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Nicholas19
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Hi,
I'm hopefully going to be teaching English in Saudi Arabia as of September. I have studied some Arabic at university but want to improve significantly during my time in the kingdom, so I'm interested in taking lessons every evening if possible. I've heard that King Saud University has a language centre. Does anyone know anything about costs? I should be teaching at King Saud University (provided the visa gets approved) so I'm wondering if there is a discount or if staff can attend lessons for free.
Also, I have noticed that King Saud University has scholarships for postgraduate studies (e.g. MAs and PhDs). If I were to go to KSA long-term I would like to continue my studies and get a PhD. I'm not sure if anyone has combined teaching EFL with postgraduate studies in Saudi and whether employers tend to approve or disapprove of this. I have an MA in Linguistics but would like to pursue postgraduate studies in Islamic Studies/Middle Eastern Studies.
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nomad soul
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| Nicholas19 wrote: |
| I've heard that King Saud University has a language centre. Does anyone know anything about costs? I should be teaching at King Saud University (provided the visa gets approved) so I'm wondering if there is a discount or if staff can attend lessons for free. |
These are questions that are best answered once you're in Saudi Arabia.
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| Also, I have noticed that King Saud University has scholarships for postgraduate studies (e.g. MAs and PhDs). If I were to go to KSA long-term I would like to continue my studies and get a PhD. I'm not sure if anyone has combined teaching EFL with postgraduate studies in Saudi and whether employers tend to approve or disapprove of this. I have an MA in Linguistics but would like to pursue postgraduate studies in Islamic Studies/Middle Eastern Studies. |
I guess you didn't notice the scholarship requires students to be enrolled full time. You won't find any employer willing to bring you over to KSA just so you can work part time. |
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Nicholas19
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| These are questions that are best answered once you're in Saudi Arabia. |
I was rather hoping someone who is currently teaching in Saudi Arabia might know about that. I assume at least some EFL teachers are taking Arabic lessons.
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| You won't find any employer willing to bring you over to KSA just so you can work part time. |
If you're only teaching 4 hours per day, you are essentially part time anyway. I've read that some people are doing DELTAs, which is more intensive in some respects than an MA, so I'm sure some people are doing MAs as well (perhaps not at a Saudi institution, but I'm just asking). In any case, I'll have to continue my postgraduate studies at some point so might have to go through British institutions. |
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veiledsentiments
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This has been asked before that there hasn't been anyone who reported studying either Arabic or a degree at an employer (except basic survival type courses) or local university. Some find private Arabic teachers and/or lessons at local mosques or language schools where naturally you pay. As to getting an MA or PhD, it is online degrees from outside unis. I doubt that either degree given by most Saudi employers would be recognized elsewhere.
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