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E-Teacher – Online Teacher Training Courses

The Office of English Language Programs offers the following five online teacher training courses:

Teaching Critical Thinking ( PDF) – through the University of Oregon
Assessment for EFL ( PDF) – through Indiana University
Teaching English to Young Learners ( PDF) – through the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
English for Business ( PDF) – through the University of South Carolina
English for Law ( PDF) – through Nashville State Community College and the University of Memphis

The courses introduce the most recent English language teaching methods and techniques, offer the opportunity to engage in an innovative distance-learning program that employs the latest in modern technology, and provide direct access to U.S. experts with whom participants might not normally have the opportunity to interact. All participants must be nominated through American embassies.

Candidates for the "E-Teacher" Scholarship Program should currently be citizens of and reside in one of the following countries:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, West Bank/Gaza or Yemen.

For more detailed information on course content, click on the course of your choice above to access a one-page Adobe PDF file.

Candidate submission information

Posts can submit one primary candidate for each of the courses with three alternates in rank order. Only submissions through the official E-Teacher Candidate Submission form can be accepted for consideration.

For more information, write to eteacher@state.gov.

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