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Clutch Cargo · Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 14

Hi guys,
I'm considering a move in the next 6 mths from Nth Asia to your neck of the oasis and was after some indications re. the general job market climate there.
I'm Australian(35-single male) with B ed and applied linguistics major. Am lined up to do a distance masters-applied ling in 04 and will have 1yr public school (primary) exp and 1 yr private English school by early 04.
What's the requirements for teaching in companies as opposed to general English schools (or is this the wrong breakdown of the EFL scene there)?
Any usefuls would be gladly accepted.

ohman · Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 239 Location: B' Um Fouk, Egypt

Your biggest concern in the Gulf will be classroom management, not curriculum--especially military and tertiary work. A Bachelor's degree is often all that is required. Sometimes experience outweighs credentials.

If you define mettle as a strength of spirit, determination, pluck or courage, then you will need a lot of it in Saudi Arabia. The real danger is what you'll find when you're alone in your flat at the end of the day with a whole lot of day light left, all dressed up and no place to go. Do you draw? paint? write poetry?compose songs? are you working on a novel? would you like to read the OED from A to Z? are you a praying man?
Saudi could be the perfect place for you to come and work on that Masters degree or a PhD.