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Hello my name is Danielle and I am very interested in learning how to become an EFL teacher and would like some info about what you do as teachers. I am a senior in high school and am currently involved in a teaching program. We are required to write a paper on any topic of teaching, I chose my passion. However, I am not quite sure how the whole system works. How do you get a job abroad? What are some of the requirements? Is it difficult to get a job in smaller/rural areas? Do you need funding? If you are interested in working in areas that are very far away from civilization, deep jungle areas for example, how do you go about doing that? Should you be accompanied by people, meaning can you go by yourself or is it better to go with a group? How does the government play into what you teach / how you teach? If you are a missionary going in to teach not only English but your religion as well how should you go about that? (That is an optional question that you may or may not feel comfortable answering) Do you have to know a basic knowledge of the country�s language? These are just a few questions that I have. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me out by answering as many questions as you can. Thank you so very much.
-Dani-

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