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

Daddy!! That was my first thought Laughing

but was trying to be serious. (but I know you can never resist...)

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ootii · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:49 am Post subject:

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

dmb already said that... Cool

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Yeah, but who believes what I say?

ootii · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject:

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

Henry_Cowell · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley

From an interview with the rector of the new University of Kurdistan (Hawler):

Q: Why was English chosen as the language of instruction for all of the degrees?

Vali: We chose English for two reasons. First, English is the universal language of the modern social, political sciences as well as economics, management and business studies, and information technology. At present throughout the world at least 70 percent of texts in these subjects are published in English. Kurdish, and for that matter Arabic, Persian and Turkish, though highly developed literary languages, are not the language of modern social sciences. Those who teach social sciences in these languages would testify to this fact.

Secondly, the degree courses will be validated by Bradford University - a British university. There could be no grounds for academic collaboration if we do not have a common language.

Q: Who is on the academic staff of the University of Kurdistan?
Vali: Only native English speakers and fully qualified teachers of English as a foreign language will teach English in the foundation year. English language teaching will be managed as a distinct department. The lecturers and professors for the degree programmes are mainly from abroad; Western or Kurdish academics teaching in Western universities, some young academics but mostly established and experienced staff with a good track record in teaching, research and publication.

Bebsi · Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 958

DMB,

You say that no one believes what you say?

That's just not true!!

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dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Now I'm confused..... honestly

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

And I suppose that you are going to claim that this is a new thing?

stoth1972 · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject:

Well, I am told that Sabis/Choueifat is not paying ANYWHERE near $120 K pa. How much would be enough to work in Iraq?

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

To me that wouldn't be half enough, but I just noticed something... the poster said 120K *PLUS* pa

So, pa can't mean per annum...

We are back to my question at the top of the page again.

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dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

NadiaK · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 206

= 120K+ (i.e. over 120 K) per annum?