Level: | Non Degree |
Tuition: | Full coverage |
Deadline: | Jun 1, 2024 |
Duration max: | 9 months |
Level: | Non Degree |
Tuition: | Full coverage |
Deadline: | Jun 1, 2024 |
Duration max: | 9 months |
The Fulbright FLTA Program is a nine-month non-degree program, sponsored by the Government of the United States of America. It provides early-career teachers of English an opportunity to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the society and culture of the United States, while teaching their native language to U.S. students and strengthening foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges and universities. Fulbright FLTA participants also interact with their host communities in conversation groups, extracurricular activities, and community outreach projects. FLTA participants are required to return to their home countries upon completion of the nine-month program. The program sponsor will not support any extension requests for participants.
FLTA participants may assist in or teach up to twenty hours of language classes a week and are required to enroll in at least two courses per semester, one of which must be in U.S. Studies. The remaining coursework should relate to their careers in English language teaching. FLTA participants will also be expected to facilitate cultural events, language clubs, and language tables.
FLTA participants will be required to attend a U.S.-based orientation during the summer of 2021 before arriving at their host institutions in August, and a mid-year enrichment conference in the United States, coordinated by the Institute of International Education (IIE), to share and discuss foreign language teaching best practices and their current teaching experiences with other FLTA participants.
The Fulbright FLTA program does not support dependents or family members. Candidates may not have any dependents accompany them for any time during the program. Family and friends may visit program participants during holiday periods.
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FLTA participants should approach teaching with enthusiasm. They should be sincerely interested in teaching Russian and Russian culture to American students, show knowledge of the culture of their country and awareness of current events in the country, and possess leadership qualities, the ability to guide their students and interact well with students. FLTA participants should be full of desire to communicate with people and to become a part of the community. They should be able to work creatively, to be independent, but, at the same time, to be able to work well with colleagues, i.e. to develop good relations with teachers, students and the personnel of the host institution in the U.S.
Many institutions in the USA, wish to receive FLTA participants who demonstrate an interest in adapting to and residing in small cities or in the countryside. Candidates should also have excellent organizational skills and the ability to use a computer. Interests in playing sports, music, dance, theatre, literature, poetry, and culinary skills are also encouraged and welcomed. The greatest character traits the candidate should demonstrate are flexibility and readiness to gain new knowledge and share it.