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GYC3181 - Teaching conversational English Country: Mali Cost: £1295.00 Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, kit or visas     Duration: 1 months Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7627 or

 

	This placement would suit... This placement suits people hoping to become teachers and those who are not who want to do something worthwhile. The teaching placements are ideal for good English speakers who want to do something worthwhile, other than just traveling in a country. Teaching conversational English is a great way to give something back to your host community. You will be teaching in primary and secondary schools in Bamako. If you have a preference for either age groups then do let us know. Despite being culturally rich and the site of one of the oldest civilisations in history, Mali is still a very poor country. Despite this very few state sponsored schools exist and so most children go to fee paying schools. These schools are nothing like the elite fee paying schools that we are used to at home. Often, families will save all they can to send their children to school. Mali is a French speaking country but most people will speak their own tribal language first. All lessons are conducted in French and so this means that although this is a great place to improve your French, you will come home with a strange accent, French with a strong West African accent! Mali was once a great centre for global trade and was the gateway for the lucrative trade routes across the Sahara. Even today, most business is focussed towards the global economy and so a working knowledge of English is essential of you want to get a good job. Your job will be to work as a language assistant, working with small groups of children to improve their English speaking and listening skills. The ability to talk about football is an absolute requirement for all looking to teach in soccer mad Mali! Note all projects working with children require a background check. This is an extra cost of about £10 but we will make the necessary arrangements. Parking tickets, speeding fines, and some criminal convictions will not prevent you from joining us; we simply check if you have any prior convictions relating to harming children. 0845 344 7627 Joining Global Volunteer Projects is as much about learning as it is about giving. Our programmes are designed to incorporate learning the local language and something about the local culture. All our programmes include, where applicable, basic language courses as well as 'culture' courses. This may be drumming in Ghana, yoga in India or learning Swahili in Tanzania. We also offer a wide range of projects, teaching, conservation and orphanage work for those keen to get involved as well as medicine and journalism placements for those looking to gain that all important work experience.