TEFL Jobs in Azerbaijan
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Azerbaijan has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Azerbaijan and worldwide. Most countries require that you have a minimum of a Bachelors degree but it is still possible to gain an TEFL position in some countries with no qualifications if you are a native speaker.
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Country Information - Azerbaijan |
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Republic of Azerbaijan President: Ilham Aliyev (2003) Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade (2003) Area: 33,436 sq mi (86,600 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 7,911,974 (growth rate: 0.6%); birth rate: 20.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 81.7/1000; life expectancy: 63.4; density per sq mi: 237 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Baku, 2,118,600 (metro area), 1,235,400 (city proper), a port on the Caspian Sea Other large cities (2004 est.): Ganja, 303,000; Sumgait, 280,500 Monetary unit: Manat Languages: Azerbaijani Turkic 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.) Ethnicity/race: Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.). Note: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region Religions: Islam 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.) Literacy rate: 97% (1989 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $30.01 billion; per capita $3,800. Real growth rate: 9.8%. Inflation: 4.6%. Unemployment: 1.2% (official rate). Arable land: 19%. Agriculture: cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats. Labor force: 5.09 million; agriculture and forestry 32%, industry and construction 15%, services 53% (1997). Industries: petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, alumina. Exports: $2.605 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): oil and gas 90%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs. Imports: $2.498 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals. Major trading partners: Italy, France, Israel, Turkey, Russia, U.S., Iran, Germany. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 663,000 (1997); mobile cellular: 40,000 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998). Radios: 175,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997). Televisions: 170,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000). Internet users: 12,000 (2001). Transportation: Railways: total: 2,125 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines (1993 est.). Highways: total: 36,700 km; paved: 31,800 km; unpaved: 4,900 km (1990). Ports and harbors: Baku (Baki). Airports: 52 (2001). International disputes: Armenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists in Nagorno-Karabakh and militarily occupies almost one-fifth of Azerbaijan-Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) continues to mediate dispute; Azerbaijan signed bilateral agreements with Russia delimiting the Caspian seabed, but littoral states are far from multilateral agreement on dividing the waters and seabed regimes-Iran insists on division of Caspian Sea into five equal sectors while Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have generally agreed upon equidistant seabed boundaries; Iran threatens to conduct oil exploration in Azerbaijani-claimed waters, while interdicting Azerbaijani activities; Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan await ICJ decision to resolve sovereignty dispute over oilfields in the Caspian Sea.
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Please Note that ESL stands for English as a Second Language and should really only be used when referring to courses that take place in a country where the primary language is English i.e. England America etc.
TEFL Means English as a Foreign Language and should be used in countries where the primary language is something other than English i.e. Spain, Thailand, Brazil.