Teaching English in Egypt

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teaching english in egypt

"I am an Egyptian English instructor. I teach business English, conversation and technical writing. Working as an English instructor here in Egypt is fun! Most Egyptians here like foreigners and they like to talk to them in English. Weather is pretty good, but in Summer it is hot but if you have an air conditioner, you will not feel this. People are friendly, prices are good, and there are many interesting places to visit."
Posted by Sherif Maher, 05/04/08

"Fortunately I have been living here in Egypt for a long time. In reality life here is extremely interesting as there are a lot of things to do. More importantly, one feels safe wherever one goes and whatever one does. On top of that, people are so friendly and seem cheerful despite their personal hardships."
Posted by Azmi, 24/09/07

Hi I am a Colombian woman and I found interesting your experience because I am an English teacher and my boyfriend is Egyptian. Sometime I would like to go to Egypt and live with him but I am afraid of doing so. I am not sure about working conditions for women, could you please tell me about it?
Posted by Angela, 23/09/06

"I teach adult classes in a private language/computer courses centre, and I would say that the best thing about teaching here, is the students. 99 per cent of them are extremely keen and well motivated since they need English in order to get a good job.

The weather is hot and humid from May to September and at night the buildings release the heat they have collected during the day into the apartments, so air-conditioning is essential. However, apartments for rent are plentiful and the nicer ones are usually available to foreigners only.

I have lived in Egypt for many years now as my husband is Egyptian, and I would say that it is one of the few countries in the world where people of different religions integrate freely with each other, often living in the same districts, even the same buildings. Religion is an important part of the culture, and so teachers (especially non-believers) should respect the fact that their students will be probably be deeply religious regardless of whether they are Muslim or Christian. It is also important to follow a modest dress code - in most places bare tummies or low necklines will cause some raised eyebrows and maybe even complaints.

I was surprised to see that frequent earthquakes occur according to the country information (The World Factbook). We have the occasional earth tremor, but have only had two quakes including the big one of 1992.

In short, Egypt is a rewarding place in which to work, an economical country in which to live but unfortunately salaries are not large. The best places to work are probably the British Council, International House or possibly teaching IGCSE or the American SATs in some of the more expensive private schools.

The people are very friendly and, of course, there are many monuments to see beside the pyramids, as well as great diving off the Red Sea coast."
Posted by Lorna, 05/12/05

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