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ylleks78 · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

Hello everybody..

I have applied for three teaching positions in the UAE. These positions are in the Sabis schools, The Petroleum Institute and HCT. Already I have received a reply from Sabis and have arranged an interview. I wanted to know how long it normally take for the other two to make their minds on who they will interview. I applied at the beginning of the year for positions which commence in August/September.

Also the jobs I have applied for specify that the person needs three or five years teaching experience. Are they very strict about that? In my case I have been a tutor at a university for six years and have spent one year teaching full time in a secondary school. But when they say five years they probably mean five years FULL TIME. What do all the eslcafers think?

Jim

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

For PI, I would be certain that they will require an MA and X years of related experience. Since they are one of the highest payers and are rather small and need few teachers, I'd say that your chances there are very small. They will take people with the required years of teaching Academic ENglish to Arabic speakers.

HCT also tends to have very high requirements. I am not sure what you mean by 'tutor' as it has a different meaning for American and British systems. If you mean one-on-one lessons to help students get through first year writing or ESL classes, I doubt that they would consider it. They mean direct classroom experience teaching Academic English. But, they do hire a large number of teachers each year

From the information you posted, I would say that Sabis is probably your only option.

VS

ylleks78 · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

Thanks Veiled for your reply...

I have an M.Sc. and am presently finishing a Ph.D. in Maths. When I said tutor I meant teacher but not in the lecturer/professor sense. In the USA what do you call somebody who teaches classes(small) but isn't a lecturer?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

To be honest I have never taught in the US system, Laughing

but I suspect that most places use 'Instructor.' I have also seen 'lecturer' but don't know what the difference is in either the US or the Gulf.

I had the same jobs at different institutions in the Gulf which were sometimes called lecturer and sometimes assistant lecturer.

VS