Professional Development Opportunities at the Office of English Language Programs for Mexico and Central America Dear all, The Office of English Language Programs is now accepting applications to the E-Teacher Scholarship Program for the academic year 2014-2015. E-Teacher courses train Mexican English classroom teachers, teacher trainers and researchers in the latest methods of ELT via distance education. This year, ten different courses will be offered as per the list below; for course descriptions, please see the attached PDF file. · Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web, A Survey of Resources and Tools for Online and F2F English Language Teaching · Introduction to Pedagogy and Practices for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages · Practical Applications in Language and Learning Skills (Only offered in the Winter term, January-March 2015) · English for Specific Purposes: Aligning Context with Practices and Materials · Special Education and Differentiated Instruction in EFL Contexts · Teaching English to Pre-Teens and Teens · Teaching English to Young Learners between 5 and 12 years old (TEYL) · Summative and Formative Assessment in Language Learning and Teaching · Critical Thinking in Language Learning and Teaching · Developing Local Leadership for Global English Language Teaching (This course is designed for supervisors such as coordinators or directors that manage students or schools. It is not for classroom teachers.) Requirements for candidates Candidates for E-Teacher must: be Mexican citizens; non-Mexicans and Mexican-Americans are ineligible be in-service teachers, teacher trainers, researchers or administrators who are working or plan to work with the subject area covered by the course be willing to share their gained knowledge with colleagues through workshops, counseling, tutoring, courses, open classes, distance education or professional presentations English language skills: ability to do academic work at the level of a U.S. university (an advanced level of reading and writing, roughly equivalent to a minimum TOEFL score of 525) general understanding of technical terms in English relating to computers and the Internet good command of the necessary vocabulary for the selected course Computer fundamentals: regular and dependable access to e-mail and the Internet ability to navigate in Windows and create a Word document basic familiarity with the Internet and web browsers ability to type in English well enough to perform on-line tasks in real-time and to submit written assignments in a timely manner Availability: participants must commit to spending 1.5 to 2 hours per day for a period of 10 weeks to successfully complete the course What the scholarship includes Tuition and materials will be paid for by the Office of English Language Programs in Washington, D.C. All materials will emphasize a learner-centered approach and will be in English. Course materials will include, but are not limited to, the following: · downloadable or posted syllabi, assignments, and course readings; · asynchronous and some synchronous contact between instructor and participants, between other experts and participants, and among participants; · lectures via real-time, text, or audio-enhanced text; · use of a bulletin board to post notes, assignments, feedback, etc.; · information on additional web-based resources. Participants’ commitment People who receive an E-Teacher scholarship must commit to: · completing the course successfully to the best of their ability, · sharing what they learn with others through advising, counseling, mentoring, workshops, presentations, articles, etc., and · reporting back to the Regional Office of English Language Programs about how they have shared what they learned Time frame E-Teacher nominations are submitted before the start of the academic year and scholarships are assigned to candidates from all over the world throughout the four terms in an academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer) depending on several factors, which may vary from one term to the next. Selected applicants for every session are usually contacted about four weeks prior to the start of the term. There is no way to know in advance in which of the four terms selected candidates will be taking the course. Disclaimer In the past two years, Mexico has received an average of 20 slots in E-Teacher courses. For academic year 2014-15, we anticipate receiving a total of 15 to 20 places for Mexican teachers. For this reason, we cannot guarantee that your application will actually result in a scholarship. Applications will be rank-ordered to ensure that the strongest candidates have priority. Preference will be given to those who have not received a scholarship before and to E-Teacher graduates who have submitted evidence of having shared what they learned. The final decision to grant the scholarships will be made by our main office in Washington, D.C. Deadline for applications The deadline to submit applications is Sunday, June 29, 2014. If you are interested, kindly complete the required information in the attached Word document. Send the completed document as an attachment to [email protected]. If you do not receive a message acknowledging the receipt of your e-mail within two working days, please re-send it until you hear from us. We look forward to receiving your applications. Sincerely, José Manuel Villafuerte | Oficina de Programas de Inglés / Office of English Language Programs Embajada de los Estados Unidos en México / U.S. Embassy | México, D.F. ( 01 (55) 5080-2000 ext. 5269 | Mobile: 044-55-2300-9222 | Fax: 01 (55) 5591-0053 | * [email protected] Página Web: spanish.mexico.usembassy.gov | Webpage: mexico.usembassy.gov cid:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected] of USDS seal.jpg Copy of Copy of OoELP logo.JPG iman.org/IMAN2010/images/logo/facebook-logo.png Copy of AE This email is UNCLASSIFIED.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:18:12 +0000
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