TEFL Jobs in Chile
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Chile has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Chile 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 Chile
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 Chile so please help us to help other TEFL teachers by contributing.
Country Information - Chile |
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Republic of Chile National name: República de Chile President: Ricardo Lagos (2000) Area: 292,258 sq mi (756,950 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 15,980,912 (growth rate: 1.0%); birth rate: 15.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 8.8/1000; life expectancy: 76.6; density per sq mi: 55 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Santiago, 5,333,100 (metro.area), 4,372,800 (city proper) Other large cities: Viña del Mar, 303,100; Valparaíso, 274,100; Talcahuano, 252,800; Temuco, 247,200; Concepción, 217,600 Monetary unit: Chilean Peso Language: Spanish Ethnicity/race: white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2% Religions: Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, small Jewish and Muslim populations Literacy rate: 96% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $169.1 billion; per capita $10,700. Real growth rate: 5.8%. Inflation: 2.4%. Unemployment: 8.5%. Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: wheat, corn, grapes, beans, sugar beets, potatoes, fruit; beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber. Labor force: 6.2 million; agriculture 14%, industry 27%, services 59% (1997 est.). Industries: copper, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles. Natural resources: copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower. Exports: $20.44 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): copper, fish, fruits, paper and pulp, chemicals. Imports: $17.4 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): consumer goods, chemicals, motor vehicles, fuels, electrical machinery, heavy industrial machinery, food. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, China, Mexico, Italy, UK, Argentina, Brazil, Germany. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 2.603 million (1998); mobile cellular: 944,225 (1998). Radio broadcast stations: AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998). Radios: 5.18 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 3.15 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 7 (2000). Internet users: 3.1 million (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 6,585 km (2002). Highways: total: 79,814 km; paved: 15,484 km; unpaved: 64,330 km (2000). Waterways: 725 km. Ports and harbors: Antofagasta, Arica, Chanaral, Coquimbo, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Talcahuano, Valparaiso. Airports: 363 (2002). International disputes: Bolivia continues to press Chile and Peru to restore the Atacama corridor ceded to Chile in 1884; dispute with Peru over the economic zone delimited by the maritime boundary; Chile demands water rights to Bolivia's Rio Lauca and Silala Spring; Beagle Channel islands dispute resolved through Papal mediation in 1984, but armed incidents persist since 1992 oil discovery; territorial claim in Antarctica (Chilean Antarctic Territory) partially overlaps Argentine and British claims.
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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.