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Appendix B: TEFL Locations around the World
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✓ Qualifications: A degree and certificate are required in most cases.
✓ Salaries: £300 per month and free accommodation or about £25 an hour
for private lessons.
✓ Travelling: Aeroflot, KLM and Russian Sibir Airines.
✓ Visa: Employers should arrange a work permit before you arrive but most foreigners work illegally and may end up paying bribes.
✓ Where to teach: Moscow and St Petersburgh.
Saudi Arabia
Male and female students and staff are segregated at universities. It is a Muslim country under Sharia law. Alcohol is banned, most jobs are for men and everything stops for prayers.The daytime temperature is very high, often, above 50 degrees.
✓ Accommodation: This is quite expensive if you are independent from a company but the standard is high.
✓ Classes: Classes have up to 30 students and classroom discipline can be quite hard. You have to follow a strict curriculum and use set materials.
✓ Contracts: You work 5 to 6 days a week, 33 contact hours plus administrative time on a one or two year contract that includes help with accommodation, airfare and medical cover. You get 4 weeks paid holidays plus national holidays and an end-of-contract bonus
✓ Cost of living: The general costs are the same as most European countries but imported food is quite expensive.
✓ Qualifications: A degree plus a diploma or MA and two years experience.
✓ Salaries: £1,500 a month tax free plus £550 housing allowance or free
accommodation plus help with transport costs.
✓ Travelling: Saudi Airlines
✓ Visa: It isn’t possible to get a working visa without a job offer. Individuals from certain religious faiths are not eligible and you need to be over 22.
✓ Where to teach: Jeddah and Riyadh.