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johnslat · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject: JEC-PT and Jazan

From bulgogiboy in Jazan:

" . . . . . if you could just post that if anyone is looking for info on JEC-PT and/or Jazan, then I'd be happy to answer their questions."

So, if anyone has any questions, please PM bulgogiboy. If you don't have enough posts to PM, put your questions here, and I'll PM him.

Regards,
John

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Perhaps he could write up a little report for us on the working and living conditions and PM you with it.

VS

johnslat · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject:

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For information, please PM bulgogiboy

Regards,
John

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

Aside from all the negatives, $40K is way down on the salary scale; it is not "pretty good" even for a Saudi college.

Beansontoast · Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Posts: 9

I've now been in contact with 3 teachers at Jazan Poly trying to get some answers to a few basic questions:

1.How is management, any problems?
2.How are the students?
3.How is the institute/course run?

All the answers so far have been vague, evasive, or completely irrelevant.

I've received advice on whether or not I should come to Saudi, been told there's a Herfy's and a McDonald's nearby, and even that 'it's very difficult to have a western style life there'.
The replies included: 'These are very difficult questions to answer', 'it's up to you to research some more' and 'believe only what you are capable of believing'!.
I also recently requested information from a teacher, mentioning that I had found it frustrating that no one could address the questions directly. Still no information, though I was advised that maybe the position wasn't for me, as I needed clear answers.

What is going on over there?!!!!!!

BT

gelynch52ph · Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Posts: 132

I also would like to know about this institution and the positions. This also is a new ID and I must make sufficient posts.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

You've made it to 5, so you can do PMs now. Cool

VS

RobertinOman · Joined: 31 Jul 2010 Posts: 60

I have it on excellent authority that one can be perfectly happy working at JEC-PT if you have an obsequious nature, enjoy the company of informers and drunks, hold no political views to the right of Mao Tse Dong, and you don't mind that students have been demoralized by the managemet of the English program.
Everyone know that the occasional dishonest teacher willl give students copies of examinations before a test, JEC-PT is the only institution I know of where the head of the English department gave marked copies of the mid-term tests back to the teachers and told the teachers that the final examination would be identical to the mid-term.
It makes on wonder why the Saudi censorship banns viewing or posting on Saudi forum on Dave's ESL while inside Saudi Arabia.