TEFL Jobs in Gabon
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Gabon has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Gabon 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 Gabon
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Country Information - Gabon |
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Gabonese Republic National name: République Gabonaise President: Omar Bongo (1967) Premier: Jean-François Ntoutoume (1999) Area: 103,346 sq mi (267,667 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 1,389,201 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 36.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 53.6/1000; life expectancy: 55.8; density per sq mi: 13 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Libreville, 661,600 Other large cities: Port-Gentil, 116,200; Franceville, 41,300 Monetary unit: CFA Franc Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi Ethnicity/race: Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings: Fang, Punu, Nzeiby, Mbede (Obamba/Bateke); other Africans and Europeans 11.3%, including 0.8% French and 0.8% persons of dual nationality Religions: Christian 55%-75%, Animist, Islam less than 1% Literacy rate: 63% (1995 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $7.966 billion; per capita $5,900. Real growth rate: 1.9%. Inflation: 1.5%. Unemployment: 21% (1997 est.). Arable land: 1%. Agriculture: cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish. Labor force: 650,000; agriculture 60%, services 25%, industry 15%. Industries: petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, and gold mining; chemicals; ship repair; food and beverage; textile; lumbering and plywood; cement. Natural resources: petroleum, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower. Exports: $2.891 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001). Imports: $1.079 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials. Major trading partners: U.S., France, China, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands. Member of French Community Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 39,000 (2000); mobile cellular: 120,000 (2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 7 (and 11 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2001). Radios: 208,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 3 (plus six repeaters) (2001). Televisions: 63,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2001). Internet users: 18,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 814 km (2002). Highways: total: 8,464 km; paved: 838 km; unpaved: 7,626 km (2000 est.). Waterways: 1,600 km perennially navigable. Ports and harbors: Cap Lopez, Kango, Lambarene, Libreville, Mayumba, Owendo, Port-Gentil. Airports: 57 (2002). International disputes: creation of a maritime boundary in hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay with Equatorial Guinea is hampered by dispute over small islets on Mbane/Mbagne bank, administered and occupied by Gabon since the 1970s.
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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.