TEFL Jobs in Belarus
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Belarus has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Belarus 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 Belarus
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Country Information - Belarus |
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Republic of Belarus President: Alyaksandr Lukashenka (1994) Prime Minister: Syarhey Sidorski (2003) Area: 80,154 sq mi (207,600 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 10,300,483 (growth rate: -0.1%); birth rate: 10.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.4/1000; life expectancy: 68.7; density per sq mi: 129 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Mensk (Minsk), 1,769,500 Other large cities: Gomel, 502,200; Mogilyov, 374,000; Vitebsk, 355,800; Grodno, 314,100; Brest, 306,300; Bobruysk, 228,100 Monetary unit: Belorussian ruble Language: Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other Ethnicity/race: Belorussian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4% Religion: Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) Literacy rate: 100% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $70.5 billion; per capita $6,800. Real growth rate: 6.4%. Inflation: 17.4%. Unemployment: 2% officially registered unemployed (2004); large number of underemployed workers. Arable land: 30%. Agriculture: grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk. Labor force: 4.305 million (Dec. 31, 2003); industry and construction n.a., agriculture and forestry n.a., services n.a. Industries: metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, television sets, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators. Natural resources: forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay. Exports: $9.413 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals; textiles, foodstuffs. Imports: $11.09 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, metals. Major trading partners: Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Germany. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 2.313 million (1997); mobile cellular: 8,167 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998). Radios: 3.02 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995). Televisions: 2.52 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 23 (2002). Internet users: 422,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 5,523 km (2002). Highways: total: 74,385 km; paved: 66,203 km; unpaved: 8,182 km (2000). Waterways: n.a.; note: Belarus has extensive and widely used canal and river systems. Ports and harbors: Mazyr. Airports: 124 (2002). International disputes: 1997 boundary treaty with Ukraine remains unratified over unresolved financial claims, preventing demarcation and encouraging illegal border crossing; boundaries with Latvia and Lithuania remain undemarcated despite European Union financial support.
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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.