Deadline- June 03, 2013
ECA is offering funding for Fulbright foreign language teaching assistant (FLTA) non-degree program, that provides young teachers of English an opportunity to refine their teaching skills. Fulbright FLTA participants also interact with their host communities in conversation groups, extracurricular activities, and community outreach projects. Fulbright FLTA participants must return to their home countries upon completion of the program. The goal of this program is to increase the English language proficiency and extend knowledge of the society and culture of the United States, while teaching native language to U.S. students and strengthening foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges and universities.
Fulbright FLTA participants will be required to attend a U.S. based orientation sponsored by ECA during the summer of 2014 before arriving at their host institutions in August.
Fulbright Program will pay for travel, health insurance and monthly maintenance of the selected candidates. Institutions where the FLTAs are placed provide tuition scholarships for the required coursework.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants should be between the ages of 21 and 29 years old on October 1, 2013.
- Applicants should either be current English teachers or in their final year in an institution of higher education studying to be an English teacher.
- Applicants should possess the following qualities: maturity, reliability, integrity and professionalism.
- The ideal candidate for the FLTA program is open to new experiences and cultures, active and with a sense of humor. It is required that applicants have a strong command of the English language. All candidates invited to the second round of the competition will be required to take the TOEFL exam; the Fulbright program will pay for the test for all candidates.
- At the time of application, all candidates must either have their diploma of higher education or BA or be in their final year studying to be English teachers and plan to receive their diploma by August 2013. Many American universities welcome grantees who have completed their MA or kandidatskaya degree.
- Applicants must be a Russian citizen and have been living continually in the Russian territory since December 2012.
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