TEFL Jobs in Colombia
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Colombia has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Colombia 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 Colombia
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 Colombia so please help us to help other TEFL teachers by contributing.
Country Information - Colombia |
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Republic of Colombia National name: República de Colombia President: Alvaro Uribe (2002) Area: 439,733 sq mi (1,138,910 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 42,954,279 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 20.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 21.0/1000; life expectancy: 71.7; density per sq mi: 98 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Santafé de Bogotá, 6,837,800 Other large cities: Cali, 2,283,200; Medellín, 1,957,800; Barranquilla, 1,330,400; Cartagena, 901,500 Monetary unit: Colombian Peso Language: Spanish Ethnicity/race: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% Religion: Roman Catholic 90% Literacy rate: 93% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $281.1 billion; per capita $6,600. Real growth rate: 3.6%. Inflation: 5.9%. Unemployment: 13.6%. Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp. Labor force: 20.7 million; services 46%, agriculture 30%, industry 24% (1990). Industries: textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower. Exports: $12.96 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers. Imports: $13.06 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity. Major trading partners: U.S., Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Germany. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 5,433,565 (Dec. 1997); mobile cellular: 1,800,229 (Dec. 1998). Radio broadcast stations: AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999). Radios: 21 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997). Televisions: 4.59 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 18 (2000). Internet users: 1.15 million (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 3,304 km (2002). Highways: total: 110,000 km; paved: 26,000 km; unpaved: 84,000 km (2000). Waterways: 18,140 km, navigable by river boats (April 1996). Ports and harbors: Bahia de Portete, Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Leticia, Puerto Bolivar, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco, Turbo. Airports: 1,050 (2002). International disputes: Nicaragua filed a claim against Honduras in 1999 and against Colombia in 2001 at the ICJ over disputed maritime boundary involving 50,000 sq km in the Caribbean Sea, including the Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank; maritime boundary dispute with Venezuela in the Gulf of Venezuela; Colombian drug activities penetrate Peruvian border area.
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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.