EFL Jobs in Albania
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Albania has meant that there are a number of EFL positions in Albania and worldwide. Most countries require that you have a minimum of a Bachelors degree but it is still possible to gain an EFL position in some countries with no qualifications if you are a native speaker.
There are many web sites that offer details of EFL 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 Albania
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Country Information - Albania |
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The Republic of Albania National name: Republika E Shqiperise President: Alfred Moisiu (2002) Prime Minister: Fatos Nano (2002) Area: 11,100 sq mi (28,748 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 3,563,112 (growth rate: 0.5%); birth rate: 15.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 21.5/1000; life expectancy: 77.2; density per sq mi: 321 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Tirana, 353,400 Other large cities: Durres, 113,900; Elbasan, 97,000 Monetary unit: Lek Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek Ethnicity/race: Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2%: Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians (1989 est.) Religions: Islam 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% (est.) Literacy rate: 87% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $17.46 billion; per capita $4,900. Real growth rate: 5.6%. Inflation: 3.2%. Unemployment: 14.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.). Arable land: 21%. Agriculture: wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, dairy products. Labor force: 1.09 million (not including 352,000 emigrant workers); agriculture 57%, non-agricultural private sector 20%, public sector 23%. Industries: food processing, textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower. Exports: $425 million (f.o.b., 2003 est.): textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco. Imports: $1.76 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals. Major trading partners: Italy, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 120,000 (2001); mobile cellular: 250,000 (2001). Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 4, shortwave 2 (2001). Radios: 1 million (2001). Television broadcast stations: 3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001). Televisions: 700,000 (2001). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (2001). Internet users: 12,000 (2001). Transportation: Railways: total: 447 km (2002 est.). Highways: total: 18,000 km; paved: 5,400 km; unpaved: 12,600 km (2000 est.). Waterways: 43 km plus Albanian sections of Lake Scutari, Lake Ohrid, and Lake Prespa (1990). Ports and harbors: Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore. Airports: 12 (2002). International disputes: The Albanian Government calls for the protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians outside its borders in the Kosovo region of Serbia and Montenegro, and in the northern Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, while continuing to seek regional cooperation; some outside ethnic Albanian groups voice union with Albania.
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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.
EFL 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.