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Libya used to be popular with TEFL teachers who were happy to meet the country’s particular challenges in return for a handsome salary.  It’s a country rich in history with places named in the bible and sites where you might be the only tourist.  However, the sad events of the last few years mean that a TEFL teacher should check with his or her government’s  foreign office before considering a teaching position in Libya.

Capital
Tripolis
Currency
Dinar
Area Code
218
Languages
Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)

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TEFL Nightmares - ‘Enough is Enough, I Quit!’ Tuesday 25 Feb 2020

Doubts had already started to grow in my mind about the new TEFL job I’d accepted teaching business English in Benghazi, Libya (before the overthrow of Gaddafi). Just getting to Libya had been a comedy of errors. To cap a frustrating 48-hour journey from the UK I was then asked to do the most ludicrous thing I’ve ever encountered as a teacher.  Standing outside the apartment I was meant to share with my colleague my boss asked if I wouldn’t mind physically throwing out the teacher I was replacing who was refusing to leave the flat after being sacked.   I dropped my suitcases full of TEFL books on the ground and tried to remain calm as I informed my DoS that I was getting on the first plane out of Libya if they didn’t put me in a hotel till they sorted this mess out.


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