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AY 2008-2009 Projects - Europe/Eurasia

 

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Albania
City                              Elbasan
Host Institution           Elbasan University/Peace Corps Training Center
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              Mid-September 2008 – Mid-July 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, Teaching Methodologies

Project Description  
The EL Fellow will provide lectures for the "American Civilization", "American Literature" and "English Language Teaching Methods" courses that his/her predecessor has been developing and piloting. Three junior faculty will continue attending the lectures; work with the EL Fellow on revising the courses based on student feedback; and run the seminar courses in collaboration with the EL Fellow. By the end of the EL Fellowship, these three local faculty members will be prepared to teach these courses in a manner that reflects an American approach to teaching and learning. In addition, the EL Fellow can work with various committees that are involved in drafting curricula and program plans for the new MA programs. Based on the EL Fellow's own recent MA experiences, s/he could provide input on the American model of English language teacher preparation. The addition of American perspectives on these courses will prove critical in the faculty's attempt to develop practical, relevant MA standard-based programs shaped by the latest approaches to professional teacher education and development.    In addition, the EL Fellow will provide teacher training to the Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) who are assigned to different elementary and secondary schools all over the country. The PCVs have little or no education or training in TESL or TEFL whereas the EL Fellows have formal education in either of the above. The Peace Corps Office in Albania frequently calls on EL Fellows in Albania to assist with volunteer training and preparation. The PC training center is ideally based in Elbasan which is in the heart of Albania. Because of its central location, this makes it easy to reach out to PCVs throughout the country.  

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Armenia
City                              Yerevan
Host Institution           Yerevan State Medical University
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
English for Speaking, Medical English, Reading/Writing/Listening  

Project Description
The goal is to expand the teaching of medical subjects in English through improving the teaching of speaking and comprehension skills to university faculty and medical residents. This includes:
- Improve students’ English speaking and comprehension skills
- Teach through developing tasks in which students will utilize the medical terminology and tools
- Define key terminology in the teaching process
- Create interactive learning environment where students can benefit from group activities/projects and can be involved in professional discussions in English
- Develop presentation skills
The EL Fellow will teach English speaking to four different groups: (1) university faculty, (2) medical residents, and (3) university affiliated practicing doctors, and (4) senior year students - with a goal of increasing their comprehension and communication skills. A focus on medical terminology and content is expected. Each group (there will be several subgroups in the first three groups) will meet once a week for two hours. These duties will include developing a set of materials that would reflect different levels of English in these four groups as well as the content specific to their medical background and performance. Although the primary goal is to develop English speaking skills, the teaching should also reflect other three aspects of English language teaching, i.e. reading, writing, and comprehending.   The goal is to enhance the language teaching skills of young English teachers of the university by familiarization with new methods and approaches. This includes:
- Learn new methods of teaching speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension skills
- Practice the new skills through classroom activities and home assignments
- Develop skills of adapting various situations to different teaching methods
- Combine various methods to reach the same goal
- Work in teams to encourage joint results
- Formulate strategies of teaching English to various audiences (students, professors, residents, and mixed groups)
- Use Internet resources to obtain new information and produce new knowledge
- Develop short lesson plans.
The EL Fellow will work with young English teachers through seminars/workshops in the methodology of English language teaching focusing on all four skills of TEFL, i.e. speaking, writing, reading, and comprehension. These will be weekly meetings two hours each. The EL Fellow will also identify two or three young faculty members with whom he will work on materials development and adapting new materials to the existing curriculum requirements. On occasional basis, the EL Fellow will be asked to do workshops for the teachers of the Association of English Language Teachers of Armenia, American Corner, English Clubs, and other US Government supported events, which thematically conform to the EL Fellow’s background.   

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Azerbaijan
City                              Baku
Host Institution           Azerbaijan Tourism Institute/Azerbaijan English                                                Teachers Association (AzETA)  
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, Marketing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Tourism   

Project Description
The EL Fellow will help the students of the newly established Azerbaijan Tourism Institute (ATI) build their conversational English language skills and become more familiar with American culture and tourism opportunities. Students at the Tourism Institute will be young Azerbaijani specialists in the newly developing tourism market. The EL Fellow will also provide conversational class for the teachers of English at the Institute, as well as conduct workshops and trainings to teach new methods of English teaching. S/he will develop a practical English textbook specifically designed for the Tourism Institute and will help the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to develop a guide book about Azerbaijan’s tourism locations and offerings.    The EL Fellow will also work closely with AzETA and hold regular teacher trainings for its members, help with the English Access Microscholarship Program around Baku, occasionally visit AzETA branches and hold workshops for the English teachers. S/he will also hold English conversational classes for the public at the US Embassy-sponsored American Corner located at the University of Languages. The EL Fellow will also be requested to hold Academic Writing workshops for the teachers.   

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Azerbaijan
City                              Lankaran
Host Institution           Lankaran State University
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, Computers, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques  

Project Description
The EL Fellow currently in Lankaran is working closely both with university students and teachers, as well as local secondary school teachers and community. With the EL Fellow’s assistance, 8 faculty members from Lankaran State University and local secondary school teachers attended AzETA’s National Conference in Baku. None of these teachers had attended an AzETA conference before; their excitement in being there was obvious from the initial plenary session to the final awards ceremony. The EL Fellow also helped coordinate a teacher training session conducted by two AzETA trainers and plans to explore the establishment of an AzETA branch in the Lankaran region. The EL Fellow has been co-teaching the third year students at the university, helped re-introduce a student newspaper, and launched a film club. In 2008-2009, the EL Fellow will continue teaching English to the students of Lankaran State University and assist teachers there in developing an ESL curriculum. S/he will also establish English conversation, film, book, writing, and music clubs for teachers in the community and expand the current conversation clubs for students. The EL Fellow will continue to educate English teachers in the region about AzETA, recruit members, encourage them to attend the 2008 conference in Baku, as well as to share their new knowledge with other teachers in the region. With financial support from the US Embassy, s/he will establish a sustainable English Language Center to serve as a resource for students, teachers and others in the region who are interested in developing their English language skills and English language teacher training skills. This center would also serve as an office for the future AzETA branch and as a training facility. The EL Fellow will also visit villages outside of Lankaran in order to inform those teachers about AzETA and conduct workshops. She will continue working with young devout Muslims from local medressas enrolled in the English Access Microscholarship Program and create an Enjoy English Club in this region. Having an EL Fellow in this critical, conservative, religious region bordering Iran has already yielded major dividends. We are extremely interested in maintaining an EL Fellow there to help increase the level of English language teaching and learning.  

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Azerbaijan
City                              Baku
Host Institution           State Student Admissions Committee/ADA 
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 work with the Azerbaijani Government, specifically with the State Student Admissions Committee (SSAC) and the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA). At the SSAC, the Fellow will help develop materials to test students on their English language ability and to develop a curriculum to improve the English skills of high school students who are awarded government-funded scholarships to study in the United States. The GOAJ has recently launched a major study abroad initiative and plans to fully fund the study of 5000 students in the next 5 years. The U.S. Embassy seeks to have this EL Fellow help the SSAC structure an in-country English teaching program for qualified students who need to polish their language skills before studying abroad. The EL Fellow will work with local teachers to develop a program, as well as work directly with students who will study abroad on GOAJ scholarships. The EL Fellow will conduct teacher trainings, workshops, and seminars for the teachers selected to teach these students. S/he will also advise the SSAC about the university admission process and teach them IBT and GRE verbal, writing. The EL Fellow will also work with SSAC to improve their English tests for their regular standardized university entrance exams.   In addition, the EL Fellow will teach diplomats and civil servants enrolled at the Advanced Foreign Service Program (AFSP) of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) and will work with the ADA to develop a curriculum and materials for future use by other English teachers. The EL Fellow may also work to create an Academic Writing Center at ADA and structure the department of English to cover thematic English language programs (diplomacy, international relations, etc).  

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Belarus
City                              Grodno
Host Institution           Grodno State University
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
English for Speaking, American Studies

Project Description
The EL Fellow will be affiliated with the Department of Theory and Practice of English at the Grodno State University (GrSU). For the last four academic years GrSU has had a highly successful experience hosting four English Language Fellows. Their ELT work, involving teaching English to undergraduate students as well as versatile outreach and community service with a special focus on teaching English, has been much appreciated by the host institution as well as the local community. The US Embassy believes it is essential to bring a new EL Fellow to GrSU in AY 2008-2009, as s/he will have an opportunity to build up on the existing program as well as introduce new innovative ELT approaches to both the student body and faculty. The new EL Fellow will be in charge of teaching English language courses to undergraduate students as well as facilitating faculty development. English courses requested by the host institution to be taught during academic year 2008-2009 include: English Conversation, American Studies, and Cultural Awareness in Teaching English. The host institution is genuinely interested in utilizing the EL Fellow’s knowledge and expertise for professional advancement of its faculty through faculty development workshops, guest presentations, collaboration with the local teaching community, etc.  In addition, the American Corner at Grodno Regional Library is an excellent venue for EL Fellow activity. The community outreach component of the EL Fellow Program in Grodno will be achieved via informal interaction with representatives of different social, age and professional groups geared around American Corner programs. The projected events to be facilitated by an EL Fellow include but are not limited to discussion club meetings, movie nights and follow-up discussions, ESP English classes, etc.  

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Bosnia
City                              Bihac
Host Institution           University of Bihac/Medresa Cazin  
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, American History, ELT  

Project Description
As part of an on-going effort to support the Faculty of Pedagogy, the EL Fellow will teach and further develop required courses on American studies themes including American Culture and Civilization (2nd year), US History and Understanding American Voices through the Media. The EL Fellow will be responsible for developing and administering exams for these courses. At the Faculty of Islamic Studies, the EL Fellow will continue to develop and teach two courses for Islamic Studies majors and teaching assistants. The EL Fellow will also continue to teach professors and upper level administrators an English language and US studies course at the Faculty of Islamic Studies. The EL Fellow will teach a bi-weekly (two 90 minute sessions) English course to secondary school students enrolled at the local Medresa who are recipients of ACCESS micro-scholarships. The EL Fellow will also continue to be active in developing and implementing regular and relevant programs for the Bihac American Corner. Because of the close linkage with the Faculty of Islamic Studies -- one of only three in the entire country – the US Embassy places the highest priority on this EL Fellow position. The Embassy also considers continued engagement with the nearby medresa to be essential.  In summary, the EL Fellow will develop and pilot American studies theme courses for undergraduate English majors; work with Islamic Studies majors and teaching assistants on improving their English and deepening their understanding of American society; expose secondary school students enrolled in medresas (Islamic high schools) to intensive English and American society courses; further developing relevant programming at the American Corner in Bihac; and work with secondary school teachers from rural areas on methods and approaches to English teaching.

 

 

Bosnia
City                              Tuzla
Host Institution           University of Tuzla/Medresa in Tuzla  
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, ELT

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach and further develop language communication classes to second and third year English majors. S/he will work to revise these courses so that they meet international standards and will develop pre and post tests to assess progress in light of these standards. In collaboration with the regional association of English teachers, the EL Fellow will develop workshops and mentor training programs for secondary school teachers throughout the region. He/she will continue to collaborate with former Fulbright grantees to infuse American studies and civic education content into the undergraduate and proposed graduate-level curricula. A very high post priority is the EL Fellow's participation in the State Department-sponsored Access program. Through the Access program, EL Fellows teach a bi-weekly course to students enrolled at a nearby Islamic high school (medresa). Bosnia and Herzegovina has six state-funded Islamic high schools, and the EL Fellow in Tuzla teaches students from one of those schools. The courses are conducted on the premises of an American Corner. This program is an essential component of US Embassy’s strategy for engagement with key Muslim institutions. Finally, the EL Fellow will continue to be active in developing regular and relevant programs for the American Corner located in Tuzla. Tuzla is the second largest city in the Federation (after Sarajevo), and its university is the only BiH university that has already implemented reforms based on Bologna standards. The Embassy has a particularly productive relationship with the University of Tuzla that the EL Fellow has advanced even further. The Embassy also considers continued engagement with the Tuzla medresa to be essential. In summary, the EL Fellow will develop and teach standards-based English language skills courses for undergraduate and graduate English and American studies majors; teach medresa students from marginalized communities and provide them with realistic insights into American society using American Corners; reach out to secondary school teachers throughout the region and provide them with state-of-the-art approaches to language teaching; and further develop relevant and regular programs at the American Corner.   

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Bulgaria
City                              Plovdiv
Host Institution           University of Plovdiv
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              Mid-September 2008 – Mid-July 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, Academic Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques  

Project Description
The English and American Studies Department of the University of Plovdiv requests an EL Fellow for AY 2008/2009 to teach critical reading and writing, academic writing and composition and conversation classes. The position at the department involves conducting advance-level writing courses at the BA level.  The EL Fellow should also be able to offer electives in the field related to American Studies, such as American politics, culture, intercultural communication, multiculturalism etc, as well assistance in the extra-curricular activities run by the American Corner at Plovdiv University. 

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Denmark
City                              Nuuk
Host Institution           Inerisaavik
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
English for Speaking, Program Evaluation and Planning

Project Description
The EL Fellow will be a traveling English teacher who will spend approximately 75% of his/her time traveling and teaching English to students in grades 4 - 10 in schools in remote settlements in Greenland. In addition, the EL Fellow will provide support for the regular lesson planning and classroom activities of the local teacher(s). Actual contact classroom hours will not exceed 20 hours a week. The other 25% of the EL Fellow's time will be spent in an office environment at Inerisaavik in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. When in Nuuk the EL Fellow will be involved in activities designed to institutionalize the traveling teacher concept as a method for teaching English in Greenland. This will necessarily involve program evaluation and planning. In addition, the EL Fellow may be involved in teacher training; materials development; workshop and seminar design; computer based and on-line teaching and teacher training; in-service and pre-service training; and similar professional duties as may be specified by Inerisaavik. Most of the settlements where the EL Fellow will live and teach are in extremely remote locations with difficult living conditions. In such settlements the school would typically consist of 5 - 40 students. It may have more than one teacher but some of the teachers may not have any formal teacher training. In many settlements Greenlandic is the only language that is effectively used or understood. In addition, many children leave the settlements at around age 14 to go to the "big" cities to continue their education. The level of English in settlement schools is often poor or even non-existent. Notwithstanding these challenges, children in the settlements are often highly motivated and hungry for attention. Even the small schools in the settlements usually have one computer with Internet access. Although small schools and classes create challenges, they also create opportunities for individual attention and close student-teacher relations. The EL Fellow's work in Greenland is much more than just traditional classroom teaching, s/he is for all intents and purposes a cultural ambassador for the US who uses American traditions, customs and values through songs, plays and games in his teaching of the students. Also, it has become obvious in this past year that the settlement schools suffer from a severe shortage of up-to-date, pedagogical teaching materials as used at American schools.  

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Georgia
City                              Tbilisi
Host Institution           Ministry of Education and Science
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Proficiency Exams, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Curriculum and Materials Development, TOT

Project Description
The Georgian Ministry of Education and Science (MOES) has been at the forefront of all governmental sectors in terms of implementing meaningful, systemic reform within Georgia, and the MOES has been recognized internationally for the breadth and success of its ongoing educational reform. Teacher qualifications play a key role in ensuring high-quality education, and the MOES’s Teachers’ Professional Development Center has established robust standards for teacher certification. By the end of 2009, all 4,400 English-language teachers will have to pass tests in English-language proficiency and in knowledge of English-language teaching methodologies in order to obtain certification and continue teaching. To this end, the MOES is developing professional training courses to prepare teachers to pass the new certification exams. The EL Fellow will work with the MOES to develop and refine the examination prep course curricula, syllabi and materials; train the trainers who will be teaching these exam-prep courses (i.e. NGO members, primarily from the English Teachers Association of Georgia, ETAG, whom the MOES has contracted to teach these courses); ensure quality control (i.e. accreditation) of such courses taught by NGOs; and possibly teach certification exam-prep courses directly.    Also as a part of the MOES’s reform efforts, a pre-service year of supervised teaching, similar to “student teaching” in the U.S., has been introduced for education graduates interested in pursuing a career in school teaching. The MOES has identified “mentoring” for these new graduates during their pre-service year as a high priority. The EL Fellow will visit schools throughout Georgia to meet with pre-service teachers and their mentors/advisers; monitor English language classes and consult with pre-service teachers on the teaching process; and suggest to the MOES ways to improve the Ministry’s approach to this kind of pre-service training. At the same time, the EL Fellow will conduct workshops and seminars on classroom management and other trainings.  

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Hungary
City                              Budapest/Pecs
Host Institution           Gandhi Secondary School/Romaversitas Foundation  
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Democracy/Civics, English for Listening, English for Reading, English for Speaking, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques 

Project Description
Three institutions have arisen in Hungary to address the problems of educational access, quality, and attainment for Roma youth: the Gandhi Secondary School in Pécs; the Collegium Martineum in Mánfa; and the Romaversitas Foundation in Budapest and Pécs. Each of these institutions has an educational training and community building component, and all three have made significant strides in educating and forming Roma youth who are often the first in their families to go to secondary school and/or university. The proposed EL Fellow will work with these host institutions as follows:

At the Gandhi Secondary School (proposed main host institution): Currently, two teachers are teaching English grammar and one teacher is teaching English vocabulary; overall, around 130 students are studying English, divided into two groups (one slightly more advanced). The EL Fellow will team teach with English language instructors, offering instructive feedback regarding their overall methodology, lesson planning, and teaching approach; develop an English language curriculum that accentuates the Roma culture and engages the students, utilizing more games and movement, interactive and cooperative learning, and emphasizing the development of other skills (besides English language), for example, concentration and motivation, discipline and drive; teaching a communications class, focused mainly on reading and writing, speaking and presenting in English (for the most advanced students, approximately 20-30), incorporating the use of books, CDs and DVDs; implement short- and long-term individual and group projects; and take trips to English-speaking places (if funding is available).

At the Collegium Martineum in Mánfa: At the beginning of the year there is an individual evaluation of each student, and a yearlong plan is developed to meet their needs and measure the outcomes. The intent would be for the EL Fellow to design a project with the assistance of students that would effectively further their understanding of the English language and culture. The EL Fellow will direct the project for a day per week.

At the Romaversitas Foundation (as time/work schedule permits): One of the primary aims of the program is to enhance English language proficiency among its scholars in order to ensure that Roma graduates are qualified and competitive in applying for jobs with international and Hungarian institutions, organizations, and companies. Most Romaversitas scholars receive individual tutoring in a foreign language (a requirement for university graduation), which has been expensive for the Foundation to maintain, and the organization would like to institute more group classes so the students can learn from and practice with each other in a less intimidating and more motivating setting. Since almost all of the students are attending classes or studying during the day, the EL Fellow will offer English classes during the evening. The EL Fellow will live and teach in Pécs during the bulk of the week and will teach in Budapest one day per week, offering a mix of beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes, depending on the abilities of the students.   Ideally the EL Fellow will also organize and conduct American Culture-related programs/workshops at the local American Corner.  

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Kosovo
City                              Pristina and Mitrovica
Host Institution           Medressa/American Corner
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, English for Listening, English for Speaking  

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach one girls’ and one boys’ class at the Medressa in Pristina (one class per week); regular classes to young Serb adults in Northern Mitrovica; and two (twice-weekly) English ACCESS classes in Pristina. This project is specifically designed to reach out to the Serb minority in Kosovo and to promote inter-ethnic and inter-faith cooperation through the study and use of English. In 2006 an EL Fellow taught English at the Islamic Medressa in Pristina, at the American Corner in Serb-majority Mitrovica, at the University of Pristina, and to Roma and Serbs in Gracanica. Due to the impressive response, in 2007 an EL Fellow continued this work to provide regular classes to these groups. (ACCESS classes were taught by another Kosovo ELF.) As a supplement to the students’ English classes in their regular schools, these classes will focus on task-based activities aimed at developing communicative competence in speaking and writing. In order to focus this position solely on minority outreach, the EL Fellow will teach at the Islamic Medressa in Pristina, at the American Corner in Serb-majority Mitrovica, and at the multi-ethnic ACCESS English classes in Pristina. The US is a key player in international efforts to create a democratic society in Kosovo, including building reconciliation, promoting respect for minority rights and settlement of ethnic conflicts through outreach programs. The American Corner and the EL Fellow-taught English classes play a major role in fostering mutual understanding between the US and the people of Northern Mitrovica. English is a key part of Mitrovica’s economic development and integration with the region, and English is a neutral language in which citizens from communities with a troubled past can interact and communicate. In addition to teaching, the EL Fellow will continue to aid the staff of the recently expanded (via a USAID grant) American Corner in Mitrovica to plan and implement programs that reach out to the Serbs in Northern Mitrovica. (The EL Fellow will travel to Mitrovica and back by USOP vehicle. It is a 45 minute trip, one way). Teaching at the Medressa is a unique opportunity to reach out to students in a traditional Muslim school. Kosovo is roughly 90% Muslim, and while most people are very secular, there is a growing number of people who are more conservative about their faith. This is a central piece of US Embassy’s efforts to forge ties with Kosovo’s Islamic Community. The EL Fellow will also teach two ACCESS classes at the newly-renovated American Corner in Pristina. Made up of Albanian and Serb students, these classes play a critical and unique role in Embassy’s promotion of multi-ethnic cooperation. English is a neutral language in which children from communities with a troubled past can interact, communicate and enjoy themselves. No one else in Kosovo is doing this.   

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Kosovo
City                              Prizren
Host Institution           University of Pristina, Faculty of Education
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              Mid-September 2008 – Mid-July 2009

Project Focus
English for Speaking, English for Writing 

Project Description
The EL Fellow will aid in implementation of newly developed courses required by the new curriculum of the Faculty of Education; co-teach (with local staff) recently developed "practice-oriented courses" found in the new curriculum to pre-service teachers; teach one course in the ACCESS program to secondary school students from various local ethnic groups (e.g. Roma, Turk, Bosnian, Serbs, Albanian and Gorani); and work with Education Faculty students to guest-teach ACCESS classes. The society and economy of Kosovo suffered greatly under a repressive regime for more than ten years prior to the outbreak of war in 1999. Kosovar Albanians were forced into a parallel university system that left tens of thousands of students studying in basements, garages and private homes. The level of English language instruction suffered under these conditions. Kosovo now requires a sustained effort to develop and maintain a program of English Language instruction that will be instrumental for economic development.  The EL Fellow will be based at the University of Pristina's Faculty of Education campus located in Prizren (50 miles south of Pristina). The Faculty of Education is a relatively new (3 years) institution still working out the implementation of a new and radically different curriculum, emphasizing pedagogy and other applied courses needed by qualified teachers. The Faculty began granting BA degrees in education in 2005 and is the only truly viable faculty of education in Kosovo. Prizren, in particular, and Kosovo, in general, lack university-level instructors who are prepared to teach many of the new courses, such as "Informatics and Language Resources", "Culture and Languages" and "Using Children's Literature to Teach Languages". The incumbent EL Fellow has focused on teaching skills acquisition classes like "Academic Language Skills" and "Academic Writing". By working with local faculty to teach these recently developed courses, and helping staff draft pilot courses for the new curriculum, the EL Fellow will be instrumental in the Faculty’s growth in this 3rd, critical year.   In addition, the EL Fellow will work closely with the American Corner to develop and implement a program that reaches out to the community of Prizren and environs and provides them with relevant information and resources about American society. Prizren is home to several ethnic groups and is beginning to function as a multi-ethnic community. The EL Fellow will work with the staff of the American Corner to develop an outreach program to the Prizren community that addresses mutual needs, interests and priorities. The EL Fellow will teach one course to secondary school students from the main ethnic groups found in Prizren (Albanians, Turks, Roma, Bosnians, and Gorani). Minority integration is a critical mission and regional goal that the EL Fellow’s work will help to achieve in Prizren. During the second semester, the EL Fellow will work with Education Faculty Students to guest teach the ACCESS classes.  

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Kosovo
City                              Prizren
Host Institution           University of Pristina/Kosovo English Teacher                                                Association (KETA)
Type of Project           Fellow 
Project Dates              End of September 2008 – July 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies  

Project Description
The EL Fellow will support the long-term professional development of Kosovo’s English teachers via the Faculty of Philology’s program for training future English Teachers and via the fledgling Kosovo English Teacher Association (KETA). By teaching Kosovo’s future English teachers at the Faculty of Philology, the EL Fellow will not only bring new teaching techniques to his or her students, the EL Fellow will also forge a direct link between teachers in training and their professional counterparts in KETA. The EL Fellow will work with the Kosovo English Teaching Association to plan workshops in teacher training, promoting collaboration and professional development among Kosovo’s English teachers. The society and economy of Kosovo suffered greatly under a repressive regime for more than ten years prior to the outbreak of war in 1999. Kosovar Albanians were forced into a parallel university system that left tens of thousands of students studying in basements, garages and private homes. The level of English language instruction suffered under these conditions. Kosovo now requires sustained efforts to develop English teachers’ skills. This is also an opportunity to expose students to U.S. values and to democratic trends.  The EL Fellow will:

  1. Work with the American Corner in Pristina to plan programs in use of new technologies
  2. Work with the Kosovo English Teaching Association to plan and carry out workshops for teacher training and build organizational capacity (strategic planning, grant writing, etc.)
  3. Teach two (2) English Language Pedagogy classes at the University of Pristina.   

In addition, the EL Fellow will work at the he American Corner in Pristina which is the first and oldest one in Kosovo, but needs revitalization. The EL Fellow will be instrumental in planning and implementing new programming that will involve both journalists and other Pristina students.  

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Moldova
City                              Balti
Host Institution           Aleccu Russo State University   
Type of Project           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  

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach courses in English language acquisition in Balti, Moldova to Alecu Russo University students. Many of these students want to study abroad, particularly in the US. The EL Fellow will also provide bi-weekly seminars for professors who also teach these students, and will assist in developing and enhancing English Language studies curriculum.  The EL Fellow will provide seminars and consultation for the regional English Teachers Resource Center (ETRC) in Balti, already the strongest of Moldova’s three regional ETRC’s. This will enhance the capacity of this center to provide ongoing support for English teachers in the region. Although the US Embassy has chosen to shift the primary activities for the EL Fellow away from Chisinau to strengthen the less developed English language capacity in the remainder of the country, to consolidate gains already made, the EL Fellow will continue to support the ETRC in Chisinau on a limited basis, via seminars once per month. Staff of both ETRCs will be able to make specific requests to enhance their programming. Prior investment by the US Embassy has significantly enhanced Moldova’s progress toward improved quality and availability of English teaching. This has included support for the development and operation of a national English Teacher Resource Center (ETRC) and support of the Association of English Professors and Teachers (APLE). Moldova’s current EL Fellow is placed at the ETRC in Chisinau. The EL Fellow provides classes for students at Moldova State University and training for English teachers at the ETRC site, as well as some seminars in other areas of the country through the regional centers. The ability to assist the regional ETRC in Balti and maintain limited ongoing support for the national center provides will maximize the benefits of the EL Fellow's presence in Moldova.  

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Romania
City                              Iasi
Host Institution           Iasi County Inspectorate for Education/Moldavia Association of Teachers of English
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques  

Project Description
The EL Fellow will offer teacher-training workshops on teaching techniques/ methodologies. The main audience for the workshops will be teachers of English at the beginning of their career (up to 10 years of service). In Romania, English is taught starting from the 2nd grade to the 12th grade, and in many cases even kindergartens offer English classes to children. Although English is widely taught, university students preparing to become teachers receive insufficient training on translating theoretical knowledge of teaching methodology into actual classroom teaching practice; consequently, young teachers find themselves at a loss in the classroom. Also, teachers in rural areas have scarce opportunities to attend teacher-training programs. The main areas where an EL Fellow's expertise is highly needed are: dealing with mixed-ability classes, multiple intelligences, learner motivation, using other ELT materials to complement the textbook, and classroom management/maintaining appropriate student behavior. We expect the EL Fellow to address these issues in teacher-training workshops, and also visit some of the schools of participant teachers, observe teaching demonstrations and provide suggestions for improvement. The workshops schedule will be decided in consultation with the County Inspectorate for Education; we propose that workshops be organized over weekends and/or one weekday (Inspectorates may decide to allow one day/ week for teachers to attend professional development courses). The EL Fellow will be based in Iasi and will work closely with Iasi County Inspectorate for Education and the Teacher-Training Center. The program will also offer workshop series to teachers in three counties neighboring Iasi County: Botosani, Suceava and Vaslui. All these counties are underserved, not only economically, but most importantly in terms of opportunities for teachers' professional development. Iasi Inspectorate maintains a close relationship with the other three Inspectorates, thus functioning like a hub for the dissemination of professional knowledge.   The EL Fellow will also work with the regional English Teachers' Association based in Iasi, namely the Moldavia Association of Teachers of English (MATE). The EL Fellow will offer a series of workshops for experienced EL teachers, who also serve as mentors for young teachers, and for experienced teachers who are certified teacher-trainers. The purpose would be to update teacher-trainers and mentors on latest teaching methodologies/techniques, so that they can include this knowledge in their courses, thus creating a multiplier effect. The content and schedule of these workshops will be decided by the Fellow, in consultation with the Association.   

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Russia
City                              St. Petersburg                             
Host Institution           Hertzen Russian State Pedagogical University /SPELTA
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Democracy/Civics, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, ESP, Teacher Training, Technology

Project Description
The Public Affairs Section of the St. Petersburg Consulate is very active in its English language programming. The EL Fellow will work in close cooperation with the Consulate office and with the primary host institution, the Hertzen Russian State Pedagogical University, to ensure both university instructors and secondary school teachers are exposed to American studies and to how to best integrate American English, American studies, and technology into the curriculum. In-service seminars for secondary school teachers will be arranged in cooperation with SPELTA (see below). A special in-country program allowance will be provided to allow the EL Fellow to conduct outreach training activities, in coordination with the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg, Ministry of Education educational training centers, and teachers associations in various locations throughout the northwestern region, including Pskov, Cherepovets, Vologda, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk, Velikiy Novgorod, and Arkhangelsk and to participate in post-funded Summer Institute of English TEFL Training and American Studies Institutes and English Language Summer Camps. The EL Fellow will have 1-2 outreach trips every month, in-country program allowance funds permitting.
In addition, the EL Fellow will work closely with the St. Petersburg English Language Teachers’ Association (SPELTA) and the American Corner in St. Petersburg to organize training events, 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. Secondary Projects will include American Studies, American Culture, ESP, and E-Teacher projects.

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Russia
City                              Vladivostok
Host Institution           Far Eastern National University/In-Service Retraining Center
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 - June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Teacher Training, ESP, Academic Writing, Materials Development  

Project Description
Working in close coordination with ELO Moscow and with the very active Vladivostok consulate, 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, teaching young learners, academic writing, and English for specific purposes (ESP). The secondary institution will be the Ministry of Education in-service retraining center where the EL Fellow will regularly conduct workshops on language, teaching methodology and American studies for teachers. An in-country program allowance of $8,000 will be provided to allow the EL Fellow to 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 to participate in post-funded Summer Institute of English TEFL Training and American Studies Institutes and English Language Summer Camps. The EL Fellow will have 2 outreach trips every month, in-country program allowance funds permitting. In addition, the EL Fellow will also work closely with the Far East English Language Teachers Association (FEELTA) to help them 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 make presentations at the American Corner for general public on a regular basis.   

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Russia
City                              Samara
Host Institution           Ministry of Education of Samara Oblast/EL Center
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, ESP, Business English, Teacher Training  

Project Description
The greater Volga region is home to a significant Muslim population. The EL Fellow’s co-hosts will be the Ministry of Education of Samara Oblast and the NGO “English Language Center”, both of which will coordinate the EL Fellow’s outreach program in Samara Oblast. The EL Fellow will work with teachers from across the greater Volga region, giving workshops that will focus on TEFL methods, American studies, and English for specific purposes/business English. Of particular importance for the AY 08-09 is the establishment of a series of workshops on Assessment to be co-trained with a local expert in the field, one of USG exchange program alumni. Together, the EL Fellow and alumni will establish a core group of assessment trainers that will help schools and universities in the area establish new assessment goals and criteria. The EL Fellow will closely coordinate Samara events with the Samara English Language Teachers’ Association (SELTA). Some of the planned workshops will be part of SELTA’s own series of teacher training workshops and will thus work to consolidate existing membership and attract more members. A special in-country program allowance will be provided to allow the EL Fellow to conduct outreach training programs in coordination with Ministry of Education retraining centers in various locations throughout the region, including Togliatti, Saratov, Tatarstan, Orenburg, Mordovia, and Voronezh. 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 work with EFL teachers from rural areas, as well as collaborate with members of SELTA. The EL Fellow will have 2 outreach trips or more each month, in-country program allowance funds permitting.

Samara is host to one of six Access sites in the country, and within relatively easy traveling distance to two other Access sites. The EL Fellow will include Access teachers in relevant workshops as well as work directly with Access teachers and students on specific projects that highlight American studies. The EL Fellow will also train teachers and engage students in a variety of projects during the late June Access summer program. The American Corner in Samara, run by USG exchange program alumni, is one of the country’s most active corners. The EL Fellow will work closely with the director to ensure English language instructors in the area are familiar with the range of materials in the corner and that they begin and continue using them in their classes.   

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Russia
City                              Novosibirsk
Host Institution           Novosibirsk Technical University/NOVELTA
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Studies, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques  

Project Description
Novosibirsk is located in the heart of Siberia and covers an area far larger than any other area in the Russian Federation. While population is sparse outside of a few key cities, it is spread out into remote corners that range from towns that have changed little over the past 50 years to booming oil towns. One thing all towns and cities have in common is their lack of exposure to Americans, to American Studies, and to an American ‘take’ on English language teaching. The EL Fellow will work in close cooperation with the Ministry of Education in-service training center and with the Novosibirsk Technical University to reach university instructors and secondary teachers throughout the city, conducting methodological workshops and week-long training institutes with educational establishments of Novosibirsk and Academgorodok. The majority of projects will focus on integrating American studies into the curriculum by exposing teachers to the range of materials the English Language Office provides. The EL Fellow will also work with local teachers to help develop their own materials development projects. A special in-country program allowance will be provided to allow the EL Fellow to conduct outreach training activities. The EL Fellow will be traveling extensively in the vast region, promoting American language and culture and providing current information about methods of teaching English as a foreign language. The EL Fellow will have two outreach trips every month, including to cities that have never hosted an EL Fellow before (in-country program allowance funds permitting). The EL Fellow will also continue fruitful collaboration with the regional EFL Teachers’ association, NOVELTA, which is one of the most active in the Russian Federation. The EL Fellow will be the key presenter at NOVELTA’s Winter Methodological institute for teachers in secondary and university environments. The EL Fellow will work with the American Corners both in Novosibirsk and in the cities that s/he will visit. The US Embassy is very appreciative of this synergy and is eager to have the EL Fellow continue programming through the corners as it provides a huge boost to the usage of their resources.   

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Russia
City                              Yekaterinburg
Host Institution           In-Service Teacher Training Institute/American Center
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques 

Project Description
The EL Fellow’s primary site will be the Ministry of Education of Sverdlovsk Oblast In-Service Teachers’ Training Institute. The EL Fellow will work with teachers from various locations throughout the Urals region as well as with the secondary school teachers of Yekaterinburg. Secondary school teachers from towns and rural areas are supposed to complete an in-service training course every 5 years and a major part of this course is a refresh program that focuses on brushing up all four skills. While the EL Fellow will effectively be teaching English language to current English language teachers, s/he will also work in the capacity of trainer since all of the classes are meant to serve as teaching models as well. The EL Fellow will also be expected to introduce a strong American studies component into these classes. The US Embassy requests an in-country program allowance of $5,000 to allow the EL Fellow to conduct outreach teaching programs in coordination with the Ministry of Education retraining center, including Krasnoufimsk, Izhevsk, Perm, Chelyabinsk, Tobolsk. The EL Fellow will have 1 outreach trip or more each month, in-country program allowance funds permitting. In addition, the EL Fellow will support the activities of the American Center in Yekaterinburg by helping conduct workshops, seminars, and debate club activities. The EL Fellow will also reach out to ECA USG funded exchange program alumni. At least once a month the EL Fellow will also travel to smaller cities within several hours of Yekaterinburg together with the Yekaterinburg Consulate staff to support their educational projects.   

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Russia
City                              Rostov-on-Don
Host Institution           Southern Federal University (SFU), American Center
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, English for Speaking, English for Writing

Project Description 
Rostov-on-Don is a major economic and political center in the South of Russia. The Southern Federal University (SFU) was established only a year ago and it represents an important strategic initiative for Rostov-on-Don to become a leading center for research, education and culture in Southern Russia. The SGU, which will be primary institution for the EL Fellow, has received the status of a national university with 36 departments, 23 branches and 70 research units. SFU has well-established international links. This summer SFU received a $200,000 grant from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for a partnership program with Indiana University to develop a collaborative project with a focus on “Advanced Language Learning/Global Public Health.” The IU-SFU partnership is part of the “U.S. – Russia Program for Improving Research and Educational Activities in Higher Education”, a new initiative administered cooperatively by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. The EL Fellow will work in the English department and will conduct ESP, spoken English and academic writing courses. In cooperation with the department chair, the EL Fellow’s classes will be open for observation by other English language teachers and as such will thus become a model from which other teachers can learn and share teaching ideas. The EL Fellow will play a key role in supporting two new DOS-funded English ACCESS Microscholarship Program sites in Novocherkassk, a nearby city in Rostov Oblast, and in Elista, a city that is about 4 hours away. The EL Fellow will inject a strong US cultural component into the program by working closely both with Access teachers and students. The US Embassy requests an in-country program allowance of $5,000 to allow the EL Fellow to conduct outreach teaching programs in Novocherkassk, Taganrog, and Elista and to participate in post-funded Summer Institute of English TEFL Training and American Studies Institutes and English Language Summer Camps. The EL Fellow will have 1 outreach trip every month, in-country allowance funds permitting. In addition, the EL Fellow will make regular presentations on American studies in the Rostov-on-Don American Center, one of the most active Centers in Russia. Through these workshops, the EL Fellow will also assist several key contacts and USG exchange alumni ‘jump-start’ a teachers’ association, a project that has been in the works for several years.

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Serbia
City                              Novi Pazar
Host Institution           International University of Novi Pazar
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              Mid-September 2008 – Mid-July 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, English for Speaking  

Project Description
In collaboration with host institution faculty members, the EL Fellow will develop and teach language skills courses for academic purposes, with a particular focus on communication skills. These courses should be based on experiential approaches that enable learners to use the language in meaningful ways. Critical thinking skills and American society/civic education content should be incorporated into all courses.   Since the host institution is one of the newest in the country (in existence for only 5 years), the EL Fellow will also dedicate one third of his/her time to working with her fellow colleagues and teaching assistants on improving their teaching skills and developing new course materials. The EL Fellow will also give a series of presentations/workshops at three American Corners in southern Serbia on English language teaching and American culture.   

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Turkey
City                              Erzurum
Host Institution           Ataturk University
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, Academic Writing, Teaching Techniques, Mentoring 

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach required courses to students majoring in English Language and Literature in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. These courses will include at least one section of American Culture and Society, one on academic writing and one teaching techniques. The EL Fellow will also provide pedagogical support to the 2-3 Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) scheduled to teach in the “Pre-university entrance Preparation Program” (a year long, full time English language skills program required of students entering 16 English medium programs at Ataturk University); organize and provide community outreach courses to selected NGOs in the Erzurum community (including one at a youth center and a second for young members of an agricultural cooperative). Some of these community outreach courses can be conducted by the ETAs    Ataturk University has put aside space for a new American Corner and opening an American Corner is a top priority for both the US Embassy and for the Rector. Turkey presently has no truly functioning American Corners. Using the successful models from other countries, the EL Fellow will work with the corner coordinator in developing and implementing a exemplary program.  In addition, the EL Fellow will support Anatolian Secondary School in Erzurum involved with Junior Achievement.  The EL Fellow will give seminars and workshops to secondary school teachers and work closely with English teachers in Erzurum’s Anatolian School where post is presently setting up Junior Achievement (entrepreneurship education) program which will ultimately involve creating a joint venture company with a US Jr. Achievement class. The second year of the Jr. Achievement project is scheduled to begin in February 2008.   

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Turkey
City                              Adana
Host Institution           Cukurova University/ETA Program   
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Studies, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Linguistics, Teacher Training

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach courses at the ELT department of Cukurova University in southern Turkey in Adana. The EL Fellow will teach graduate level courses such as Methodology, Advanced Writing, Theoretical Linguistics, Social Linguistics, project design or syllabus design. S/he will provide pedagogical support to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) assigned to Cukurova University. These ETAs will be teaching basic English skills courses in the pre-university preparation year required for students entering many faculties and especially Engineering Faculty at Cukurova University. ETAs generally have no formal teaching experience or training and therefore the EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support and supervision. Regular teacher education seminars for preparation year program staff will be conducted. The EL Fellow will provide teacher training programs for staff of the English Language Teaching Department at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Faculty of Education. In addition, the EL Fellow will support the Anatolian Secondary School in Cukurova involved with Junior Achievement. The EL Fellow will give seminars and workshops to secondary school teachers and work closely with English teachers in Adana's Anatolian School where there is Junior Achievement (entrepreneurship education) programs. The EL Fellow will provide English language support and guidance to a growing network of youth NGO contacts in the Adana area, assisting them in drafting grant applications, working on developing a community outreach volunteers program and connecting them via the internet with their counterparts in the US. The EL Fellow will conduct programming with the Turkish-American Association (TAA) in Adana (a former Binational type cultural center) and work with them on program American society oriented programs. The EL Fellow on a monthly basis will travel to Nigde and work on teacher training with the English department there.   

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Turkey
City                              Gaziantep
Host Institution           Gaziantep University
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, Mentoring, Teacher Training 

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach American culture/society and American literature courses to English language majors enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; and provide pedagogical support to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) assigned to Gaziantep University. These ETAs will be teaching basic English skills courses in the pre-university preparation year required for students entering many faculties at Gaziantep University. ETAs generally have no formal teaching experience or training and therefore the EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support and supervision. Regular teacher education seminars for the preparation year program staff will be conducted. The EL Fellow will also provide teacher training programs for staff of the English department at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and teach courses at the Life-Long Learning center for adults.    In addition, the EL Fellow will support the Anatolian Secondary School in Gaziantep involved with Junior Achievement by giving seminars and workshops to secondary school teachers and working closely with English teachers in Gaziantep's Anatolian School where there are Junior Achievement (entrepreneurship education) program. The EL Fellow will provide English language support and guidance to a post's growing network of youth NGO contacts in the Gaziantep area, assisting them in drafting grant applications, working on developing a community outreach volunteers program and connecting them via the internet with their counterparts in the United States. The EL fellow will also work with the American Corner in developing English Teaching programs, Digital Video Conferences (DVCs), etc.   

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Turkey
City                              Trabzon
Host Institution           Karadeniz Technical University/ETA Program
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, Teacher Training

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach American culture/society and American literature courses to English language majors enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. These are 2nd and 4th year courses and there are presently no faculty members qualified to teach them. The EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) assigned to Karadeniz Technical University. These ETAs will be teaching basic English skills courses in the pre-university “preparation year” required for students entering many faculties at Karadeniz Technical University. ETAs generally have no formal teaching experience or training and therefore the EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support and supervision. Regular teacher education seminars for “preparation year program” staff will be conducted. The EL Fellow will provide teacher training programs for staff of the English department at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In addition, the EL Fellow will support the Anatolian Secondary School in Trabzon involved with Junior Achievement.  The EL Fellow will give seminars and workshops to secondary school teachers and work closely with English teachers in Trabzon’s Anatolian School where the US Embassy is presently setting up Junior Achievement (entrepreneurship education) program which will ultimately involve creating a joint venture company with a US Jr. Achievement class. The 2 year Jr. Achievement project is scheduled to begin in February, 2008. The EL Fellow will provide English language support and guidance to a growing network of youth NGO contacts in the Trabzon area, assisting them in drafting grant applications, working on developing a community outreach volunteers program and connecting them via the internet with their counterparts in the US.   

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Turkey
City                              Denizli
Host Institution           Pamukkale University/ETA Program/Turkish American Association
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, English for Writing, Teaching Methodologies, Teacher Training  

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach courses to English majors in both the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In the former, the EL Fellow will teach a course in second language acquisition and help supervise student teachers. In the latter, the EL Fellow will teach a course on academic writing to advanced students. The EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) assigned to Pamukkale University. These ETAs would be teaching basic English skills courses in the pre-university “preparation year” required for students entering many faculties at Pamukkale University. ETAs generally have no formal teaching experience or training and therefore the ELF would provide pedagogical support and supervision. The EL Fellow will provide in-service teacher training for the growing number of English teachers working at the pre-university language preparation program. This effort will be conducted in collaboration with the 4 staff members who are graduates of the Bilkent University MA-TEFL program so that the in-service support courses will continue after the EL Fellow program in Denizli has ended.  In addition, the EL Fellow will provide support and supervision for the Turkish American Association (TAA) franchise in Denizli running the ACCESS microscholarships program. The TAA-Denizli staff need training and support in areas ranging from assessment to teaching methods. There are 60 ACCESS students at TAA-Denizli.  The EL Fellow will Support Anatolian Secondary School in Denizli involved with Junior Achievement. The EL Fellow will give seminars and workshops to secondary school teachers and work closely with English teachers in Denizli’s Anatolian School where the US Embassy is presently setting up Junior Achievement (entrepreneurship education) program which will ultimately involve creating a joint venture company with a US Jr. Achievement class. The 2 year of the Jr. Achievement project is scheduled to begin in February, 2008.    

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Turkey
City                              Konya
Host Institution           Selçuk University
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
American Culture, American Literature, Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Teacher Training, English for Speaking  

Project Description
The EL Fellow will work both in the Department of Language and Literature and the ELT Department at Selcuk University. The EL Fellow will be expected to teach American Literature and the American Novel. In addition, the EL Fellow will teach speaking at the ELT department and conduct teacher training so that other Turkish teachers feel more confident in teaching the skills course. One of the program's goals is to expose students to American style education and culture. Having the EL Fellow involved will provide this opportunity to the teacher and students of Selcuk University. The EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) assigned to Selcuk University. These ETAs will be teaching basic English skills courses in the pre-university preparation year required for students entering many faculties at Selcuk University. ETAs generally have no formal teaching experience or training and therefore the EL Fellow will provide pedagogical support and supervision. Regular teacher education seminars for preparation year program staff will be conducted. In addition, the EL Fellow will facilitate teacher training seminars for in-service teachers in the Department of Language and Literature, ELT, as well as the School of Foreign Languages. Areas of need are materials and curriculum development, testing, and CALL. The EL Fellow will also support Anatolian Secondary School in Konya involved with Junior Achievement by giving seminars and workshops to secondary school teachers and working closely with English teachers in Konya's Anatolian School where the US Embassy is presently setting up Junior Achievement (entrepreneurship education) programs.  

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Ukraine
City                              Luhansk
Host Institution           Luhansk National Pedagogical University  
Type of Project           Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 - June 2009

Project Focus
Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Speaking, American Studies, Teacher Training

Project Description
The EL Fellow will teach English Conversation and English Language Methodology to undergraduate and post-graduate students of the English Philology and Translation Studies Departments, and assist in development of the American Studies course for the Department of Foreign Languages. Not withstanding its name, the English Conversation course is a practical English course based on all four language skills aimed at raising students’ communicative competence. It includes topics from standard university curriculum such as Human Life, Education, Cross-Cultural Communication, and Conflict Resolution. The EL Fellow will also help students to enhance their critical thinking skills by way of formal discussions, oral presentations, and debates in the classroom. The English Language Methodology course taught to pre-service teachers enables them to design lesson plans for their in-school training using current methods and materials introduced by the EL Fellow. The aim of the American Studies course is to introduce students to American history, politics, life and culture and to stimulate their critical thinking skills while teaching about the development of civil society and democratic institutions.  In addition to classroom teaching, the EL Fellow will continue conducting training seminars on teaching methodology and American culture and language for young faculty members of the university. This will enhance the teachers’ communicative competence and allow them to introduce more cultural content into their curriculum. The EL Fellow will also work informally with students of the university’s English Conversation Club and s/he will participate in events at the Window on America Center (American Corner) at the city library. The EL Fellow will also be invited to visit secondary schools and talk to students about different aspects of American life and culture. These activities will enhance cultural awareness of teachers as well as students in this eastern Ukrainian city. 

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Ukraine
City                              Kiev
Host Institution           Ministry of Education and Science/English Teaching                                    Resource Center  at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Type of Project           Senior Fellow
Project Dates              September 2008 – June 2009

Project Focus
Teaching Methodologies, Teaching Techniques, Curriculum Development, American Studies 

Project Description
The EL Fellow will work in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Sciences of Ukraine (MoE) on the Ministry’s new educational program "School of the Future" that is being piloted in five regions of Ukraine from 2007 through 2010: Donetsk, Kirovohrad, Ternopil, Kherson, and Crimea. This initiative seeks to improve education by restructuring low-performing schools and developing more effective curricula. This project supports the Ukrainian government’s goals of reforming the educational sector through professional development of teachers and by updating instructional methodology at the secondary school level. Despite recent efforts by the MoE to increase teacher awareness and use of communicative methodology, there continues to be a tendency for Ukrainian schools to use grammar-translation methods. This is particularly true in remote and poorer regions where professional development opportunities for teachers are especially lacking. The EL Fellow will be requested to provide teacher development courses and seminars with an emphasis on communicative methodology for secondary school English language teachers in five regions of the country. The EL Fellow will travel each month to one of the participating regions to conduct teacher training courses in a pilot school and at the In-Service Training Institute of that particular region. The Leading Specialist at the MoE will provide logistical support and coordinate EL Fellow training events in these model schools. The EL Fellow will do on-going consulting with the Leading Specialist on the program and curriculum development for this project. The EL Fellow’s involvement in the Ministry’s project will help to introduce new teaching approaches and provide training for teachers outside the capital. Later the Ministry expects to expand this model of “School of the Future” to other regions in the country. In addition, the EL Fellow will provide training for English language teachers who aim to include American studies content in high school level instruction. Currently, the Ministry of Education of Ukraine is developing a new national curriculum that will incorporate Area Studies into Grades 10-12 of mainstream secondary schools. Under the new curriculum, all 11th graders will study American Studies as a separate course beginning in 2009. The EL Fellow will design appropriate American Studies lessons for the high school level and to offer a series of seminars at the PA-sponsored English Teaching Resource Center (ETRC) at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where teachers from throughout Ukraine come to attend teacher training workshops for their professional development. Since the MoE is not able to host a foreign specialist, the ETRC will serve as the EL Fellow’s host institution, provide a work space, and coordinate the EL Fellow’s activities. The EL Fellow will also be asked to give presentations at national and regional teacher conferences and at TESOL-Ukraine activities throughout Ukraine. The EL Fellow will also be encouraged to present at Window on America Centers and RELO-sponsored regional teachers’ resource centers throughout Ukraine when the EL Fellow travels to cities where these centers are located. 

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