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Since our last update two weeks ago, new job vacancies have been posted in China, Oman, Poland, Russia, Mexico, Taiwan, Chile, Italy, the UK, South Korea, Canada, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Kuwait and the Czech Republic. Here’s a selection:

Kuwait Airways need a native speaker English language instructor with at least 3 years experience.

Teaching Chile need teachers for secondary level, university level and adult learners in cities across Chile.

Global Village Vancouver are looking for an ESL Program Administrative Assistant to work in a fast-paced environment in Canada.

This week we’ve also launched the ESL exam centres directory. We’ve listed centres in 130 countries where your students can take Cambridge ESOL exams (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC and YLE), IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT and GRE. If your students are studying preparation courses for any of these exams, find out where they can sit the exams here.

The latest post in our TEFL chat forum comes from Pswinney. He says “I am taking up a teaching position in Japan in the new year and would appreciate some advice on the common learning difficulties Japanese students experience when learning English.”

If you can help Pswinney, post your reply here.

That’s it this week. For those of you starting new jobs in September, good luck!

If you want to spend 10 weeks in this historic town, the Lake School of English are looking for a CELTA qualified teacher to start in October and teach 21 hours a week.

If you want to work in Asia and enjoy teaching children, this could be the job for you. Cheung Sheung school in Hong Kong are looking for teachers urgently, for a September start. If you have a teaching qualification and experience teaching children, have a look at the full details of this job opportunity.

Did you know that you can apply for this and other jobs by sending your CV directly through eslbase? All you need to do is create an account, then follow the links to add your CV. Once you’ve done this, you’ll see a link within each job advert to “send your CV through eslbase”.

ARTOS Language School are looking for qualified and experienced native speaker teachers for two or five year contracts. ARTOS, established in 1991, describe Olsztyn as the “capital of the lake district” and “the most picturesque region of Poland”.

The school offers General English, Business English and ESP to adults and children, and prepares students for external exams. They offer a salary of between 3000 and 6000 PLN, and assist teachers in finding suitable accommodation.

The deadline for applications is 25 August, so if you like the sound of this job, have a look at the full details of the vacancy.

Kelt, a well-established school in Surabaya, is looking for qualified teachers to start in October 2006, teaching mainly general English to adults and children.

Salary is 10 million Rp a month after tax, and housing, utilities and servants are provided. If this sounds like you, have a look at Kelt’s job details to apply.

If you are a dedicated, outgoing American or Canadian, and want to teach conversational English in China, this could be the job for you. Heng Feng Foreign Language School need teachers for one year contracts to teach children from 5 to 17 years old.

They are offering a free furnished apatment and paid round trip airfare, among other benefits. For more information and to apply, have a look at the full details of this TEFL job opportunity.

There are TEFL job opportunities this week in Europe (Spain, Estonia, Turkey, the UK and Poland), Asia (Kazakhstan, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam and Brunei, the Middle East and Africa (Egypt and Kenya) and Central America (Honduras). Here ’s a selection:

CfBT is offering an attractive tax free salary package to qualified EFL teachers to teach in government schools in Brunei.

If you want to work on sustainable development in a disadvantaged community, AVIF need long and short term volunteers for their projects in Kenya.

SDM English in Istanbul, Turkey, need qualified and experienced teachers urgently.

Atlantic Bilingual School are looking for elementary, middle and high school teachers for the academic year starting in August, in Puerto Cortes, Honduras.

We’ve added a directory of English language schools and agencies in South Korea to our English Language Schools section. If you’re looking for work in South Korea, why not contact schools and agencies directly?

Finally, at the language exchange, you can now find out quickly how many native speakers are registered for a particular language, and how many people are looking to practise that language. So, if you want to practise Thai, for example, just click the “learn Thai” link at the bottom of this page, and you’ll see how many native speakers are waiting to chat with you!

That’s all this week! Have fun teaching.

Centre Cultural are looking for EU passport holders with at least a year of experience to teach in a small school about 80 miles from Barcelona. If this sounds like you, have a look at Centre Cultural’s job details.

Changsha Foreign Languages School need 4 native speaker teachers immediately. They are offering, amongst other benefits, the cost of travel to Changsha, free food in the school cafeteria, an apartment with amenities, and insurance. You will be teaching 18 periods of 40 minutes per week - any extra is paid at the rate of 60 Yuan for each extra class.

If this sounds like the job for you, have a look at the full details of benefits and requirements here.

Pagoda Academy are looking for reading, writing, conversation and business English teachers. If you want to teach only adults, with a maximum class size of 12, have a look at this vacancy. They tell you the top 10 reasons to teach at Pagoda, which include free days off, a month long vacation and pay increases every 6 months! Pagoda have positions opening year-round for experienced teachers with a background in English education or with a TEFL qualification. They also accept applications from experienced teachers who have graduated in different areas of study.

If you’re like most teachers, thinking of new and exciting activities every day for your classes is not easy, and often we simply don’t have the time (or energy!) . Our latest article has 10 ideas that need little preparation, to liven up your ESL classes!

If you are interested in teaching English in Singapore, Colombia, Turkey or Germany, we’ve added these countries to our English Language Schools section. So if you don’t want to wait for job adverts, and want to contact schools directly, check out the directory of English Language Schools.

The latest question in the TEFL forum comes from Monica, who says “I have an offer to work in the GEC English Center in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia. Can anyone tell me anything about this school?” If you can help Monica, visit the Teaching in Asia forum.

There are jobs this week in Ethiopia, Greece, Poland, China, Mexico, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago and more. Here’s a selection:

Team Speak Spoke Spoken in Tobago is looking for a new General Manager.

Chuo Gaigo Gakuin in Maebashi, Japan, are offering 250,000 Yen a month to teach adults and children, either part-time or full-time.

Gushi Yonghe High School in Henan Province, China, need two native speaker teachers to teach conversational English from 1 September.

That’s it! Have a good week teaching…

Sunhill School in Solnechnogorsk, Moscow region, is looking for full time teachers for 6 or 10 month contracts. The school is in a green zone in the Moscow region, in a beautiful small town.

If you are a TEFL certified native English speaker, with at least one year of experience, Sunhill School can offer you, among other benefits, a high local salary and free accommodation.

To see more details, and to apply for this job, check out the full advert.

Our latest article is about using pop songs to improve listening comprehension skills. As music pervades virtually every part of our life, why not use it in our teaching, Larry Lynch suggests. If you have a song that you like to use for a particular language point, or for listening comprehension in general, and want to suggest it to other teachers, you can post a comment on the article.

This week, there are new TEFL job opportunities in Spain, Japan, Sudan, Poland, Italy, Taiwan, Venezuela, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia and more. Here’s a selection:

Santis Educational Services in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia are offering a competitive salary and fully furnished accommodation close to the school to teach adults and children.

Yasar University in Izmir, Turkey, are looking for qualified and experienced native speaker teachers for the 2006-2007 academic year.

Have a good week in TEFL!

Profi-Lingua are looking for full time teachers to teach in locations all over Poland from October 2006. They have classes from Beginner to Proficiency level, with a maximum of 15 students per class. They place a heavy emphasis on speaking and conversational ability, and prepare students for external exams.

Profi-Lingua are offering 2-3 weeks of winter holidays in addition to national and religious holidays. Among the facilities availale at the school are library, audio and video facilities, and free internet access.

If you are interested in these positions, have a look at the full job details here.

Here’s a job with a difference… HELP Language Association need a qualified TEFL teacher for Young Learners. The job entails working in state schools in the mornings, on projects to help with spoken English, followed by work at HELP in the afternoons, with a multi-activity approach.

HELP says that Drama or Theatre experience would be a plus but is not essential. If this sounds like you, have a look at the full job details.

You can apply for this job and others by sending your resume directly through eslbase. Just click on the “Send your resume” link in the advertisement.

New Century Study have one position remaining for a teacher in their new, state-of-the-art language school in Khartoum. The school offers British English tuition, so they are primarily looking for British, TEFL-certified teachers.

Among other benefits, they offer paid accommodation, hearlthcare, return airfare and an end-of-contract bonus.

If this sounds like you, have a look at the job details quickly to get that final place!

This week on eslbase, there are new job opportunities in Europe (Slovakia, Spain and Serbia and Montenegro), Asia (Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan and China), the Middle East (Syria) and Central and South America (Ecuador, Panama and Nicaragua).

Here’s a selection…

Communicatos, a small English school in the Galapagos Islands, is looking for volunteers and day care directors… Peppy Kids Club, a network of English conversation schools in Japan is looking for children’s instructors… and the Nightingale School of English in Novi Becej, Serbia and Montenegro, needs experienced and qualified teachers to start in September.

If teaching in India interests you, we’ve just added a list of English language schools in India to our “Language schools” section - you’ll find links to the websites of schools from Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi to Uttaranchal!

Finally today, here are a couple of the latest questions from the teaching forums…

In the eslbase lounge, Uncle Joe says:
“I’m thinking about doing a TEFL course, and was wondering what motivated you to do it. Any info/advice would be great.”

In Training and courses, kelsnichole asks:
“I know we’ve all agreed that CELTA and CertTOSEL certificates are the “only” degrees to have if you’re going to teach abroad. But what about for us “poor folk” that cant afford those schools? I cant take 4 weeks off work, pay for housing and food, and 2-3K for another school. What are my options?”

If you can answer these questions, or if you have one of your own, pay a visit to the forum.

That’s all, have a good week in TEFL!

Here’s a totally different opportunity to our last post - an opportunity for Corporate Language Trainers in various locations in China, with EF.

They are looking for full and part time Corporare Trainers with at least one year of experience and a CELTA qualification or equivalent.

Vacancies are also available for Senior Corporate Accounts Trainers, with duties including providing support and guidance for trainers, scheduling, inducting new trainers and administering tests. For these postions you will need at least two years of experience.

To apply for these positions, have a look at the full job details here.

If you think teaching in China could be for you, but need to know more about living and working there, why not have a look at our teachers’ advice for China or ask a question in our forum.

If you want to work in one of the world’s most diverse and beautiful countries, and enjoy working with children, Sekolah Djuwita are looking for elementary school teachers for three of their centres in Indonesia. The contract is from 1 August 2006 until 30 June 2007. They are offering a salary of 10 million Rupiah (about USD $1100), one month paid holiday and a host of other benefits. You can see full details of this opportunity here.

For this and all the other TEFL jobs available on eslbase, did you know that you can send your resume automatically with one click? Just register and follow the links to add your resume. In each job advert, you’ll see a link to “send your resume through eslbase”.

If you already work with children and need some fresh ideas, why not have a look at this “Teaching ESL to Children” article.

Good luck with your job search!

This week on eslbase are some tips for teaching children from George and Daisy Stocker. They point out the common mistake of treating children like short adults, and give 7 pieces of advice for approaching kids classes.

If you like to contact schools directly in search of jobs, we’ve just added the latest country to our schools lists, New Zealand.

There are new jobs this week in China, Indonesia, Mexico, Slovakia, Costa Rica, Germany, Honduras and more. Greenwich School in Warsaw, Poland, is urgently looking for teachers to start in October, and Tristar Technical Training Services is looking for teachers for a contract to improve the English of Petroleum Company employees in Deir Ezzor, Syria. Or if you prefer to teach children, Mobica is looking for a resident tutor for the 8 year old grandson of one of Egypt’s most prominent and renowned businessmen.

We’re also launching the ESL site review on the blog. Every couple of weeks, we’ll take a look at a new ESL site. If you’d like your site reviewed, just drop us an email.