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Gazoo1000
Joined: 22 Apr 2012 Posts: 59 Location: There
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:00 pm Post subject: Kuwait Ministry of Defense MOD Grammar Test |
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Has anyone taken this test? If so can you describe how difficult or easy it was?
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MuscatGary
Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 1364 Location: Flying around the ME...
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Kuwait Ministry of Defense MOD Grammar Test |
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Gazoo1000 wrote: |
Has anyone taken this test? If so can you describe how difficult or easy it was?
Thanks,
Gazoo |
It's easy, they'll also make you do a demo lesson. |
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Gazoo1000
Joined: 22 Apr 2012 Posts: 59 Location: There
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:37 pm Post subject: Kuwait Ministry of Defense |
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For those of you working here now:
Do they really fire people for no reason as people on this site often mention? Is it all that bad working here?
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Gazoo |
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EFL Educator
Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 988 Location: Cape Town
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 2:23 am Post subject: |
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You must be ready to be given the sack anytime...turnover is extremely high...they are always advertising for EFL teachers and the pay is peanuts for Kuwait . However if you are an EFL backpacker in the Middle East this may be the perfect job for you!!! |
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MuscatGary
Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 1364 Location: Flying around the ME...
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:15 am Post subject: |
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It's terrible. The accommodation is a dump in the middle of nowhere and Kuwait itself is a dump. Worst place I ever worked, worse country I ever visited. |
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Gazoo1000
Joined: 22 Apr 2012 Posts: 59 Location: There
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Can you give me an example of some of the grammar questions they asked you? |
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EFL Educator
Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 988 Location: Cape Town
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Grammar question? Why ya wants to teachs Englis her? |
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MuscatGary
Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 1364 Location: Flying around the ME...
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:32 am Post subject: |
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Gazoo1000 wrote: |
Can you give me an example of some of the grammar questions they asked you? |
It's a few years ago since I was there so can't remember, it's a written test. Trust me it's easy, if you can't pass it then you shouldn't be teaching English. |
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EFL Educator
Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 988 Location: Cape Town
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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The reality is they hired s lot of unqualified native speaking EFL backpackers in the past mainly from SE Asia who couldn't teach English and that is why this so called "Grammar Test" was created. Simply put these EFL backpackers were cheap to hire...a native speaker with a western looking face..or aka a warm body to put in the classroom who was willing to work for the lowest salary possible in Kuwait teaching English to arrogant and lazy students who could really care less about learning the language. |
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globebot
Joined: 20 Sep 2013 Posts: 76
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:27 am Post subject: Reply |
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If memory serves me right, the so called "grammar test" is nothing to get worked up about. However, the Egyptian Mafia running the operation take perverse pride in humiliating English speakers on the silliest pretexts, and grammar is one of their favourites. The generals grew up on grammar to the point of obsession, often overlooking the usual exceptions to the rule. And this is pretty much all they know about the language. As for the lesson demo, be prepared for some nasty heckling. These guys live to make your life as miserable as possible. And blue ballpoint ink is the only kind allowed. You are not allowed to go over the lines in the lesson plan templates. If you do, be prepared to get chewed out by Mad Cow Mia or Dr. Psycho Abdullah!
Hayakalekum! |
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EFL Educator
Joined: 17 Jul 2013 Posts: 988 Location: Cape Town
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:13 am Post subject: |
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Mad Cow Mia and Dr. Psycho Abdullah... |
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globebot
Joined: 20 Sep 2013 Posts: 76
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:39 am Post subject: Reply |
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Check out the entire dysfunctional cast in the KMad AlMarefa Excuse for a Company post |
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CVN-76
Joined: 28 Mar 2014 Posts: 171
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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MuscatGary wrote: |
It's terrible. The accommodation is a dump in the middle of nowhere and Kuwait itself is a dump. Worst place I ever worked, worse country I ever visited. |
I second that. I've never taught in Saudi, and I never will, but the MOD is no doubt one of the worst employers in TESOL. It's hall-of-fame nastiness there. I also found Kuwait to be one of the dumpiest places to work. Laos is nicer, although it's much poorer. |
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canadianUAE
Joined: 12 Jan 2016 Posts: 41
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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I realise this was a while ago, I was emailed about this place, I'd not even applied, lol. I 'd applied to somewhere in Saudi. I out of the blue get an email saying they want to hire me here for a few months, "on probabtion". and were emailing me left and write asking if I'd done the police security, etc. I told them I was not interested at all. They then sent me pics of the accommodation to try to persuade me I guess. it made me want to stay clear even more though!
As they say, if it seems to good to be true, or to be bad, then it prob is. |
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talktome
Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Posts: 45
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:26 am Post subject: |
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I just got hired to teach at the DLS at Subhan
I wasn't told of any test.
Will I be taking it when I get to Texas for training or when I arrive in Kuwait? |
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