EFL Jobs in Yemen
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Yemen has meant that there are a number of EFL positions in Yemen 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 Yemen
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 Yemen so please help us to help other EFL teachers by contributing.
Country Information - Yemen |
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National name: Al Jumhuriyahal Yamaniyah President: Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990) Prime Minister: Abdul Qader Bajamal (2001) Area: 203,849 sq mi (527,970 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 20,727,063 (growth rate: 3.5%); birth rate: 43.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 61.5/1000; life expectancy: 61.8; density per sq mi: 102 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Sanaá, 1,778,900 Other large cities: Aden, 568,700; Hodiedah, 426,100; Tiaz, 317,600 Monetary unit: Rial Language: Arabic Ethnicity/race: predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans Religion: Islam (including Sunni and Shiite), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu Literacy rate: 50% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $16.25 billion; per capita $800. Real growth rate: 1.9%. Inflation: 12.2%. Unemployment: 35% (2003 est.). Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish. Labor force: 5.98 million. Industries: crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement. Natural resources: petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, copper, fertile soil in west. Exports: $3.92 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish. Imports: $3.042 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals. Major trading partners: India, Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia, U.S., Singapore, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia, France. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 291,359 (1999); mobile cellular: 32,042 (2000). Radio broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998). Radios: 1.05 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 470,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users: 17,000 (2002). Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 67,000 km; paved: 7,705 km; unpaved: 59,295 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla, As Salif, Ras Issa, Mocha, Nishtun. Airports: 44 (2002). International disputes: Eritrea protests Yemeni fishing around the Hanish islands awarded to Eritrea by the ICJ in 1999; nomadic groups in border region with Saudi Arabia resist demarcation of boundary.
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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.