TEFL Jobs in Brunei
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Brunei has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Brunei 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 Brunei
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Country Information - Brunei |
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State of Brunei Darussalam Sultan: Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (1967) Area: 2,228 sq mi (5,770 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 372,361 (growth rate: 1.9%); birth rate: 19.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 12.6/1000; life expectancy: 74.8; density per sq mi: 167 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Bandar Seri Begawan, 78,000 Other large cities: Kuala Belait 27,800, Seria 23,400 Monetary unit: Brunei dollar Languages: Malay (official), English, Chinese Ethnicity/race: Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12% Religions: Islam (official religion) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10% Literacy rate: 92% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2003 est.): $6.842 billion; per capita $23,600. Real growth rate: 3.2%. Inflation: 0.3%. Unemployment: 3.2% (2002 est.). Arable land: 1%. Agriculture: rice, vegetables, fruits, chickens, water buffalo. Labor force: 158,000 ; note: includes foreign workers and military personnel; temporary residents make up 40% of labor force (2002 est.); government 48%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10% (1999 est.). Industries: petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber. Exports: $3.439 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): crude oil, natural gas, refined products. Imports: $1.63 billion (c.i.f., 2003 est.): machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals. Major trading partners: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, U.S., China, Singapore, Malaysia, UK, Hong Kong. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 79,000 (1996); mobile cellular: 43,524 (1996). Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998). Radios: 329,000 (1998). Television broadcast stations: 2 (1997). Televisions: 201,900 (1998). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000). Internet users: 35,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 13 km (private line) (2001 est.). Highways: total: 2,525 km; paved: 2,525 km; unpaved: 0 km (2000). Waterways: 209 km; navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m. Ports and harbors: Bandar Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, Muara, Seria, Tutong. Airports: 2 (2002). International disputes: Involved in dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam; Brunei established an exclusive economic fishing zone encompassing Louisa Reef in southern Spratly Islands in 1984 but makes no public territorial claim to the offshore reefs; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," a mechanism to ease tension but which fell short of a legally binding "code of conduct."
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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.