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What course/degree should I go for to work as a lecturer oversees

I want to pursue my career in teaching but am confused whether I will get job oversees or middle east in the field.


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RE: What course/degree should I go for to work as a lecturer oversees

Dr Aparna
Dr Aparna
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Hello,

Thank you for choosing careerguide and writing to us. I am happy to guide you on your interest in teaching abroad. I understand you are asking about being a Lecturer at overseas institutions, preferably Middle East. I am not clear about your educational background as you have not mentioned any. But I would write a brief reply to help you understand.

Lecturers are employees working at University level. They preferably teach at colleges and Universities at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Lots of universities abroad allow Lecturers to teach PG students but doesn't restrict only with UG. But they only encourage Professor levels to teach for Professional degrees like the MBA. To teach abroad you need the following qualifications.

1. PhD: If you are a fresher into teaching, a Doctorate degree is mandatory. You can study PhD either in India or abroad and go into teaching soon after your PhD graduation. Universities abroad doesn't recruit if you are a fresher and you don't have a PhD degree.
2. Alternatively, if you have a Masters degree and a minimum of 5 year work experience in India, Universities abroad might consider you for a level 1 teaching position which will be an 'Assistant Lecturer' but the success of your job application is highly dependent on your research abilities. Universities abroad doesn't get impressed with only a Masters degree and five year work exp, they really want to be convinced with your research productivity. You should have been involved into continuous research, presented papers at National and International level conference in your field and should have a one or two pages of research journal publications. Producing a CV with at least 15-20 journal publications will strengthen your job application. There are Universities who require research publications from students even when they are sending in their PhD applications. The competition is very intense. So you should prepare yourself to be an outstanding researcher.
3. English language ability: Teaching abroad will require you to take IELTS/Cambridge/TOEFL tests. Passing either of these tests will help you to prove to the Universities that you are capable of understanding and communicating effectively in English. You can contact British council in your city for registering for an IELTS test or a Cambridge yest. You can contact www.ets.org/toefl if you want to give a TOEFL test. You can take either of these tests but in general IELTS is more popular and recognizable.
4. Teaching qualifications: There are Universities who specifically offer teaching qualifications to students to help them teach abroad. Institute of Education, London is highly reputable in the world to offer teaching qualifications. Visit the website here, www.ioe.ac.uk/study/22.html You can pick the course you want to study and send study application. In case you are considering to study, this is the right time to send study applications as you will be joining the school in Sept 2014. Applications will close end June and may not be considered for the current 2014 intake.

In sum, if you are expecting to do a specific teaching qualification, the degree offered at IOE London will help you. Else a PhD can only take you abroad for teaching at colleges and Universities. Alternatively, if you are aspiring teaching students abroad but are okay to teach at school level, a Masters degree plus a minimum of five year work exp will be sufficient.

I hope this briefing helps you. Good luck.

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