EFL Jobs in Vietnam
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Vietnam has meant that there are a number of EFL positions in Vietnam 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 Vietnam
If you have something that you would like to contribute then please contact us. There is a severe lack of information on the internet about EFL Jobs in Vietnam so please help us to help other EFL teachers by contributing.
Country Information - Vietnam |
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam National name: Công Hòa Xa Hôi Chú Nghia Viêt Nam President: Tran Duc Luong (1997) Prime Minister: Phan Van Khai (1997) Area: 127,243 sq mi (329,560 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 83,535,576 (growth rate: 1.0%); birth rate: 17.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 25.9/1000; life expectancy: 70.6; density per sq mi: 657 Capital (2003 est.): Hanoi, 2,543,700 (metro. area), 1,396,500 (city proper) Largest cities: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 5,894,100 (metro. area), 3,415,300 (city proper); Haiphong, 581,600; Da Nang, 452,700; Hué 271,900; Nha Trang, 270,100; Qui Nho'n, 199,700 Monetary unit: Dong Languages: Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second language); some French, Chinese, Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) Ethnicity/race: Vietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups Religions: Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim Literacy rate: 94% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $227.2 billion; per capita $2,700. Real growth rate: 7.7%. Inflation: 9.5%. Unemployment: 1.9%. Arable land: 20%. Agriculture: paddy rice, corn, potatoes, rubber, soybeans, coffee, tea, bananas, sugar; poultry, pigs; fish. Labor force: 42.98 million; agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% (2000 est.). Industries: food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building, mining, cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, coal, steel, paper. Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower. Exports: $19.88 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes. Imports: $22.5 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, Australia, China, Germany, Singapore, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 2.6 million (2000); mobile cellular: 730,155 (2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999). Radios: 8.2 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998). Televisions: 3.57 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2000). Internet users: 400,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 3,142 km (2002). Highways: total: 93,300 km; paved: 23,418 km; unpaved: 69,882 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 17,702 km navigable; more than 5,149 km navigable at all times by vessels up to 1.8 m draft. Ports and harbors: Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau. Airports: 47 (2002). International disputes: demarcation of the land boundary with China continues, but maritime boundary and joint fishing zone agreement remains unratified; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border; China occupies Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; involved in a complex dispute over Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Brunei; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," a mechanism to ease tension but which fell short of a legally binding "code of conduct."
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