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Country Russia
City Vladivostok
Host Institution Far Eastern National U./Ministry of Education Training Center
Project Description
The EL Fellow will be responsible for ELT teacher training with teachers from across the Russian Far East, to support public affairs programming related to education and English teaching. The primary institution will be the Far Eastern National University and its branches, where the EL Fellow will work on projects in the following areas: American studies, materials development, young learners, academic writing, and English for specific purposes (ESP). Secondary institutions will be the Ministry of Education in-service retraining center and the American Corner, where the EL Fellow will regularly conduct workshops on language, teaching methodology and American studies for teachers. The EL Fellow will also work closely with the Far East English Language Teachers’ Association (FEELTA) to organize conferences and special programs, thereby supporting USG exchange program alumni who are active in promoting mutual understanding and upgrading the teaching of American English and culture at all levels of education. The EL Fellow will conduct outreach training programs in coordination with Ministry of Education retraining centers in various locations throughout the Russian Far East region, including Nakhodka, Ussuriysk, Komsomolsk-na Amure, Yakutsk, Magadan, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Petropavlosk-Kamchatskiy, and participate in post-funded Summer Institute of English TEFL Training and American Studies Institutes and English Language Summer Camps. The EL Fellow will work with EFL teachers from secondary schools and universities, will teach at the American Corner, and will work for FEELTA. The EL Fellow will have 2 outreach trips every month, in-country program allowance funds permitting.
Project Objectives
To support the teaching of English for professional purposes in various sectors of the community, as well as enhance curriculum and instruction at the secondary and tertiary level.
About the Host Institution
The Far Eastern National University is the best and the biggest University in the Far East, it is also home to Far Eastern English Language Teachers Association (FEELTA). The FENU trains teachers and linguists who will work at secondary schools and Universities. The EL Fellow will work with faculty of Philology Department.
The Ministry of Education in-service retraining center is an official Ministry of Education site that provides re-certification programs for all secondary school teachers in Vladivostok and krai. All teachers are scheduled to attend refresher courses every 5 years to confirm their status.
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