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saharastars · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 107 Location: Wonderland

I thought that this might help people who are looking to apply in the KSA have some idea of what people are being offered in their pay packets.
Julie was offered a paltry $2,000, which I think is unfair.

is your pay under $2000?

or over?
I dont mean it to be specific but thought a poll might help, it seems I can't do one yet.

juliee · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: UK - Lebanon

saharaster

I've been offered $2000..

Look..though I'm British, but I only reached my O-levels in Scotland - I did my Baccalaureate, B.A. in English Literature at the Lebanese Uni. and have 4 years teaching experience in Lebanon - not uni. level though.

Do u think that has something to do with it. Everyone knows that they treat English as a 1st Language in Lebanon, starting from pre-school. They especially concentrate on Grammar.

Advise me.

Cleopatra · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:56 am Post subject:

juliee · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: UK - Lebanon

I was born in Scotland and lived there till my O levels. I am a native speaker and its in my C.V.

Cleopatra · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:58 am Post subject:

trapezius · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:39 am Post subject:

^ Correct. Furthermore, French is more commonly (and more fluently) spoken by Lebanese. (compared to English)

So in other words, English is the 3rd language in Lebanon, or maybe 2nd language along with French for some of the population.

And if you go out of the urban centers into the villages, you would be hard pressed to find more than a few people who speak [broken] English.

Cleopatra · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:19 pm Post subject:

Another question: Are you a British citizen? If so, did you apply as such?

Nationality has far greater bearing on pay scales than does 'native speaker' status. A British citizen will usually get paid a lot more than a Lebanese citizen for doing the same job, even if the former is not a native speaker and the latter is.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

juliee · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: UK - Lebanon

You mean GCSE - my mistake

juliee · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: UK - Lebanon

I applied as a British Citizen through Saxoncourt, but in Saudi they know the situation in Lebanon. The salaries are very low.

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

juliee · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: UK - Lebanon

I didn't say that English is a first language - I meant they teach English as if a first Language, using original British/American curriculums.

Sorry for any ambiguity ...

svatopluk · Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 81

$2000 is seriously low. $4000 is an acceptable wage.

TEFL must be the only profession where salaries go down as the years go by.

Middle East Beast · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 836 Location: Up a tree

I don't care WHAT credentials you have or lack, $2000 to work in Saudi Arabia is just nuts.

$2000 should be what you get just to agree to submit yourself to the treatment you'll receive there, THEN add on your salary for doing your job there.

For God's sake, we're talking about SAUDI FREAKIN' ARABIA!

juliee · Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 11 Location: UK - Lebanon

The old system in Scotland was SCE ordinary grades - now it's standard grades - I also studied GCSE in Scotland - where the subjects were not available as standard grades