TEFL Jobs in The Bahamas
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in The Bahamas has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in The Bahamas 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.
There are many web sites that offer details of TEFL Jobs that are available worldwide including this one. Unlike some other sites though, ESL Junction will not charge you for this or any other service. Below you can find more information about The Bahamas
If you have something that you would like to contribute then please contact us. There is a severe lack of information on the internet about TEFL Jobs in The Bahamas so please help us to help other TEFL teachers by contributing.
Country Information - The Bahamas |
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Commonwealth of the Bahamas Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952) Governor-General: Ivy Dumont (2001) Prime Minister: Perry Christie (2002) Area: 5,382 sq mi (13,940 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 301,790 (growth rate: 0.7%); birth rate: 17.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 25.2/1000; life expectancy: 65.5; density per sq mi: 56 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Nassau, 222,200 Monetary unit: Bahamian dollar Language: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) Ethnicity/race: black 85%, white 12%, Asian and Hispanic 3% Religions: Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12% Literacy rate: 98.2% (1995 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $5.295 billion; per capita $17,700. Real growth rate: 3%. Inflation: 1.2%. Unemployment: 10.2%. Arable land: 1%. Agriculture: citrus, vegetables; poultry. Labor force: 156,000 (1999); tourism 40%, other services 50%, industry 5%, agriculture 5% (1995 est.). Industries: tourism, banking, cement, oil refining and transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe. Natural resources: salt, aragonite, timber, arable land. Exports: $617 million (2002 est.): fish and crawfish; rum, salt, chemicals; fruit and vegetables (1999). Imports: $1.614 billion (2002 est.): machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals (1999). Major trading partners: U.S., France, Germany, UK, South Korea, Italy, Japan. Member of Commonwealth of Nations Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 96,000 (1997); mobile cellular: 6,152 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998). Radios: 215,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997). Televisions: 67,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 19 (2000). Internet users: 13,100 (2001). Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 2,693 km; paved: 1,546 km; unpaved: 1,147 km (1997). Ports and harbors: Freeport, Matthew Town, Nassau. Airports: 67 (2001). International disputes: none.
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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.