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mishmumkin
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I worked for a good institute in name, but that was about where it ended. The person that owned and managed that institute in the UAE ran all of the operations under the same name throughout the Gulf. He also bought up institutions that normally carried good names (Inlingua among others)...he had quite a monopoly on English language acadmies w/in the Gulf. Having interviewed extensively w/ language academies in the UAE I would not recommend any to our OP. Their salaries are crappy, and if the employee is not a qualified teacher it is not uncommon for the employer to apply for a visa that makes one a "non-teacher." The result? Employees are subject to heavy teaching loads, the 40+ hour work week, etc.
The BC is about the only place I would recommend, though they do require the CELTA and in the UAE you have to be British. Hard jobs to come by, too. |
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Tom Le Seelleur
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To work under contract for the British Council you must be a native English Speaker. The Council does not say you have to be British.
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mishmumkin
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To work under contract for the British Council you must be a native English Speaker. The Council does not say you have to be British.
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No, not officially. I have known other BCs to hire English speakers of various origin (to teach), but I have never known the Dubai one to do this. I was told unofficially that if the need were there then they might, but that they have a regular stream of applicants. |
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