American Language Center (ALC) in Yemen is a fun and friendly private establishment that offers short (5 week) courses in English language instruction. Our students are aged 13 to adult and are either sponsored by various organisations or are private students. With native English speakers from Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA and local Yemeni teachers, ALC is becoming the most popular and successful English language school in the port city of Aden – we’re expanding rapidly and need more native English-speaking teachers immediately!

Here's a basic contract outline:

Job: English teacher.
Starting date: 28 August 2004
Requirements: Degree TESOL or equivalent certification, experience preferred
Place of work: Khormaksar, Aden, Republic of Yemen
Contract duration: 6 months
Working hours: Full-time (6 hours per day) weekdays. Mornings & afternoons depending on class schedule; weekends off
Session duration: 5 weeks (week-long paid holiday follows each session)
Salary (minimum and tax-free): U.S. $600.00 per month (if we pay for your airfare) – OR - U.S. $800.00 per month (if you pay for your own airfare)

ALC pays for your entry visa, work permit, free (shared) accommodation and (if you take U.S. $600.00 per month salary) your airfare to and from your country of origin. Optional overtime, free field trips and free Arabic classes are also on offer if you're interested!

We use New Interchange, Passages, Global Links and Yemeni governmental curricula depending on which class(es) you are assigned. We also conduct TOEFL preparation and computing courses. We have local teachers to handle brand new students to English who still need instruction in Arabic – you’ll most likely have students in Level 2 and above. Yemeni students are a pleasure to teach since they are easy-going and eager to learn, and we keep class sizes below 15 where we can (but not more than 20 where we can’t).

On a personal note, I'm happy to answer any and all questions regarding ALC and Aden in general. I’ve been in Yemen for more than six months now and regard the people amongst the friendliest and warmest I have ever known. You need not worry about your personal safety or terrorism in Yemen.

The following websites contain general information about Yemen that you might find helpful:

http://www.yementimes.com
http://www.yemen.net.ye

Regards,

James Blaauw
Director of Studies
American Language Center