TEFL Jobs in Guatamala
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Guatamala has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Guatamala 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.
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Country Information - Guatamala |
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Republic of Guatemala National name: República de Guatemala President: Oscar Berger (2004) Area: 42,042 sq mi (108,890 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 14,655,189 (growth rate: 2.6%); birth rate: 34.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 35.9/1000; life expectancy: 65.1; density per sq mi: 349 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Guatemala City, 2,655,900 (metro. area), 1,128,800 (city proper) Other large cities: Mixco, 287,600; Villa Nueva, 138,900 Monetary unit: Quetzal Languages: Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) Ethnicity/race: Mestizo (Ladino)-mixed Amerindian-Spanish ancestry-55%, Amerindian (Mayan) or predominantly Amerindian 43%, whites and others 2% Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs Literacy rate: 71% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $59.47 billion; per capita $4,200. Real growth rate: 2.6%. Inflation: 7.2%. Unemployment: 7.5% (2003 est.). Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens. Labor force: 3.68 million; agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% (1999 est.). Industries: sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism. Natural resources: petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower. Exports: $2.763 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, meat, apparel, petroleum, electricity. Imports: $5.749 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity. Major trading partners: U.S., El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, South Korea, China. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 665,061 (June 2000); mobile cellular: 663,296 (Sept. 2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000). Radios: 835,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 1.323 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2000). Internet users: 200,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 884 km (2002). Highways: total: 14,118 km; paved: 4,871 km (including 74 km of expressways); unpaved: 9,247 km (1999). Waterways: 990 km. Ports and harbors: Champerico, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Quetzal, San Jose, Santo Tomas de Castilla. Airports: 466 (2002). International disputes: Guatemalan squatters continue to settle in Belize border region; OAS brokered Differendum in 2002 creating small adjustment to land boundary, large Guatemalan maritime corridor in Caribbean, joint ecological park for disputed Sapodilla Cays, and substantial U.S.-UK financial package, but agreement was not brought to popular referendum leaving Guatemalan claim to southern half of Belize intact.
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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.