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"I decided to join this project because I like to travel and to teach. I thought
this was a good way to get move teaching experience and a certificate to teach
English. Good experience." LindaAlumni Testimonials
"I plan to teach in different countries in Asia. I believe it is the best way to
get to know the country, its people and culture. I am hoping the course will
provide me with some useful tips and hints on doing that and give me ideas on
how to structure, plan and conduct classes for students of different age groups
and level of English.
Great country, thoroughly involved and hope it will open up new windows of
opportunities for me." Alena Huberova
Alumni Testimonials
"I chose to take up this project as I wanted some training in Teaching. I
already have a teacher’s degree from India but was not able to take up a formal
training. Moreover, I will be staying in Thailand for three years. So taking up
this course might help me in getting a teaching job in Thailand.
It was a great experience, especially going to the classrooms and teaching. It
gave us all the experience of real teaching and the issues connected to
teaching. The feedbacks form peers and the lessons helped us a lot to improve
our own style." Shalini Menon
Alumni Testimonials
"I enjoy traveling and gaining new experiences. I have many teachers in my
family who love the profession. My uncle taught in Japan and had a wonderful
experience. I currency have a friend teaching near Seoul who encouraged me to
teach in Korea. I have always wanted to teach young children." Lacy Calais
"Immerse to live and become absorbed in a Foreign Culture for an extended period
of time. It is a very lucky to have the opportunity to teach a first language
and make a living front it. Not many have the ability to do this and for that I
am grateful." David Cantor
"I wanted to do this project because I believe that actual teaching practice is
very important. I have no experience in teaching, and so I can definitely use
the practice. I am also very excited to be in Thailand!" San RobbinsAlumni Testimonials
"I decided to do this project because I wanted to not only travel but do
something for someone besides myself. I just graduated so I decided now was the
best time to do this. I am excited to learn to teach. English is such a useful
language, and I’m excited to share it!" Andie Vaughn
"I was interested very much to take up a job in middle east when I had applied
they wanted a TEFL certificate. That was when I thought there was something
beyond B. Ed. and M. Ed. that was a prerequisite in few countries. So
I chose ATI Kolkata." Viviana, ItalyAlumni Testimonials
"I chose ATI because I wanted to take a 3 weeks TESOL course in another country,
preferably in India and in Kolkata. I research ATI on the internet and only
found positive comments about it. It was also more affordable than some other
courses.
I enjoyed my experience in Kolkata and with ATI. The course was very relevant
and useful. The trainers were good and were available questions" Brain Meehan,
Ireland
"The 3 week of TESOL training experience was just awesome. The trainer has
delivered the best and the teaching technique has been well taught. Above all
the TP has given us a very good exposure without which this program could not
have been successful." Jisha Mathew
Country Facts
TEFL Trainees / ESL Teachers
Size
• Total area: 783562km2
• Land: km²
• Water: 1.3%
Population
• 2009 estimate 74,816,000
• 2008 census 71,517,100
• Growth rate: 1.01% (2008 est.)
• Birth rate: 16.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
• Death rate: 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
• Life expectancy: 72.62 years (2006 est.)
• male: 70.18 years
• female: 75.18 years
• Fertility rate: 1.92 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Neighboring country
There are the immediate neighboring countries of Turkey:
• Azerbaijan
• Armenia
• Bulgaria
• Georgia
• Greece
• Iran
• Syria
• Iraq
Currency
The official currency: New Turkish Lira (TRY) (introduced on 1 January 2005)
Currency can be exchanged at banks, exchange booths, post offices, airports and
ferry ports; banks have the worst rates and highest commissions, but will
exchange lesser known foreign currencies. Banks open mainly Monday to Friday,
but some are open daily in tourist areas. ATMs are widely available in major
cities and tourist areas, but Turkish ATM keypads usually do not have letters of
the alphabet on their keys. Most bank branches have ATMs which accept Cirrus and
Plus. Major credit cards are widely accepted; the most popular are Visa or
MasterCard, but American Express is accepted in many of the more expensive
places. Travellers cheques can be exchanged at some banks and currency exchange
offices, but are not as welcome as cash or credit cards. US dollars or Euros are
preferred. Some pensions and hotels in the most popular destinations accept US
dollars as payment.
TRY 1.00 = US$ 0.66; £ 0.41; C$ 0.70; A$ 0.74; R 4.92; € 0.46; NZ$ 0.92.
Politics
Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular
parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of
turkey is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Turkey's political system is based on a separation of powers. Executive power is
exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government
and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The judiciary is independent of the
executive and the legislature. Its current constitution was adopted on November
7, 1982 after a period of military rule, and enshrines the principle of
secularism.
Language
• Official language: Turkish
• Main minority languages: Kurdish, Zaza, Arabic, Laz, Armenian.
• Main immigrant languages: Albanian, Bosnian, Pomak
• Main foreign languages: English (17%), German (4%), French (3%).
Religion
Turkey is officially a secular state with no official religion since the
constitutional amendment in 1924.
• Islam (the largest religion-99% of the population-mostly Sunni)
• Christianity
• Judaism
Culture
• The music of Turkey includes elements of Central Asia folk music, Arabic,
Persian classic music, ancient Greco-Roman music and modern European and
American popular music. Turkey, rich in musical heritage, has developed this art
in two areas, Turkish classical music (similar to Greco- Roman) and Turkish folk
music (Similar to Central Asian).
• Turkish painting in the western sense only began in the 19th century, with the
founding by Osman Hamdi Bey, himself an accomplished painter, of the Academy of
Fine Arts.
• It is said that three major kinds of cuisine exist in the world; Turkish,
Chinese, and French. Fully justifying its reputation, Turkish Cuisine is always
a pleasant surprise for the visitor.
• In their homeland in Central Asia, Turks lived in dome-like tents appropriate
to their natural surroundings, and they were nomads. These tents later
influenced Turkish architecture and ornamental arts.
Sports
People of Turkey amuse themselves with a number sports events. Among them
following are popular:
• Sailing and Boat Trips, Gulet Cruising
• Scuba Diving
• Rafting & Canoeing
• Windsurfing
• Fishing
• Flying & Ballooning
• Caving (Spelunking)
• Hunting
• Football
• Golf
• Skiing
• Mountaineering
• Trekking/Backpacking
• Horseback riding
• Bird-watching (Ornithology)
• Wrestling/Oil Wrestling
Imp cities
The following cities have their own importance to be appeared in as notable
places in Turkey though there are more cities to remark.
• Istanbul
• Ankara
• Bursa
• Adana
• Gaziantep
• Konya
• Antalya
• Kayseri
• Mersin
• Eskisihir
• Diyarbakir
• Denizli
• Cizre
• Salihli
• Yalova
• Gemlik
• Talas