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sisyphus · Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Posts: 170

I am looking at Birmingham UK which I know has good reputation but is 7000GBP.
The other possibility is St Marys University College ,which has some intensive taught weekends.

Any other recognised Unis UK doing the MA which are acceptable for Saudi, UAE etc?
Ta for tips etc...

Neil McBeath · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 277 Location: Saudi Arabia

The Aston University MSc. in EFL or ESP is recognised.

The Masters in Applied Linguistics from Macquarie University in Australia is also recognised.

Opinions differ on this one, but the consensus appears to be that the UAE Ministry of Education , NOT the UAE Ministry of Higher Education, has a problem with distance MAs. Most other employers do not, though asgain attitudes might be coloured by the experiences that they have had with holders of particular qualifications in the past.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

In KSA there is some suspicion of degrees earned solely by distance. Preference is given to those with so-called "blended degrees". By this is meant a course that includes a residential element or at least some face-to-face contact with the course providers.

smedini · Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 178

The University of Southern Queensland in Australia has a good program that's not expensive and is considered a "well respected qualification" in the UAE.

IMHO
~smedini

Dominic-Pax · Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 77

I did my MA TESL/TEFL with University of Birmingham (UK). No problems so far. It's a great program.

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I also have an MA TESL/TEFL from UBirmingham. There were two Saudi teachers also on the course..they needed the MA to get wage increases at their jobs in Saudi. So I would presume the degree is recognised, at least by some employers in the Kingdom.