Post by Gregory Grove on Jun 10, 2010 14:38:09 GMT -5
Who owns the school?
The school director, Fidel.
How old is the school ?
The school was founded in 2003.
Is it licensed by the government with proper permits to provide EFL instruction?
ILC is licensed in Amazonas under Resolución nº 0772-2005 / 0228 - 2008.
How many students are enrolled in the school?
Currently we have around 145 students per month enrolled in the school. This varies seasonally: the government vacation months (January, February, and August) are particularly vulnerable to fluctuation.
Are classes given in a traditional classroom learning environment?
Lessons are provided in classrooms, in the traditional manner.
However, we also offer foreign language karaoke, weekend conversation clubs, reading materials, computer access, wi-fi, interactive CD ROMs with a variety of learning games.
There are many informal opportunities to practise the target language, also.
What is the job description?
As a small school, all contracted hours are negotiable, and depend upon availability of groups for study.
Class sizes : 4 - 12 students per class
Class duration : 1.5 hours per class, generally but not exclusively in the evenings, between 5 and 10pm.
Materials : All student books, workbooks, CDs, marking rubrics and teacher materials are provided.
English – Pockets / Let’s Begin / Let’s Go textbooks (children aged 4-11)
English - American Headway textbooks (basic, pre-intermediate, and intermediate levels);
English - New Headway (upper intermediate and advanced levels).
English – specialist courses: Person to Person (conversation), At Your Service (tourism), ToEFL iBT, Michigan ECCE.
French - Café Creme: Tout Va Bien.
Italian – Caffé Italia.
German – Tangram Aktuell
Portuguese – Bem Vindo
Spanish - Español Sin Fronteras, ELE Curso de Español para Estranjeros, Conquistando El Español.
Exams : Written exams (one hour) are held in the last lesson of each month.
Course duration :
Each standard monthly weekday course lasts 18 lessons. Effectively, students pay for one month of classes at a time (it takes 4-6 months to complete a full level of a course).
Therefore, teachers are expected to work 3.5 weeks per month.
Teachers have between 1-3 days' break at the end of each month - combined with a weekend, this is an excellent opportunity to travel. Three times a year, you'll get a week or more free, at Navidad (Christmas), Pascua (Easter), and the Fiestas Patronales de Chachapoyas (early August).
Accommodation :
11 Fully equipped teaching rooms, with CD, or DVD/television, whiteboard, and a library of books / newspapers.
How many hours will I actually teach English?
An estimated 4-6 hours per day, dependent on demand.
[Vanessa Carr]