| Country Turkmenistan
City Ashgabat
Host Institution Professional Organization of English Teachers Project Description
In summer 2006 Turkmenistan will host 2006 Central Asian Teachers of English Conference in Ashgabat. The EL Fellow will need to initiate follow-up activities soon after the Conference to make use of the momentum of the Conference. The Fellow will also conduct pre-service and in-service teacher training and assist in curriculum development, particularly short-term English curriculum development and teacher training for language resource centers. The Fellow will spend most of his/her time with the Professional Organization of English Teachers (POET). The Fellow will invite language resource center directors, faculty from Turkmen State University, Azadi World Languages Institute, and other higher educational institutions for training sessions and continue to conduct workshops on English as a Foreign Language for local students at the American Corner in Ashgabat. The Fellow will travel throughout Turkmenistan to conduct workshops to local teachers of English and students studying to be teachers, and with participants of the ACCESS microscholarship program for underprivileged secondary school-age students. The Fellow will also help local counterparts prepare small publications on English teaching methodologies designed for English language teachers at various teaching levels. At POET, the Fellow will work with English language instructors on professional development in teaching methodology by leading weekly workshops on methodology and regular discussion cafes and POETry evenings to foster public interest in the work of the organization. The Fellow will oversee the enrichment of existing American studies curricula through the highly motivated teachers who comprise the membership and audience of POET. The Fellow will also organize workshops, seminars and roundtable discussions for regional English language instructors on teaching methodologies for long- and short-term English language training. | 
