| Country Russia
City St. Petersburg
Host Institution Ministry of Education of Samara Oblast/English Language and Cultural Center
Project Description
The greater Volga region is home to a significant Muslim population. The EL Fellow’s primary site will be the Ministry of Education of Samara Oblast that will set up an outreach program in Samara Oblast. The EL Fellow will work with teachers from across the greater Volga region. Seminars and workshops will focus on TEFL methods, including the use of Internet in the EFL classroom, American studies teaching, and English for specific purposes/business English. A secondary institution will be the Moscow PA-initiated English Language and Culture Center, run by USG exchange program alumni and which is being set up right now in Samara. This placement will give hundreds of teachers in the region opportunities to learn first hand about U.S. life and institutions. The Center will serve as hub for other American corners in the greater Volga region. The EL Fellow will conduct outreach training programs in coordination with Ministry of Education retraining centers in various locations throughout the region, including Saratov, Tatarstan, Orenburg, Mordovia, and Voronezh, and participate in post-funded Summer Institute of English TEFL Training and American Studies Institutes and English Language Summer Camps. The EL Fellow will support the activities of the Samara EFL teachers association by helping conduct workshops, seminars, and debate club activities, and support ECA USG funded exchange program alumni. The EL Fellow will also assist Moscow ELO by participating in post-sponsored ECA Microscholarship English ACCESS Program activities. The EL Fellow will work with EFL teachers from rural areas at the Moscow PA-initiated English Language and Culture Center, as well as collaborate with members of SELTA. The EL Fellow will support teacher training for teachers from the North Caucasus. The EL Fellow will have 2 outreach trips or more each month, in-country program allowance funds permitting.
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