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The English Language Specialist Program recruits United States academics in the fields of TEFL/TESL and Applied Linguistics for short term (two to six weeks) assignments abroad. Specialists work on well defined assignments that are identified by United States Information Service (USIS) offices overseas. These assignments may include curriculum projects, teacher training seminars, textbook development, English for Specific Purposes, and program evaluation. In many cases, a USIS office will suggest a candidate, if it does not, the English Language Programs Division recruits a specialist.

In some cases, specialists located in the United States consult with institutions abroad through a teleconference or a digital video conference. These are normally short programs (one day) and the participating specialists receive only honorarium and any necessary travel expenses.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to serve as an English Language Specialist, you must meet the following requirements:

• United States citizen
• MA or Ph.D. (TESL/TEFL or applied linguistics)
• Overseas experience
• Teacher training experience

Benefits

• Honorarium $100.00/day
• Roundtrip airfare from residence to capital city
• Books and materials allowance $150.00
• Miscellaneous expenses $100.00
• Trip report fee $100.00 paid upon receipt
• Basic Health insurance coverage

Travel and per diem are arranged jointly through USIA Washington and the overseas USIS offices.

If you are eligible to serve as an English Language Specialist, and are interested in being considered for the program, here is information on how to apply.

Recent Specialists

To learn more about our English Language Specialists and read reports on their individual programs (which include suggested bibliographies and Web links related to their program topic) please click on the name of the specialist below.

To quickly find a particular specialist in the table below, click on the first letter of the specialist's last name:

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Name of Specialist/ Institution Program Date Program Purpose Location Anderson, Neil Brigham Young University Dec.5-19, 1998 Consult with over 300 teachers and teacher trainers throughout Malaysia Malaysia Brown, H. Douglas San Francisco State University June 6 - 13, 1999 Participate in conferences at binational commissions in San Jose and Santiago Dominican Republic Brown, J.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa Feb.8-21, 1999 Organize workshops at four universities, and deliver plenary speech at the Fourth International ELT Conference at Bilkent University in Ankara. Turkey Chavez, Diana Pascoe Webster University/St. Louis Community College July 1- Aug. 14, 1999 Develop curricula and conduct workshops at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras (UNAH) and the Instituto Hondureno de Cultura Interamericana (IHCI) in Tegucigalpa Honduras Christison, Mary Ann University of Utah June 28 - July 20, 1999 Deliver plenary address at LIA conference in Jakarta Indonesia Cini, Carol Sisco Nanjing University June 10-18, 1999 Participate in Ministry of Education conference and conduct workshops on methods of teaching young learners. Taiwan Coady, James Ohio University Jan.30-Feb.13, 1999 Present at five teacher training seminars for over 350 Tunisian participants on the teaching and learning of English vocabulary Tunisia Crandall, JoAnn (Jodi) University of Maryland-Baltimore County March 19-25, 1999 Deliver plenary address at TESOL Greece conference Greece Emmanuel, Ivor University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana April 7-21, 1999 Participate in five workshops organized by the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA). South Africa Eskey, David E. University of Southern California Nov.27-Dec.11, 1998 Organize workshops in five Egyptian cities; Participate in EFL Skills Conference organized by the American University in Cairo Egypt Hall, Charles University of Memphis June 7-20, 1999 Undertake a complete external review of the staff, the courses, the materials, the goals and the future of the Centro de Idiomas [Language Center], at the University of Guanajuato Mexico Hill, Clifford Columbia University Feb. 17- Mar. 5, 1999 Keynote address at the National Conference on Language and Literature Teaching at Makerere University in Kampala Uganda Nancy Hornberger University of Pennsylvania August 2-17, 1999 Participate in the English Language Educational Trust's annual conference at the University of Natal in Durban South Africa House, Dayna Universidad Tecnologico de Sonora (ITSON), Sonora, Mexico Feb. 7-19, 1999 Organize teacher training workshops in East Timor and Jakarta Indonesia Huizenga, Jann University of New Mexico at Los Alamos July 4-17, 1999 Participate in the 15th annual (two-week intensive) Summer Institute of English in Rabat Morocco Ifkovic, Edward Tunxis Community-Technical College July 12-23, 1999 Conduct week-long seminar in Jerusalem, sponsored by Israeli Ministry of Education, for teachers and coordinators of English as a second language. Israel Kaplan, Robert B. University of Southern California February 19, 1999 Participate in the first International Conference on Contrastic Rhetoric organized by the American University in Cairo Egypt* Larsen-Freeman, Diane School for International Training June 7-11, 1999 Deliver plenary address and conduct workshops at two conferences in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Low, Martha Grace University of Oregon July 3 - 15, 1999 Participate in the 15th annual (two-week intensive) Summer Institute of English in Rabat Morocco Mixon, Myrtis University of San Francisco July 7-23, 1999 Conduct seminar in Jerusalem, sponsored by Israeli Ministry of Education, for teachers and coordinators of English as a second language. Conduct seminar in Gaza. Participate in English Teachers' Association of Israel summer conference. Israel, Gaza Morley, Joan University of Michigan April 26 - May 13, 1999 Conduct workshops throughout Russia on the ELT teaching of the spoken language skills of oral communication (speech production and speech performance) and aural comprehension. Russia Norris, John M. University of Hawaii at Manoa Nov. 29-Dec.19, 1998 Consult with Brazilian Binational Centers Brazil O’Dowd, Elizabeth M. St. Michael’s College June 26 - July 4, 1999 Deliver plenary talk (about bilingual education in the millennium) for the International Conference on Teacher Education at the University of the Philippines Philippines Prinz, Patricia New England College February 13-22, 1999 Participate in the First International Conference on Contrastive Rhetoric at the American University of Cairo Egypt Renner, Christopher Kansas State University May 29 - June 18, 1999 Conduct workshops for teachers and teacher trainers on conflict resolution and "multiple intelligences" Egypt Schwartz, Ron University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) July 1-14, 1999 Speak at the National Conference of the Bolivian Binational Centers ("Centros Bolivianos Americanos" -CBA-) in Sucre Bolivia Sellew, Kathleen University of Minnesota April 7-21, 1999 Participate in five workshops organized by the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA). South Africa Shetzer, Heidi University of California-Santa Barbara June 7-18, 1999 Conduct workshops titled "Creating Online Materials to Teach Literature" in four different cities in Malaysia Malaysia Smith, Harold Shenandoah University Nov.1-25, 1998 Present lectures and workshops at Cukurova University (Adana) and Bilkent University (Ankara) Turkey Soppelsa, Betty University of Kansas April 7-21, 1999 Participate in five workshops organized by the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA). South Africa Spady, William Breakthrough Learning Systems Nov.16-29, 1998 Participate in the "International Symposium on Outcomes-Based Education" in Pretoria and another OBE conference in Port Elizabeth South Africa Stoller, Fredricka L. Northern Arizona University Jan.30-Feb.13, 1999 Present at five teacher training seminars for over 350 Tunisian participants on the teaching and learning of English vocabulary Tunisia Sullivan, Patricia N. Bilkent University Nov.10-16, 1998 Deliver plenary address and conduct workshops at the second National Conference for Uzbekistan Teachers of English (UzTEA) Uzbekistan Van Naerssen, Margaret University of Pennsylvania July 12, 1999 Participate in the 15th annual (two-week intensive) Summer Institute of English in Rabat Morocco* Westerfield, Kay University of Oregon June 26-July 11, 1999 Deliver workshops in several cities in Thailand on topics related to international business communication and teaching English for business Thailand Zukowski-Faust, Jean Northern Arizona University Dec.9, 1998 Participate in EFL Skills Conference organized by the American University in Cairo Egypt*

* = teleconference
** = video conference

For Further Information:

English Language Specialist Program (E/ALP)
United States Information Agency
301 4th Street, S.W., Room 304
Washington, D.C. 20547

fax: 202-401-1250
e-mail: elspec@usia.gov

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