TEFL Jobs in Ethiopia
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Ethiopia has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia so please help us to help other TEFL teachers by contributing.
Country Information - Ethiopia |
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia President: Girma Woldegiorgis (2001) Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi (1995) Area: 435,184 sq mi (1,127,127 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 73,053,286 (growth rate: 2.4%); birth rate: 38.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 95.3/1000; life expectancy: 48.8; density per sq mi: 168 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Addis Ababa, 2,716,200 Monetary unit: Birr Languages: Amharic (official), Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others Ethnicity/race: Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigrean 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1% Religions: Islam 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8% Literacy rate: 43% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $54.89 billion; per capita $800. Real growth rate: 11.6%. Inflation: 2.4%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 11%. Agriculture: cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, sugarcane, potatoes, qat; hides, cattle, sheep, goats. Labor force: n.a; agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, government and services 12%, industry and construction 8% (1985). Industries: food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metals processing, cement. Natural resources: small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower. Exports: $537 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds. Imports: $1.964 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles. Major trading partners: UK, Djibouti, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, U.S., China, India. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 231,900 (2000); mobile cellular: 17,800 (2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001). Radios: 15.2 million (2002). Television broadcast stations: 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002). Televisions: 682,000 (2002). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2002). Internet users: 20,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad) (2002). Highways: total: 31,571 km; paved: 3,789 km; unpaved: 27,782 km (2000). Ports and harbors: none. Airports: 83 (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; Ethiopia maintains only an administrative line and no international border with the Oromo region of southern Somalia and maintains alliances with local clans in opposition to the Transitional National Government in Mogadishu; "Somaliland" secessionists provide port facilities and trade ties to land-locked Ethiopia; efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Sudan have been delayed by civil war there.
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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.