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The E-Teacher Scholarship Program

The Office of English Language Programs at the State Department announces the sixth offering of its acclaimed E-Teacher courses that train foreign English language professionals in the latest U.S. methods of English language teaching via distance education. Participation is open to teachers worldwide.

Seven courses will be offered in the spring of 2010. Tuition and materials will be paid by State Department. Twenty-six of the E-Teacher course participants will be selected to attend a three-week professional development workshop in the U.S. in the summer of 2010.

Participants

Candidates for E-Teacher scholarships should be teacher trainers or teachers who are working, or plan to work, with one of the seven subjects covered by the courses. They should be highly motivated individuals who are dedicated both to their own professional development and to sharing the knowledge gained with colleagues through workshops or professional presentations. Candidates should also be committed to fulfilling the program requirements and completing the course. In addition, candidates should meet criteria described below.

Criteria

a) English language skills:

• ability to do academic work at a U.S. university (an advanced level of reading and writing, roughly equivalent to a minimum TOEFL score of 550); 
• general understanding of technical terms in English relating to computers and the Internet;
• good command of the necessary vocabulary for each of the seven topics.

b) Computer fundamentals:

• regular access to e-mail and the Internet;
• ability to navigate in Windows or other appropriate programs and create a Word document; 
• basic familiarity with the Internet and web browsers; 
• ability to type in English well enough to perform online tasks in real-time and to submit written assignments in a timely manner.

Costs

Participant costs are covered by the State Department. This includes tuition and the costs of any course materials sent from the institution, including CD-ROMs and books, for each participant.

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate of participation directly from the course providers.

Course descriptions
Detailed one-page course descriptions are available for downloading in Word or Adobe PDF format for each of the seven courses from the Office of English Language Program's website

Application procedure

To apply for E-Teacher Scholarship Program please send the following materials to Ms. Masa Crnjakovic at crnjakovicm@state.gov by October 18, 2009:

• Current CV in English 
• Letter of motivation describing the course which you are applying to and explaining
  how is it relevant to your work. 
• A proposal listing possible follow-up activities you would organize after completing
  the course.