| - Burma, American Center (English for academic purposes) - Filled
- Burma, American Center (journalism) - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- Burma, American Center (public speaking) - Filled
- Cambodia, Royal University of Phnom Penh - Filled
- China, Beijing Foreign Studies University - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- China, Sichuan Normal University - Filled
- China, Wenzhou University - Filled
- China, Xinjiang Normal University - Filled
- Indonesia, Gorontalo State University - Filled
- Indonesia, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Ar Raniry - Filled
- Indonesia, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Antasari Banjarmasin - Filled
- Indonesia, Sebelas Maret University - Filled
- Indonesia, Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- Indonesia, Universitas Bengkulu - Filled
- Indonesia, Universitas Islam Negeri Malang - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- Indonesia, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta - Filled
- Indonesia, University of Muhammadiyah Gresik - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- Indonesia, Telkom School of Engineering - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- Indonesia, US Department of Justice - Filled
- Indonesia, US Embassy/RELO Office - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
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Mongolia, University of Education - Filled/Confirmed Renewal - South Korea, Gyeonggi Institute for Foreign Language Education - Filled
- Thailand, Islamic College of Thailand - Filled
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Timor-Leste, Ministry of Education - Filled - Vietnam, Hanoi University - Filled/Confirmed Renewal
- Vietnam, Hue University - Filled
- Vietnam, Vinh University - Filled
Burma
City Rangoon
Host Institution The American Center (English for Academic Purposes)
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates November 2008-August 2009 Project Focus
English for Reading, English for Writing, English for Academic Purposes, Course Design Project Description
The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) class is the most popular class at the American Center – more than 100 adults sign up for the 16 available slots. This course allows the Center to introduce such critical skills as research, surveying, and academic reading to an adult population whose government denies them such an education. Students who take this class are better prepared to study abroad, get a job, or give back to their community in very practical ways. The incoming EL Fellow will teach one or two EAP classes, plus two classes of advanced English. The EL Fellow will also offer a new EAP II class, which would promote greater independence among students while encouraging them to pursue more advanced research and coursework. This course will fall along the lines of an independent study class, but the EL Fellow would have to assess what would be the most appropriate EAP II class to offer and then build the curriculum accordingly. The EL Fellow will also offer seminars at the Myanmar Institute of Theology in Rangoon (the only American Corner in Burma), and at locations in Mandalay and Myitkina, Kachin State. [top] Burma City Rangoon
Host Institution The American Center (journalism)
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates November 2008-August 2009 Project Focus
ESP Journalism, Media, English for Writing Project Description
The American Center is the only institution in Burma to offer journalism classes to the general public. The US Embassy has successfully done so for two years, educating young people who go on to work for important media outlets. The classes equip all who attend with important writing, research, and critical thinking skills vital to the future development of Burma. The Introduction to Journalism courses cover the basic principles of solid reporting and good ethics. These are not topics easily taught by a local hire, as they require specialized, hands-on experience and a nuanced understanding of how to teach journalism in a closed society. The current EL Fellow is now building a curriculum for an intermediate level course and is creating a stronger network between professional journalists in Burma and her students. The incoming journalism EL Fellow will build on this success by offering advanced media courses, as well as intro courses. The EL Fellow will work a following schedule of teaching Level 5 or 6 English, which has an extremely strong writing component, as well as one or two journalism electives. The EL Fellow will also work with professional journalists to improve their English, which is an essential skill for their ability to report developments inside Burma to international media outlets. The “Saffron Revolution” led by Burmese monks in September 2007 and the regime’s subsequent harsh crackdown captured the attention of media around the world. Since the ruling regime now actively seeks to close off the people of Burma from the outside world, and vice versa, this duty plays a vital role in spreading the word in both directions. The EL Fellow will periodically offer workshops and seminars to NGOs who need assistance in writing more polished press releases and speaking to the media effectively. Burmese weeklies are now offering in-house training for their new hires as a result of their growing understanding that the journalist career is an important one which requires professional development and training. The EL Fellow will offer some “train-the-trainer” seminars to those staff at semi-independent local media who are responsible for the training of these local hires. Additionally, the EL Fellow will offer Introduction to Media seminars at the Myanmar Institute of Theology (the site of the sole American Corner in Burma), as well as at locations in Mandalay and Myitkina, Kachin State. [top] Burma
City Rangoon
Host Institution The American Center (public speaking)
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates November 2008-August 2009 Project Focus
English for Speaking, Civic Education Project Description
The generals ruling Burma believe that silence is golden, and actively try to restrict the ability of citizens to exercise the right of free speech. The US Embassy has tried to encourage critical thinking and promote collective problem-solving through its debate clubs and speaker programs, but the regime’s crackdown in September 2007 after peaceful protests led by monks has made it even more difficult for the Embassy to address these issues directly. Instead, the Embassy is seeking to expand its American Center offerings to teach public speaking skills that will help develop the future leaders of a democratic Burma. An EL Fellow will offer the level of professional and innovative teaching the Embassy requires to get the public speaking program off the ground. In the past, the Embassy tapped a locally hired staff member with a background and interest in theater to spearhead the public speaking programs, but after three years, he returned to the United States in mid-2007. There is no one locally who can fill the important gap he left in terms of teaching public speaking classes and related topics. Additionally, unlike a local hire, an EL Fellow could assess and enhance the efficiency with which our “core” English language classes encourage and promote speaking skills as American Center teachers often struggle with using oral assessments effectively as a tool in the evaluation progress. An EL Fellow would strongly improve both our public speaking elective and our core level classes. Time permitting, the EL Fellow would also offer seminars at the Myanmar Institute of Theology in Rangoon (the site of the sole American Corner), and at organizations in Mandalay and Myitkina, Kachin State. [top]
Cambodia
City Phnom Penh
Host Institution Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
Type of Project Senior Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 - June 2009
Project Focus
Journalism Project Description
The EL Fellow will:
- Outline/ revise the syllabus of the Department of Media and Communication (DMC) English classes Year 1 (9 hrs/week) and Year 2 (6-9 hrs/ week) with a strong focus on media
- Help develop/ gather appropriate teaching materials
- Train the current English teachers both regarding content and teaching methods.
With this project the US Embassy hopes to raise the level of journalistic English in Cambodia, among both working reporters and journalism students. The project requires that the EL Fellow assist in the development of a standards-based English curriculum, which includes journalistic English, for first and second year journalism students. The curriculum should include both content standards (the knowledge, concepts and skills that students should acquire during a course) and performance standards (the level of work that demonstrates achievement of the content standards, allowing a lecturer to know "how good id good enough"). At present, DMC students receive a rudimentary level of English-language instruction, which is provided by a cohort of journalism teachers. Although the English teachers have expressed a strong desire to prepare their students well, none of them have formal training in language methodology. The EL Fellow can build institutional capacity by designing and implementing an intensive English training program for the cohort. Included should be instruction to both strengthen the level of spoken and written English of the lecturers as well as modeling a comprehensive pedagogical education. This will allow the teachers to greatly improve their delivery of English training to the students. In addition, the EL Fellow will:
- Conduct a one-week workshop for 25 English-teacher trainers from Cambodia's Regional Teacher Training Centers (RTTC)
- Conduct at least one follow up visit to each RTTC
- Conduct a 1-day English camp for students in post's English Access program
- Conduct programs as appropriate at Cambodia's American Corners. [top] China
City Beijing
Host Institution Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)
Type of Project Senior Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
Computers, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
US Embassy and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) request an EL Fellow to continue the host institution’s ongoing curriculum reform project, specifically in the School of English and International Studies (SEIS) writing group. More specifically, BFSU wants to build on the current 2007-2008 EL Fellow writing project by using it as a basis to create a complete online writing center that all BFSU students can access in 2008-2009. The current EL Fellow writing project is the first step of BFSU’s plan to construct the first online English language writing center at a Chinese university. As BFSU is the leading foreign language university in China, it naturally desires to use the online writing center project to continue its 66-year history of leading innovation in language teaching that other Chinese universities follow. Therefore, it is essential that BFSU host a EL Fellow to ensure proper implementation of the online writing center project as this project will impact not only BFSU but also all universities in China. The 2007-2008 long-term EL Fellow project for SEIS is to standardize grading, weekly essay marking and comments, and other aspects of writing courses like classroom procedures and lesson planning. The main focus is on analyzing course material and surveying students and teachers in order to finalize grading rubrics, comments, editing symbols, and essay samples. These will then be put online for BFSU students to refer to as directed by professors. This will standardize instruction and grading across all classes within a course. The 2008-2009 long-term EL Fellow project will include creating an even more complete online writing center tailored to BFSU students. This will include tutorials, tips, and other materials - surveys indicate this is most wanted and needed at BFSU. Once tested, the online writing center will be made available online publicly to students outside BFSU and the general public. Allowing BFSU to host a EL Fellow in 2008-2009, will create an exceptional opportunity to show all education professionals and government officials in China that the English Language Fellow program provides Fellows who can work with Chinese university educators to complete unique, useful long-term projects in addition to teaching. In addition to the online writing project, BFSU requests a EL Fellow in order to boost native English speaker input into 1st Year and 2nd Year Writing and Oral English courses. BFSU plans to augment the excellent work of Chinese English language professionals by having every student complete at least one required Writing or Oral English course taught by a native English speaking professor. This partnership in teaching between nonnative English speakers and native English speakers is now the focus of English language teaching organizations like TESOL around the world in addition to being a focus of BFSU curriculum reform. Therefore, a EL Fellow can help BFSU meet its ongoing commitment to embracing international English language teaching standards. [top] China
City Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Host Institution Foreign Languages College, Sichuan Normal University (SNU)
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
English for Writing, English for Speaking, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will continue working on a current project that is in place and is expected to carry out the following duties:
• Teaching subjects: English Teaching Methods and its Research Approach, Social Linguistics, Semantics, and Pragmatics at graduate level; writing and oral English at undergraduate level
• In the first semester, the EL Fellow will teach English Teaching Methods and its Research Approach (two periods each week); Social Linguistics (two periods each week); writing (4 or 6 periods each week); and oral English (two periods each week)
• In the second semester, the EL Fellow will teach two courses: Semantics (two periods each week), and Pragmatics (two periods each week); writing (4 or 6 periods each week); and oral English (two periods each week)
• Each period is 45 minutes
• Teaching load: 12 hours per week [top]
China
City Cha Shan High Education Park, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province
Host Institution Foreign Languages College, Wenzhou University
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, English for Speaking, English for Writing Project Description
The EL Fellow is expected to teach English majors at the University such courses like English Conversation (freshmen), American Culture (sophomores), English Writing(sophomores), Appreciation of English Poetry (senior students and post graduates), etc. Typically the EL Fellow will have 2 or 3 different courses and teach 14 to 18 periods (45 minutes per period) and hold 1 office hour per week. As to the outreach programs, there will be workshops arranged for the EL Fellow to talk to English teaching faculty from the foreign language school and the University. There will also be workshops arranged for EL Fellow to talk to High School English teachers. Depending on the situation, these will take place 1-2 times per semester. [top]
China
City Urumqi, Xinjiang Province
Host Institution Xinjiang Normal University
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, ELT Project Description
The EL Fellow will work in the following two main capacities: (1) as a teacher in the College of Foreign Languages (typically 8-10 lecture hours per week), and (2) as a teacher trainer for secondary education (junior and senior) teachers in English language support and teaching methodologies throughout the province in conjunction with staff from the College of Foreign Languages and the Teaching and Research Centre. The EL Fellow will give some workshops in Urumqi, and will take a trip to other cities in the province approximately once a month. The University has noted a tremendous difference between the EL Fellows who come with a Masters degree in TESOL and other foreign teachers who have no degree or only a certificate. The EL Fellows have been able to assist the University with improving its level of academics and its staff. The outreach programs to the high school teachers and trainers in other cities in Xinjiang can only happen with trained professionals like the Fellow. The work the EL Fellows have done over the last two years has had a major impact in teaching in the Xinjiang Province, not just at the university. This is why providing an EL Fellow to this institution for a third year is important. The US Embassy is hoping to be able to find an EL Fellow who has commitment to professionalism and willingness to endure living and travelling in a harsh environment. Urumqi is an isolated area and living there is difficult. It would help if the next EL Fellow also had some facility with Mandarin. [top]
Indonesia
City Sulawesi
Host Institution Gorontalo State University
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach English skills classes; assist in preparing students for the TOEFL exam, possibly leading a TOEFL prep class; and conduct teacher training workshops. In addition, the EL Fellow will promote cross-cultural awareness; and participate in extracurricular activities at the University. [top]
Indonesia
City Banda Aceh
Host Institution Institut Agama Islam Negeri Ar Raniry
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach a methodology course; ELT courses; one literature course; and train new teaching assistants at the University. In addition, the EL Fellow will participate in discussions and activities of the English Department Student Association; and assist with materials development. [top]
Indonesia
City Banjarmasin-Salimantan
Host Institution Institut Agama Islam Negeri Antasari Banjarmasin
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach ELT courses; assist with materials development; and conduct workshops for teachers of English. In addition, the EL Fellow will assist with program assessment and research projects; participate as a judge in speech and writing contests and debates; and work with conversation clubs at the University. [top]
Indonesia
City Surakarta
Host Institution Sebelas Maret University
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach ELT courses; tutor students in English; conduct workshops for teachers; and assist in materials development. In addition, the EL Fellow will assist in managing the Language Resource Center; and upgrade quality of language instruction at the University. [top]
Indonesia
City Semarang - Java
Host Institution Univeristas Negeri Semarang (UNNES)
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach courses in all language skills, with emphasis on Speaking; conduct teacher training workshops/seminars; assist colleagues in conducting research on ELT-related projects; assist with pre-departure training for staff going to study abroad; and help in developing a cooperative network with universities in the U.S. In addition, the EL Fellow will participate in presentations at American Corners and seminars for English teaching staff; and participate in English Camps and/or other special projects. [top]
Indonesia
City Bengkulu-Sumatra
Host Institution Universitas Bengkulu
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach ELT courses; assist with materials development; and conduct weekly workshops at the University. In addition, the EL Fellow will assist with language laboratory programs; and participate in English Clubs. [top]
Indonesia
City Malang
Host Institution Universitas Islam Negeri Malang
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach English (ELT) to students and staff; conduct teacher training workshops; and serve as a resource person for curriculum, syllabus, and materials development. UIN Malang is an Islamic university with studies in Arabic and English. The English Department encourages language immersion in the university residences and through a variety of motivating activities, such as the debating club, a special English Day, and the English Bulletin. The EL Fellow will be expected to participate in these activities. [top] Indonesia
City Yogyakarta
Host Institution Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach English (ELT) classes to staff and students; participate in student nursing dormitory activities to promote English language skills; and conduct teacher training workshops at the University. In addition, the EL Fellow will promote cross-cultural awareness and mutual understanding. [top]
Indonesia
City Gresik-Java
Host Institution University of Muhammadiyah Gresik
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach university English (ELT) classes; conduct training workshops for university English lecturers and for public school English teachers; and assist in materials development for the English Department. In addition, the EL Fellow will assist with Roundtable Discussions and participate in English Teachers Association; and speak at English Clubs for teachers and students. [top] Indonesia
City Bandung, West Java
Host Institution Telkom School of Engineering
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teaching English to faculty, staff, and students; assist in materials development; and assist in planning programs for the language center. [top] Indonesia
City Jakarta
Host Institution U.S. Dept. of Justice, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP)
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
ESP Law, Curriculum Development, ELT Project Description
The EL Fellow will work on a Curriculum Development Program administered by ICITAP/DoL and assist in creating an action plan to expand and improve the existing curriculum for teachers of English to Indonesian law enforcement officers. S/he will also work on English language curriculum evaluation, English language curriculum development, and English language instruction (formal and informal). In addition, the EL Fellow will conduct outreach to educational institutions and instructors involved in the program. Other duties will include travel to other sites in the country to assist with the English Training Course for Indonesian law enforcement officers; workshops for course instructors in the program; and close collaboration with the Curriculum Development Program Technical Advisor. [top]
Indonesia
City Jakarta
Host Institution US Embassy/RELO Resource Center
Type of Project Senior Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, Project Management/Supervision Project Description
The EL Fellow will coordinate the program for 10 other EL Fellows based in Indonesia. S/he will travel periodically to the 10 sites to lend support to the EL Fellows and their host institutions. S/he will organize all EL Fellow group events, including national English teacher conferences and a mid-year EL Fellow review. In addition to all tasks related to the EL Fellow Program in Indonesia, the EL Fellow Coordinator will also have the responsibility of assisting in the establishment of Indonesia's third English Teaching Learning Center to open in Banten, West Java. In addition, the EL Fellow Coordinator will facilitate EL Fellow participation in the 10 American Corners based in Indonesia, in the English Camps for the English Access Microscholarship Program, and in the national TEFLIN Conference. S/he will also conduct workshops/seminars on ELT and/or U.S. Culture. [top] Mongolia
City Ulaanbaatar
Host Institution University of Education
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 - June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, Democracy/Civics, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Techniques, Pre-Service Teacher Training Project Description
The EL Fellow will be based at the University of Education, the primary training center for Mongolian English teachers. Mongolia recently expanded English language education to start in fifth grade, and most primary and secondary school teachers graduate from the University of Education. The needs in Mongolia are very basic: most primary and secondary teachers have great difficulty conversing in English and schools and universities have very limited resources. With the EL Fellow teaching future English teachers and supplementing classroom teaching with teacher-training workshops, this project will contribute at the grassroots level with significant multiplier effects. English Department faculty at the University of Education is active in English language associations in Mongolia, an important group for the EL Fellow to engage. Moreover, with alumni throughout the country, the University of Education presents an ideal host institution for outreach to teachers already working in the classroom; this also offers an excellent opportunity for the US Embassy to contribute in regions beyond the capital. The University of Education is keen on hosting the EL Fellow. The head of the English Department would like the EL Fellow to teach courses in Speaking and Writing for students at all levels (including the Master’s level) for approximately 12-16 hours per week. Providing a variety of teaching skills is valuable in the educational system, as access to native speakers, new methodologies and ideas is limited. The University of Education understands the need to share the excellent resource that the EL Fellow represents, so the EL Fellow will also conduct teacher training workshops at other universities and schools. The timing of this placement is perfect with deep Mongolian interest in improving English education. In 2005, the Mongolian government decided to make English the second national language. Indeed, during his November 2005 visit to Mongolia, President Bush was asked by both the Mongolian President and Prime Minister for more scholarships and English language training and programming. [top] South Korea
City Pyongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Host Institution Gyeonggi Institute for Foreign Language Education
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 - June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teacher Training Project Description
During the previous EL Fellow Program in 2006-2007, the project was focused primarily on teacher training workshops, classroom management and demonstration as well as curriculum and material development. Within existing English language teacher training programs, methodology courses are overly theoretical, with little attention paid to practical application. Also, these existing methodology courses are taught and administered by Korean professors, with foreign teachers of English specializing in teaching English proficiency. In meeting with teachers nationwide, the US Embassy has determined that teachers are interested in learning know how to put methodologies into practice. However, the current system makes it very difficult for outside ideas to be considered or incorporated into existing programs. Three key goals for the 2008-2009 EL Fellow project in Korea have been identified:
1) Improve the awareness of the value of teaching and learning English beyond attaining high test scores
2) Improve the understanding of the US among teachers, school administrators, government officials, the media, and students
3) Increase the effectiveness of English language learning among teachers by providing opportunities to discuss and practice teaching methods and techniques, while also improving their English fluency.
To achieve these goals, the ELF will:
1) Plan and teach methodology (including practical application) course for in-service teacher training courses (one month each, 4 classes a day, 5 days a week)
2) Plan and teach methodology course for pre-service teachers training course (two months (January-February)
3) As time permits, conduct teacher training workshops at other teacher training institutes (4 hours per day, one-two days, during the month of February. [top] Thailand
City Bangkok
Host Institution Islamic College of Thailand
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, In-Service Teacher Training, ELT Project Description
The EL Fellow will organize and conduct in-service courses on current ELT best practices for the Islamic College of Thailand (ICT) staff; assist with American Studies classes at ICT by providing American input through development of a new American Studies curriculum (to supplement the content in regular English classes); and work with the RELO and ICT staff to establish a teacher-training program (mirroring that at ICT) for English teachers at the approximately twenty ICT-affiliated Islamic schools in Bangkok. In addition, the EL Fellow will support the host-institution’s iEARN program. iEARN, a US Department of State-supported organization engaged in educational exchange, is based in Thailand at ICT. The EL Fellow will work with the iEARN staff to develop creative projects involving English and cultural exchange, increase iEARN participation in southern Thailand, and possibly assist iEARN Thailand in submitting a bid to host an upcoming International iEARN Conference. The EL Fellow will also work with the English Club at ICT by helping to shape the content of its activities--a recent visit by the Public Affairs Officer highlighted the lack of Americans on the ICT staff. There are none. [top] Timor-Leste
City Dili
Host Institution Ministry of Education
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates Mid-August 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
English for Speaking, TOEFL Prep, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will provide 20 hours per week of intermediate and advanced English language instruction geared toward Timorese students’ preparation for the TOEFL or other standardized English proficiency test required for foreign study. The EL Fellow will provide 10 hours per week of advising the Ministry of Education of Timor-Leste on strengthening English language instruction in Timor-Leste. These duties will consist of extending advice and expertise in curriculum development, preparation of teaching materials, and providing professional counsel on issues relating to English language instruction. The EL Fellow will conduct up to six methodology workshops (depending on demand) for teachers of English during the ten-month assignment. Project Objectives
Promotion of the English language facilitates exchanges of people and information between Timor-Leste and the United States as well as providing tangible proof of the US willingness to help the people of Timor-Leste. About the Host Institution The Ministry of Education oversees implementation of English language throughout Timor-Leste. The MOE is attempting to raise English language instructions in Timor-Leste and to train students to take advantage of opportunities for overseas study. [top]
Vietnam
City Hanoi
Host Institution Hanoi University
Type of Project Senior Fellow
Project Dates Mid-August 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Teacher Training, Assessment Analysis, Curriculum Development Project Description
The EL Fellow will provide workshops for English teachers on various testing topics (including, but not limited to, the testing of listening, reading, writing, grammar, speaking and an analysis of international tests, such as iBT and Institutional TOEFL, IELTS, and the Cambridge language tests); evaluate the University's and Vietnam's current practices in English testing and evaluation and provide suggestions for change; assist with curriculum development in all aspects of English teaching, as requested by the government (Hanoi University, not the Ministry of Education and Training, is to be the agent for reforming the curriculum in Vietnam's public schools); and mentor and train any Fulbright ETAs who are assigned to Vietnam during the EL Fellow’s Fellowship assignment. In addition, the EL Fellow will assist in the establishment of the Vietnamese Association of Teachers of English as Second Language (Viet TESOL); and conduct regular seminars/workshops for other institutions at the request of the US Embassy. [top]
Vietnam
City Hue City
Host Institution Hue University
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates September 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Studies, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Teacher Training Project Description
The EL Fellow will help the faculty work out modern teaching plans and curricula as well as conduct workshops to improve their teaching skills. The EL Fellow will also help plan an American Studies program at HCFL to expose students to U.S. culture, history, and society. Through the American Studies program, general understanding of the US will be enhanced, which will serve bilateral business relations (as trade relations increase) as well as international relations as Vietnam plays a bigger role on the international stage. In addition, the EL Fellow will facilitate workshops and presentations at other institutions in the consular district, ideally at least once every two months. These institutions, located in southern and central Vietnam (spanning the coast, central highlands and Mekong Delta areas), include regional and local universities that generally have limited opportunities to host a native English-speaking expert on campus. Also, as agreed by the US Embassy and the host institution, the EL Fellow will work for no more than a total of 20 hours teaching and consulting per week. [top]
Vietnam
City Vinh
Host Institution Vinh University
Type of Project Fellow
Project Dates Mid-August 2008 – June 2009 Project Focus
American Culture, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach courses to English-major students; conduct workshops on EL teaching methodologies and techniques for teachers; conduct seminars or other club activities to motivate English study; and assist with curriculum development. [top] | 
