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Duffy
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 Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: Heads Up II |
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Not wishing to upset the Mods and have my post removed again!!
If anyone wishes to apply to the MoHE for Business, Design, IT, Communications and English positions,(remember PHd's or MA's only), please PM me for the working email address.
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veiledsentiments
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Were you a bad boy and posted a job ad Duffy? 
Are they actually hiring English teachers direct? Most of their agents post ads on this regularly. But, I haven't seen the Ministry advertise for quite a long time. (years?)
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Duffy
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Hi VS,
YES!
The ministry are recruiting direct for the disciplines I mentioned in my post.
They are desperate, yet are wary,mentioning to me personally that Degree Mill diplomas are "totally unacceptable". All applicants who forward copies of diplomas will have them checked as a matter of course.
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veiledsentiments
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But, by English positions, do they mean EFL in the foundations programs or in upper level classes.
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flutterbayou
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
But, by English positions, do they mean EFL in the foundations programs or in upper level classes.
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Both, VS. The Applied Sciences Colleges still have a few year 3 education majors who need to complete upper level coursework and practicums. Rustaq continues as an Education College, and will train English majors in upper level courses.
Interesting to note, though, is that the positions opening with MOHE are upper level English courses in disguise, as lecturers in journalism, hospitality management, international business, etc., will have their hands full with English lessons mingled into their coursework. |
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veiledsentiments
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| flutterbayou wrote: |
| Interesting to note, though, is that the positions opening with MOHE are upper level English courses in disguise, as lecturers in journalism, hospitality management, international business, etc., will have their hands full with English lessons mingled into their coursework. |
That is rather SOP in the Gulf - and especially in Oman - as students are passed up to academic courses normally at about a 400 level on the TOEFL - with a few exceptions, of course.
And that will continue until they improve English teaching in the schools. A year in Foundations English is not half enough for the majority of the students.
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flutterbayou
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:33 am Post subject: lecturing in English and TOEFL |
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Hi, VS -
Recall that the max score on the iBT is now 120. ETS now gives a max score of 30 points for the 4 areas.
I know you're interested in just about everything involving teaching, so here are sample iBT minimal scores accepted by a handful of unis:
http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.
UNDERGRADUATE
Please note: some departments may require higher scores than those listed here. For complete information, please visit the institution's Web site.
Arizona State University
Pre-Professional Programs - Total Score: 61
Professional Programs - Total Score: 79
Austin Community College
Total Score: 71
Boston University - College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, College of Engineering, College of Fine Arts, School of Hospitality Administration, Sargent College
Reading: 21
Listening: 18
Speaking: 23
Writing: 22
Boston University - College of General Studies, School of Management
Reading: 25
Listening: 21
Speaking: 23
Writing: 22
Calvin College
Total Score: 80
Carson-Newman College
Total Score: 79
Central Queensland University
Associate Degree - Total Score: 61, including a score of 17 or more in the Writing section
Undergraduate Degree - Total Score: 79, including a score of 20 or more in the Writing section
Columbia International University
Total Score: 80
Columbus State Community College
Total Score: 54-55 |
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