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For stipend/benefits and other information on this award, click on the link below.
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Teaching English as a Second Language
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Award #9589
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Category:
Lecturing
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Deadline:
August 1, 2008
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Grant Activity: Train and update faculty and assist with curriculum development for undergraduate courses at a university that is preparing a new curriculum.
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Language: Basic Spanish is desirable but not required.
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Additional Qualifications: Ph.D. preferred but master's with 4 years of teacher training and curriculum development experience will be considered. Prior experience in creole language settings or developing countries will be an asset.
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Location: Department of English, Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University
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Length of Grant: 4 months to 6 months
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Starting Date: July 2009 or January 2010
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Comments: Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University (BICU) is one of two public universities on the Caribbean coast. The TESL program is scheduled to begin in February 2007. Although many people speak English creole in Bluefields, English training is needed for English teachers at the high school level. Currently, 90 percent of English teachers at the high school level do not hold any type of undergraduate degree. Therefore, the program is focused on preparing in-service teachers to obtain an undergraduate degree. For more information, contact Angela Petronila Borown, director of the English Department at abrownhendricks@yahoo.com or tel. 505.572.1116 or Maira Vargas at the U.S. Embassy at vargasrm@state.gov. A letter of invitation is not required, but some prior contact with the institution is encouraged.
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Staff: Program Officer Joseph Graff, 202.686.6239, jgraff@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Margaret Dickson, 202.686.6237, mdickson@cies.iie.org
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