher Diploma or Bachelor) courses without a Master's. |
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Afra
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| However, you will need a degree in the subject you are teaching, which is not the case at the moment. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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| Bindair Dundat wrote: |
| holbrook wrote: |
| ...nothing but an MA in a relevant field will due... |
Due?
Due tell. |
Oh you bully. You know it was do to a typo. |
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turtlepi1
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| Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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| holbrook wrote: |
| Due to the new drive to become accredited by SACS, nothing but an MA in a relevant field will due starting this year. Emails went out explaining to all staff that this would be the new policy and that contract renewal would be contingent upon having the appropriate qualification (MA). |
A bit overdue don't you think? |
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Bindair Dundat
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: Re: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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| Sheikh Inal Ovar wrote: |
| Bindair Dundat wrote: |
| holbrook wrote: |
| ...nothing but an MA in a relevant field will due... |
Due?
Due tell. |
Oh you bully. You know it was do to a typo. |
No, I thought it was doo to ignorance or carelessness.
Howcum every mistake these days is a "typo"? Nobody makes mistakes anymore, I guess... |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:44 am Post subject: Re: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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Bindair Dundat wrote:
Howcum every mistake these days is a "typo"? Nobody makes mistakes anymore, I guess... |
Or is it that in Gulf TEFL many a Homer Simpson masquerades as a Ned Flanders ... |
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holbrook
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:50 pm Post subject: sorry for the sloppy writing |
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Due to carelessness I typed "due" instead of "do." I'm sorry for all of the commotion, and misunderstanding. I can see how it must have obscured the meaning of my posting. I�ll try to be more careful in the future. I understand as English teachers grammar mistakes just leap off the page at you.
As for the �where� question.... I thought I was replying to a different posting about conditions at the HCT not initiating a new post.
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I�ll try to be more careful in the future. I understand as English teachers grammar mistakes just leap off the page at you |
Yes, they do rather, don't they? |
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grand fromage
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Anything but a masters just won't due anymore |
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[quote="turtlepi1"]
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A bit overdue don't you think? |
You must be joking! Many high school graduates could do better than some so-called EFL professionals (with a master's or not) around here 
Point in case: a highly "uneducated" (with all the right degrees  ) former supervisor of mine decreed that our students were doing too well on their exams because teachers were including examples in the test instructions. He then had everyone remove them from future assessments    This ban also included test-types that students were not familiar with! (Oh, please don't ask me why unreliable and invalid tests were written by "qualified" people. Your guess would be as good as mine  )
I could go on but I'd rather forget those dark days in my career.
Bottom line, blindly accepting people by the level of their education is irresponsible. Let's not lose sight of who we are really teaching in the UAE. For most of these students, a solid ESL and education background is enough. Considerable local experience is also beneficial. Sadly, people without local experience who oftenburn out in a jiffy are hired over better-qualified applicants who don't have that coveted higher degree. Does this make sense? |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:46 am Post subject: |
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...make sense?
I haven't even figured out what this thread is about... though I do think it has been amusing in spots...
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