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ESL teacher dress code

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kingkarrie
11/4/2016 12:43 EST

I have just accepted an offer to teach at a university in Riyadh. I am female. What am I expected to wear in the classroom? I know most women take their abaya off when around only women. Do normal business clothes work?

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susanofarabia
11/5/2016 01:43 EST

You can ask your new employer for a copy of their faculty manual. It will likely have a section on their dress code. I teach at a university in Jeddah. Its faculty manual states that trousers are not allowed, no clingy clothes, no see-though clothes, no cleavage should be shown, and sleeves must extend to below the elbows. However, many teachers on our campus do wear trousers, but with an overblouse that extends to below the crotch. And many teachers and admin staff do wear clingy tops with shorter sleeves or generally tight, figure-revealing outfits. Periodically, there are threats from on-high that those not following the faculty manual's dress code will be sanctioned. For an interval after each such warning, everyone wears long skirts and sleeves.

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Arnobi

From: Saudi Arabia
11/5/2016 09:47 EST

Females are usually expected to wear ankle-length dresses and sleaves that cover the arms down to the wrists. These rules are based on government regulations.

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