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AY 2007-2008 Projects - Africa

Country                       Democratic Republic of Congo
City                              Kinshasa
Host Institution           Protestant University of Congo

Project Description
The EL Fellow will work primarily for the Protestant University of Congo (UPC). This institution has an ambitious goal of beginning a program to teach medical students in English (in order to take advantage of visiting faculty from the U.S.) In order to accomplish this goal, UPC needs to improve the standard of ESL teaching at the university generally. An EL Fellow can fulfill a vital role in not only teaching, but also in providing a native speaker to improve needed skills. In addition, the EL Fellow will work with the Congo American Language Institute (CALI), the Embassy's DETP, on some special projects, especially a curriculum for content-based education integrating HIV/AIDS information for the secondary school classroom. The Embassy began this project in 2006 with some visiting EL Fellows, but wants to continue this project in 2007 and 2008 with a larger scale project that is linked to a televised serial drama on HIV/AIDS. While CALI has trained and competent English teachers, it lacks someone who is capable of assisting with curriculum development on this scale.

Project Objectives
The EL Fellow would carry out the following duties: teach ESL classes 10-15 hours per week, both undergraduate and graduate courses; conduct programs in English at the American Corner in Kinshasa; assist with curriculum development for content based education focused on HIV/AIDS information for secondary school ESL learners.

About the Host Institution

The Protestant University of Congo has existed for 40 years, and has a well organized leadership team with a rector who is interested in developing the institution. The university receives aid from the German, Swedish and Japanese governments, and currently employs an American public relations specialist. The campus is centrally located in Kinshasa, and is well maintained. The university is putting in place a partnership with an American NGO to establish a new medical school, in addition to their already well established programs in law, economics and theology.