AY 2007-2008 Projects - Near East and North Africa

Country                       Jordan
City                              Ramtha
Host Institution           Jordan University of Science and Technology

Project Description
The EL Fellow will be based at the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in Ramtha, in northern Jordan. The EL Fellow's main area of responsibility (15 contact hours/week) will be to teach general English classes. The EL Fellow will also develop and teach extracurricular activities for students, including a conversation club, film club, book club (5 contact hrs/week). The EL Fellow will help create an English language-rich environment for both students and faculty.

Project Objectives
To improve Jordanian/American relations by having a Fellow live and work in northern Jordan. Both faculty and students will benefit linguistically and culturally from having a Fellow as part of the faculty.

About the Host Institution
JUST was established in 1986. It is a scientific university and has colleges of medicine, nursing, pharmacology, engineering, etc. There are over 25,000 students from 50 different countries. The English department is focused on English for Scientific Purposes, not English literature.