TEFL Jobs in Iceland
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Iceland has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Iceland 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 Iceland
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Country Information - Iceland |
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Republic of Iceland National name: Lydveldid Island President: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (2004) Prime Minister: Halldór Ásgrímsson (2004) Area: 39,768 sq mi (103,000 sq km) 1 Population (2005 est.): 296,737(growth rate: 0.9%); birth rate: 13.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.3/1000; life expectancy: 80.2; density per sq mi: 7 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Reykjavik, 184,200 (metro. area), 114,800 (city proper) Monetary unit: Icelandic króna Language: Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken Ethnicity/race: homogeneous mixture of Norse/Celtic descendants 94%, population of foreign origin 6% Religions: Church of Iceland (Evangelical Lutheran) 87.1%, other Protestant 4.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, other 7.1% (2002) Literacy rate: 100% (1997 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $9.373 billion; per capita $31,900. Real growth rate: 1.8%. Inflation: 4%. Unemployment: 3.1%. Arable land: 0.07%. Agriculture: potatoes, green vegetables, chicken, pork, mutton; fish. Labor force: 158,100; agriculture 5.1%, fishing and fish processing 11.8%, manufacturing 12.9%, construction 10.7%, other services 59.5% (1999). Industries: fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production, geothermal power; tourism. Natural resources: fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite. Exports: $2.379 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): fish and fish products 70%, animal products, aluminum, diatomite and ferrosilicon. Imports : $2.59 billion (2003 est.): machinery and equipment, petroleum products; foodstuffs, textiles. Major trading partners: Germany, UK, Netherlands, U.S., Spain, Denmark, Portugal, Norway, Sweden. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 196,984 (2001); mobile cellular: 248,131 (2001). Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998). Radios: 260,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 98,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 20 (2001). Internet users: 220,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 12,955 km; paved: 3,863 km; unpaved: 9,092 km (2003). Ports and harbors: Akureyri, Hornafjordur, Isafjordhur, KTEFLavik, Raufarhofn, Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur, Straumsvik, Vestmannaeyjar. Airports: 86 (2002). International disputes: Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area); dispute with Denmark over the Faroe Islands' fisheries median line boundary within 200 NM; disputes with Denmark, the UK, and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental shelf boundary outside 200 NM.
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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.