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Tiger Beer
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 Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:35 am Post subject: MA degrees in non-ESL/English/Linguistic degrees.. |
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I have a TESOL certificate, MA in international relations, and quite a few years teaching ESL in universities and institutes.
Most of the good ESL university jobs in the Middle East seem to also require specifically a MA in either ESL, English or Liguistics, which I don't have.
What are the ESL opportunities for MA holders (non ESL/English/Linguistics) to teach ESL in the Middle East? |
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Cleopatra
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| Most of the good ESL university jobs in the Middle East seem to also require specifically a MA in either ESL, English or Liguistics, which I don't have |
That's not quite true.
Most of the good employers say they require teachers with an MA in ESL or Applied Linguistics, but saying something is so doesn't neccessarily make it so. Some places are genuine when they claim they wont' take anyone without a relevant degree but others - including some whose job ads specify such an MA - will in reality accept candidates without one. I would say that someone like you, with years of teaching experience, stands a good chance of getting a job in the ME, certainly in KSA. |
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Afra
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| The HCT in the UAE require a degree in the area in which you teach; or so it seems! But it depends which level you are teaching. If you are teaching higher diploma/bachelors level, you need an MA in Applied Linguistics or TESOL. For diploma, at the moment, an MA Applied Linguistics/TESOL isn't necessary but this is becoming a grey area as accreditation does or doesn't progress. |
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veiledsentiments
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For many employers, they will look at your experience and if it meets their needs, they can be flexible about the type of MA. That said, the best employers are the ones that are the most demanding of meeting all the rules.
Gulf Employers prefer people with experience in teaching academic English, particularly writing and reading. If you have an unrelated MA and your experience has been teaching conversation classes, you may not have a very good chance with the top employers. But, as Cleo says, there are people who would hire you... particularly in KSA and some of the smaller new private universities in other countries.
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