TEFL Jobs in Guyana
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Guyana has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Guyana 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 Guyana
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Country Information - Guyana |
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Cooperative Republic of Guyana President: Bharrat Jagdeo (1999) Prime Minister: Samuel Hinds (1999) Area: 83,000 sq mi (214,970 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 765,283 (growth rate: 0.3%); birth rate: 18.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 33.3/1000; life expectancy: 65.5; density per sq mi: 9 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Georgetown, 227,700 Monetary unit: Guyanese dollar Languages: English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu Ethnicity/race: East Indian 50%; black 36%; Amerindian 7%; white, Chinese, and mixed 7% Religions: Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Islam 10%, other 5% Literacy rate: 99% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $2.899 billion; per capita $3,800. Real growth rate: 1.9%. Inflation: 4.5%. Unemployment: 9.1% (2000) (understated). Arable land: 2%. Labor force: 418,000 (2001 est.); agriculture n.a., industry n.a., services n.a. Agriculture: sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish (shrimp). Industries: bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining. Natural resources: bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish. Exports: $512 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): sugar, gold, bauxite/alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber. Imports: $612 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food. Major trading partners: Canada, U.S., Netherlands Antilles, UK, Jamaica, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy, Cuba. Member of Commonwealth of Nations Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 70,000 (2000); mobile cellular: 6,100 (2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998). Radios: 420,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 3 (one public station; two private stations which relay U.S. satellite services) (1997). Televisions: 46,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2000). Internet users: 95,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 187 km (all dedicated to ore transport) (2001 est.). Highways: total: 7,970 km; paved: 590 km; unpaved: 7,380 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 5,900 km total of navigable waterways; Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo Rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km, respectively. Ports and harbors: Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Parika. Airports: 51 (2002). International disputes: all of the area west of the Essequibo (river) claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Kutari [Koetari] rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne); territorial sea boundary with Suriname is in dispute.
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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.