Georgetown University’s Center for Intercultural Education and Development is pleased to announce that the English Language (EL) Fellow Program is currently accepting applications for the Academic Year 2009-2010 Fellowships. We invite you to share the information about this unique opportunity for TESOL professionals with your colleagues, students or other interested parties. Please feel free to explore the Program’s website and e-mail us with any questions you might have.
The English Language (EL) Fellow Program fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries by sending talented, highly qualified U.S. educators in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) on ten-month fellowships to overseas academic institutions in all regions of the world. The program promotes English language learning and enhances English teaching capacity abroad. Through U.S. embassy projects, Fellows share their expertise, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn other cultures. Upon returning to the United States, they share their experiences and acquired knowledge with their communities and professional colleagues.
Quick Facts about the Program
- The EL Fellow Program has placed over 800 Fellows in 80 countries since 2001.
- All fellowships are federally-funded professional positions.
- Assignments are for a ten-month period (typically from September to June).
- Fellows cultivate international experience teaching English in all regions of the world.
- Fellows work on projects at host universities, teacher training institutions, NGOs, and other language teaching institutions.
- Fellows serve as full-time ESL/EFL teachers and may be engaged in some teacher training, ESP instruction, curriculum/materials development, test design, assessment, evaluation, programming, summer camps, and outreach projects.
- Senior Fellows serve primarily as teacher trainers and may be engaged in supervision, advising, ESP instruction, curriculum/materials development, test design, assessment, evaluation, programming, research, and outreach projects.
- In the academic year 2009-2010, approximately 120 Fellows will participate in projects abroad.
Fellow BenefitsFor the academic year 2009-2010, all Fellows receive:- Stipend: Fellows - $25,000; Senior Fellows - $35,000
- Living allowance covering the cost of reasonable, safe and comfortable housing (comparable to the standard of living in the country of assignment), food, utilities, and local transportation.
- International round trip transportation from the Fellow’s U.S. residence to the host country.
- Supplemental health benefit plan (not to replace any health insurance held by the Fellow).
- Miscellaneous allowances (shipping, educational materials, program activities, and pre-departure expenses).
Eligibility Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Master’s degree with focus on TESL/TEFL (must be conferred by the end of the spring semester)
- Fellows must have minimum two years professional TESL/TEFL experience; both teacher training and curriculum/material development experience are helpful.
- Senior Fellows must have minimum four years of teacher training experience; overseas experience in TEFL is helpful.
For more information please contact:
Northcentral Recruitment Center Staff for EL Fellow Program:
Nancy Peters, 920-735-4844 or
Rose Zoesch 920-735-4817
OR
English Language Fellow Program
Georgetown University
Center for Intercultural Education and Development
Email: elf@georgetown.edu
Tel: 202-687-2608
Fax: 202-687-2555
Apply Online – http://elf.georgetown.edu
Sponsored by:
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Office of English Language Programs
Administered by:
Georgetown University
Center for Intercultural
Education & Development