Host a Chinese or Arabic Teacher in 2010-11

The Teachers of Critical Languages Program, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is designed to expand schools’ abilities to teach Chinese and Arabic, placing experienced EFL teachers from China and Egypt in American K-12 schools for an academic year where they teach Mandarin or Arabic language and culture.

• US elementary or secondary schools, both public and private, may apply
• Applications are due February 12, 2010.
• TCLP provides broad-based integrated support:

For exchange teachers

• round-trip airfare,
• ~$30,000 to support living expenses
• J-1 visa support
• health insurance
• professional development funds
• Pre-departure orientation in Beijing and Cairo
• 2-week Orientation and methodological practicum
• professional development workshops in November and May

For host schools

• $5,000 grant opportunities for language-learning projects
• monthly honoraria for school-designated mentors
• in-person site visits by TCLP staff
• on-going support from experienced staff

Complete the Online Host School Application
or
Download the Host School Application

Highlights

TCLP Arabic Highlights January 2010

Featured in this month's highlights

Hossam Sarhan created an authentic environment for students to role play restaurant scenarios in Arabic.

Abdel Magid Hussein's students worked in groups to create and learn about each other's family tree in Arabic.

Mohamed Mahmoud and his Arabic students participated in the school’s Career Fair where they demonstrated the importance of learning Arabic.

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TCLP Chinese Highlights January 2010

Featured in this month's highlights

Zhang Hong hosted a Chinese Language Show on a local access cable channel in Muskogee, OK.

Tu Yijun set up a penpal program between his students in Hangzhou, China and Anthem, Arizona.

Liu Na’s students practiced Chinese character stroke order by modeling Kungfu poses.

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Announcements

Follow-On Projects

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce support for follow-on projects to assist Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) alumni and institutions to support mutual understanding by helping to increase the number of Americans teaching and learning critical need languages.

These projects can be proposed by current or previous exchange teachers, mentor teachers, host schools, or host school districts. Projects that allow continued collaboration between schools and their exchange teachers, as well as those that contribute to or develop US schools' critical foreign language programs, can be supported with awards up to approximately $5,000. Grants will be awarded on an ongoing basis, and application materials can be found under "Document Resources" in the "Programmatic" section using the link below:

TCLP Resource Document.

Teachers of Critical Languages Follow-On Project.

Please note, the deadline is March 31, 2010, with all approved projects to be completed by June 30, 2010

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Featured Teacher - Moustafa El Besoumi (Arabic Teacher)

Moustafa El Besoumi is from Damanhour and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language from Ain Shams University. He also has a General Diploma in Education (2005) and in a Special Diploma in Education (2007) from the Faculty of Education at Alexandria University. He has been teaching English at the Omar Makram Secondary School for Boys (930 students and 140 teachers) since 2000. Moustafa was awarded two teaching scholarships in the United States in 1999 and 2002. Mostafa’s international education experience also includes training at Sequoia Middle School in Atlanta, working with the Integrated English Language Program II (IELP II), as well as taking part in a number of activities conducted by the Canadian Agency and American Aid.

Featured Alumni Member - Abdelhady Ali (Arabic Teacher)

Abdelhady Ali is from Itay El Baroad, Egypt, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Education from the University of Alexandria’s Damanhour campus. Mr. Ali has taught at the Abdelhady El Saka Preparatory School (875 students and 47 teachers) since 2007. Mr. Ali participated in the training program at Northumbria University in England in 2007 and is a member of the Educational Syndicate in Itay El Baroad Administration of Education.