This placement would suit... anyone with an enthusiasm for teaching and a desire to learn!
 Bolivia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. With the English being the language of much international business and commerce, students are very keen to learn. The standards of conversational English teaching are usually not high, so students are keen to develop good spoken language skills wherever possible, which is where you can help as a volunteer English teacher. You can work as an English teaching volunteer in Bolivia without a formal teaching qualification, and you do not need to have a TEFL certificate. Whether you want to volunteer teaching during your gap year, career break or as part of an extended holiday period, you will have a role to play on one of our volunteer placements. Our main teaching project in Bolivia is located at the University of San Simon, in the town of Cochabamba, teaching English to University students. As a volunteer teacher at the University in Bolivia, you can expect to teach between about 18 and 20 hours a week, but remember you'll need more time to prepare a structured lesson. Teaching students who will often be a similar age to yourself is often fun and rewarding. They have chosen to study at University and so want to be there, and just because they are not school children it doesn't mean they won't enjoy playing games in your lesson - it will certainly make a change from their regular lectures! Your supervisor will be happy to guide you with lesson ideas if necessary. The main University holidays take place from mid December to the end of March. During this time we run our own popular Projects Abroad language classes. These are entirely programmed and run by Projects Abroad and are managed by Bolivia Director, Daniela Viljoen. In the past these English classes have been given to all levels of English students, from beginners to advanced, however Projects Abroad volunteers will now be working alongside the University of San Simon to help prepare final year students for their aptitude tests in either English or French. Volunteers who work on the holiday English or French classes will help prepare students in the areas of listening and comprehension as well as conversation and oral practice. The English proficiency exam is based on the Oxford University English Language test, and the French test is based on the DELF and DALF proficiency exams. This is a great placement if you want to learn Spanish. All volunteers based in Cochabamba are entitled to twenty hours of free Spanish lessons. These are given on a one-to-one basis with teachers from the Universidad Mayor de San Simon. Our local staff will work out a suitable time-table with you and your teacher. By working at the University, you'll make friends with Spanish-speaking adults, with whom you may want to socialise, and you'll stay with a Spanish-speaking host-family which will also improve your Spanish language skills immeasurably.
 Our users say..."Being invited to the houses of my students was very special: to eat, make bread, milk cows and see street fiestas! The students showed me so much kindness and were really keen to learn. We had so much fun in my lessons. I would say preparation is the key to easy and enjoyable classes" - Jennifer Way.
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