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Dyslexic
Joined: 14 Feb 2007
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Location: Eastern Province, KSA
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 Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: PSMCHS-KFMMC Reply to kazazt |
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| The college know full well that anyone with satisfactory English is not aiming to become a paramedic. The college would have no students. |
Not all the students at PSMCHS have poor English speaking skills. Those who graduate usually have the necessary language skills; skills they had most likely brought with them to college. Students enrol with the expectation that instruction will be spoken in better English than they are used to. |
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Lonewolf
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| Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:47 am Post subject: |
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This is the situation in all of the universities in the Gulf... and so it has always been. I'm not sure why you find this surprising. The students likely have less trouble understanding Arabic-accented English that some of the strong local dialects of native English speakers. 
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Sorry, I didn�t make myself clear.
I�m not against Arabic-accented English. I oppose teachers teaching the entire class in the Arabic language. If the language of instruction is English, then where is the justification to articulate in Arabic? There is none.
Nor am I against non-native speakers teaching science or any other classes as long as they can be understood by their students. Why hire someone with lousy pronunciation? It�s done on assumption. I�m of the opinion it's done by someone in HR not doing or not knowing how to do their job properly. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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Location: USA
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You're actually rather ignoring the more obvious question. Why are they being taught in English in the first place? Why are they being passed on to content courses before they can read and understand enough English that they don't need to have so much translation in the classroom. (because most of them need it desperately)
The whole idea of teaching them in English is a joke anyway. It is and always has been smoke and mirrors. Anyone who has taught in the Gulf for years knows that many, if not most in some places, of the content courses end up being taught mostly in Arabic anyway. Everyone knows it.
Really... so what? IMHO, it's their ball and their game, I taught my classes and banked my salary. Let the Ministry of Higher Education worry about the rest of it.
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