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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

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American TESOL Institute Allumni with TEFL Certificate

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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." Linda

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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 Robbins

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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, Italy

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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

Alumni Testimonials

American TESOL Institute TEFL Certificate Course Alumni "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