| Country Tajikistan
City Dushanbe
Host Institution Tajik Pedagogical University
Project Description The EL Fellow will work in the English Language teacher training department at the Tajik Pedagogical University in Dushanbe. The Pedagogical University has long had an excellent reputation in education, and this will definitely aid in continuing that tradition of excellence. The EL Fellow will directly impact about 100 English teachers and over 1,000 students that will become English teachers or translators. The University expects the EL Fellow to greatly increase the capabilities in English instruction through curriculum development and interaction with the teachers. Weekly duties will include: 10 hours of classroom teaching for first, second and third year students. (classes would focus on grammar and communication for first year students, and exclusively on communication for second and third year students); 2 hours of English language club for fourth and fifth year students; 10 hours of preparation time (lesson planning, material preparation, etc.); and 5 hours of teaching officials from the Tajik Government. They might also include 4 hours of teaching; and two hours of English language club activities.[Click here to view full description] |
