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American Councils
American Councils continues to be privileged to
administer the Teachers of Critical Languages Program of the State
Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. We are
pleased to announce that applications to host Chinese or Arabic
exchange teachers during the 2008-2009 school year are available and
can be downloaded from either [ http://www.americancouncils.org/
]www.americancouncils.org or [ http://www.tclprogram.org/
]www.tclprogram.org.
TCLP is a great program that looks to build US schools’ capacities
to offer Chinese and Arabic programs as these languages are indeed
critically important for both the current and future generation.
Moreover, both China and the Middle East have rich, vibrant, and deep
cultures and histories, and our students can learn a great deal from
them. Reciprocally, our exchange teachers can learn a great deal about
American culture while improving their English and gaining experience
in teaching methodologies. All said, it’s a great cross-cultural
program that really does benefit all parties involved.
From a school’s perspective, the program provides many benefits, as
well as numerous opportunities. Please find them listed below, forward
as you feel best, and, of course, feel free to contact me directly with
whatever questions you may have:
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American Councils provides exchange teachers’ monthly salaries
($28,000), health care, round-trip airfare, visa support, and ongoing
on-program support including in-person site visits
• American Councils provides exchange teachers with two-weeks of
integrated, scaffolded, and focused methodological and cultural
training in DC before the school year begins; a four-day professional
development workshop in November; and access to a professional
development fund for exchange teachers to acquire training, textbooks,
or materials as are relevant to their situations
• American Councils provides host schools’ participation in a
weekend sub-conference within their teachers’ Washington DC training.
Additionally, mentor teachers who support exchange teachers’
professional needs and cultural adjustment receive a monthly honorarium
from American Councils
• TCLP includes alumni grant opportunities for exchange teachers
and host schools when they “graduate” from the program in June 2009 so
that continued collaboration, cross-cultural exchange, and classroom
partnerships can be supported
• US elementary or secondary schools, both public and...
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