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.

Below you will find a brief overview of the English Language (EL) Fellow Program. For more information and application, please visit our website at http://elf.georgetown.edu.

Program Background
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.

Fellowship Description
Fellows serve as full-time ESL/EFL instructors 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.

Eligibility Requirements
• U.S. citizenship
• Master's degree with a focus in TESL/TEFL
• Fellows must have a minimum of two years professional TESL/TEFL experience; both teacher training and curriculum/materials development experience are helpful.
• Senior Fellows must have a minimum of four years teacher training experience; overseas experience in TEFL is helpful.

Program Benefits
• Stipend:
A generous stipend deposited directly to the Fellow’s U.S. checking account. For the academic year 2008-2009, Fellows receive $25,000; Senior Fellows receive $35,000.
• Living Allowance:
The Living Allowance, which varies from country to country, is designed to cover the cost of reasonable, safe, and comfortable housing (comparable to the standard of living in the country of assignment), food, utilities, and local transportation to and from work for one person.
• Transportation:
Fellows also receive international round trip transportation from the Fellow’s residence to the host country.
• Health Benefit Plan:
Fellows receive supplemental medical/hospitalization health care coverage up to $50,000 per illness/injury while abroad (not to replace any health insurance held by the Fellow).
• Miscellaneous Allowances:
Educational Materials Allowance, Shipping Allowance, Pre-Departure Allowance, and Dependent’s Allowance (Senior Fellows only)


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Regional Recruitment Center Contact Information
California State Polytechnic University (Cal Poly Pomona)
Mai Tran
Recruitment Center Coordinator
Tel: 909-869-3621
Fax: 909-869-3282
California State Polytechnic University
International Center
3801 West Temple Avenue
Building 1, Room 104
Pomona, CA 91768

Cal Poly Center recruitment region
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
Utah

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Georgetown University
Center for Intercultural Education and Development
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20007
Email:elf@georgetown.edu
Website:elf.georgetown.edu

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