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[Deicide]

after English...

Welche Sprachen sind am meisten im Nahosten gefragt, neben Englisch natuerlich...

I ask the question because I am a bilingual English/German speaker. Unfortunately I do not have a masters or a magister, just a B.A., a CELTA and several years teaching experience. Is it still possible to swing something profitable in the Middle East with those kind of qualifications?
I would be grateful for all advice and tipps....


Ich stelle die Frage, weil ich zweisprachig in Deutsch/Englisch bin. Leider besitzte weder einen Masters noch einen Magister, bloss einen B.A., eine CELTA Bescheinigung und einige Jahre Lehrerfahrung. Besteht die Moeglichkeit trotz fehlenden Magisters bzw. Masters mit den oben erwaehnten Qualifikationen an etwas Rentables im Nahosten heranzukommen? Ich waere dankbar fuer jeden Rat bzw Tipp, den ich bekommen kann....

[Cleopatra]

English is really the only foreign language which is widely studied in the Middle East. Actually, that may not be strictly true: French has traditionally been the European language of choice in the Levant, but even there, it is gradually being replaced by English.

Certainly in the Gulf countries, there is very little interest in any foreign language other than English. Even there, French would probably be the second choice - German would be well down the list.

[caliph]

Chinese is coming into vogue.

The Higher colleges of Technology in Abu Dhabi needs teachers ASAP.

[sharko]

Apart from English, other languages aren't popular here. However, I just saw an ad for German and Spanish Lecturers at the Lebanese American University's campus in Byblos: www.lau.edu.lb
I'm optimistic that the situation will improve very soon!

[Queen of Sheba]

Demon would be useful at this point.