Dear Colleague,

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 2008-2009 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 650 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 2008-2009, approximately 120 Fellows
will participate in projects abroad.

Fellow Benefits

For the academic year 2008-2009, 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 June 1, 2008)

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:

Midwest Center for the English Language Fellow Program

Rose Zoesch: zoesch@fvtc.edu
Nancy Stephani: Stephani@fvtc.edu

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