）领域中的一些概念和问题进行探讨，与美国的英语语言教学专家建立联系，同时也在国际同行之间建立起专业社交网络。
来自塞内加尔的恩德叶·比内塔（
Ndeye
Bineta）说，这个项目使她成了一个更好的老师：“[我]选修了在线课程以后，我的学生对英语课的兴趣大大增加了。”
参加项目可以带来的另一机会是，它每年会将优秀学员送到美国进行专业开发交流。
帮助教育工作者获得国际经验
英语教学专家项目（
English
Language Fellow program）以对外英语教学（Teaching English To Speakers Of
Other Languages,
缩写TESOL)领域中的美国教育工作者为对象，候选人必须拥有硕士学位。参加项目的人须承诺10个月的时间，到可能位于世界任何地方的学术机构传授专业知识，同时锻炼自身能力、获得国际经验和学习了解其他文化。
来自埃塞俄比亚提格雷市(Tigray)爱碧伊艾迪师范学院(Abyi Adiy College of Teacher
Education)的一批英语专业教师，正在讨论英语教学专家项目成员汉娜•墨菲(Hannah
Murphy)发给他们的美国国务院教材。(State Dept.)
到目前为止，已有1000名以上英语教学专家在80多个国家开展了这一项目。英语教学专家戴维·马斯特森（
David
Masterson）在乌克兰的塞瓦斯托波尔市（Sevastopol）教英语，在这里，他还举行了教师培训会议，并举办会话俱乐部，使当地居民可以练习英语并了解美国文化和传统。
马斯特森说，他利用音乐帮助学生学习英语词汇、发音和常用短语。他在英语教学专家项目中的经历使他学会自如地给多达150人讲课，而这是他以前从来没有做过的。
把创新教学方法带到世界各地的教室中
英语语言专家项目（
English
Language Specialist
program）招聘英语教学、应用语言学或相关学科中的美国学者和专业人士从事海外教学项目，时间长度从两周至五个月不等。美国大使馆将参加项目的这些学者专家分配到当地的学校和其他机构，他们在那里可以创建英语语言培训项目，包括教师培训、编写教学大纲和教材以及对所在机构的项目进行评估。
参与英语语言专家项目的贾森·莱文（
Jason
Levine）最近在突尼斯举办了一个教师培训班。他说，他注重展示“有趣的课堂活动如何对教学和学习有益”。他表示，他在英语语言专家项目中的成功应归功于“突尼斯的学生和教师对变化的热情接受”。
英语语言专家项目的候选人必须具有TESOL或相关领域的硕士或博士学位。欲寻找英语语言专家项目的信息，可以浏览国务院交流项目（
exchange
programs ）网页。
国务院的各种英语教学项目由美国大使馆和领事馆管理，由分布在世界各个地区（
located
in every region）的地区英语官员负责监督。你也可以与在你当地的美国大使馆（
U.S. Embassy）联系，了解附近地区的项目。
如需更多帮助，请访问美国国务院的
American English
网站，这是一个提供有关美国英语教学和学习以及美国文化信息的网上资源中心。此外，可以在
Facebook和
YouTube上关注英语语言项目办公室的动态，也可以通过Twitter获得专项英语项目的最近信息。
Do you teach English? These programs can
help inspire your students.
With more than 1 billion people worldwide studying English, finding
ways to encourage students of widely differing backgrounds, ages
and skills has never been more important.
Fortunately, the U.S. Department of State has free, easy-to-access
resources for both
students and teachers.
The most effective English-teaching programs emphasize the power of
the human connection, which can transform language learning into “a
space to build bridges between people, cultures and countries,”
says Heidi Howland, a program officer at the State Department’s
Office
of English Language Programs. That’s the guiding principle, she
adds, behind a trio of State Department programs for
English-language teachers.
Sharpening skills through online classes
The
E-Teacher
Scholarship Program, designed for English-teaching
professionals who are not U.S. citizens, allows participants to
take one of nine online, university-level classes through the
University of Oregon. Over the
course of 10 weeks, participants explore concepts and issues in the
English as a Foreign Language field and connect with U.S.
English-language teaching experts while also building a
professional network of international colleagues.
Ndeye Bineta of Senegal says the program has made her a
better teacher: “As a result of [my] taking the online course, my
students’ interest in English classes has increased
considerably.”
As an added benefit, outstanding participants are brought to the
United States each year for a professional development
exchange.
Helping educators gain international
experience
The
English
Language Fellow program is aimed at U.S. educators in
the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages
(TESOL), and candidates must have a master’s degree. Participants
commit to 10-month fellowships at academic institutions around the
world, sharing their professional expertise while honing skills,
gaining international experience and learning about other
cultures.
A
group of English Department teachers at Abyi Adiy College of
Teacher Education in Tigray, Ethiopia, discuss U.S. Department of
State teaching materials presented to them by EL Fellow Hannah
Murphy. (State Dept.)
To date, more than 1,000 EL Fellows have conducted projects in more
than 80 countries. EL Fellow
David
Masterson teaches English classes in Sevastopol,
Ukraine, where he also holds teacher-training conferences and hosts
conversation clubs for local residents to practice their English
and learn about American culture and traditions.
Masterson says he uses music to help his students learn vocabulary,
pronunciation and common phrases in English. His EL Fellowship
experience has taught him to feel comfortable giving presentations
to audiences of up to 150 people, which he’d never done
before.
Bringing innovative teaching methods to classrooms
worldwide
The
English
Language Specialist program recruits U.S. academics and
professionals in English teaching, applied linguistics or related
disciplines to conduct programs overseas ranging from two weeks to
five months. U.S. embassies assign participants to local schools
and other institutions, where they create English-language training
programs that can include teacher training, curriculum and textbook
development, and host-institution program evaluation.
EL Specialist participant
Jason
Levine, who recently conducted teacher training in Tunisia,
says he likes to demonstrate “the benefits of teaching and learning
through having fun in the classroom.” The success of his EL
Specialist program, he says, can be attributed to “the enthusiasm
Tunisian students and teachers have for embracing change.”
Candidates for the EL Specialist program must have a master’s or
doctoral degree in TESOL or a related field. Information on finding
an EL Specialist program is available on the State Department’s
exchange programs
Web page.
The State Department’s English-teaching programs are administered
through U.S. embassies and consulates, and overseen by regional
English language officers (RELOs), who are
located
in every region of the world. You can also check with
your local
U.S. Embassy to find out
about programs near you.
For additional help, visit the State Department’s
American English
website, an online resource center for teaching and learning
about American English and culture. Also, follow the Office of
English Language Programs on
Facebook and
YouTube, and follow
the more specialized
EL Programs feed on
Twitter.
