TEFL Jobs in Eritrea
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Eritrea has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Eritrea 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 Eritrea
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Country Information - Eritrea |
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President: Isaias Afwerki (1993) Area: 46,842 sq mi (121,320 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 4,561,599 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 38.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 74.9/1000; life expectancy: 52.2; density per sq mi: 97 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Asmara, 899,000 (metro. area), 400,000 (city proper) Other large cities: the ports of Massawa, 30,700; and Assab, 56,300 Monetary unit: Nakfa Languages: Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages Ethnicity/race: ethnic Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3% Religions: Islam, Eritrean Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Protestant Literacy rate: 59% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $4.154 billion; per capita $900. Real growth rate: 2.5%. Inflation: 10%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 5%. Agriculture : sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, coffee, sisal; livestock, goats; fish. Labor force: n.a.; agriculture 80%, industry and services 20%. Industries: food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles. Natural resources: gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish. Exports: $56 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures (2000). Imports: $600 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods (2000). Major trading partners: Italy, Germany, France, U.S., Netherlands, Ukraine, Turkey (2002). Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 30,000 (2001); mobile cellular: n.a.; note: mobile cellular service was introduced in May 2001 Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2000). Radios: 345,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (2000). Televisions: 1,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2001). Internet users: 10,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 306 km (2002). Highways: total: 4,010 km; paved: 874 km; unpaved: 3,136 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Assab (Aseb), Massawa (Mits'iwa). Airports: 18 (2002). International disputes: Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by 2002 independent boundary commission delimitation decision, but demarcation, scheduled to begin in 2003, has been hampered by technical delays and Ethiopian concerns that the decision ignored "human geography" and awarded Badme, the focus of the 1998-2000 war, to Eritrea, demarcation of the boundary has been postponed indefinately; UN Peacekeeping Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) monitors a 25 km wide Temporary Security Zone in Eritrea until the demarcation; Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; Eritrea protests Yemeni fishing around the Hanish Islands awarded to Eritrea by the ICJ in 1999.
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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.