What Do Fellows Do?

English Language Fellows assist U.S. Embassies throughout the world in their goals of facilitating democratic institution building and encouraging participation in the global economy.
 
English Language Fellows have a unique opportunity to contribute to intercultural understanding in ways that reach far beyond improving the English teaching capacity of institutions. In addition to their official teaching responsibilities and teacher development activities, Fellows create opportunities for English language conversation and cross-cultural dialogue. Past Fellows have sponsored activities that reflect their personal interests and perspectives and foster positive change in their host communities.

Highlights from the Field - showcases the impact of EL Fellow Alumni around the world.

AY 2006-2007 * AY 2007-2008 * AY 2008-2009 - these project descriptions provide examples of projects that Fellows undertake.

Fellows

Fellows typically serve as full-time teachers of English as a foreign or second language to diverse groups, ranging from college students to professionals. They teach up to twenty classroom contact hours of English per week. Fellows may also be engaged in additional activities, such as teacher training; ESP instruction in the fields of law, management, economics, medicine, and tourism; curriculum/materials development; test design; assessment; evaluation; research; English club or American Corner programming; summer camps; and other outreach projects.