Office of English Language Programs and Resources
OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Office of English Language Programs and Resources
English Access Microscholarship Program English Language Specialist Program American English E-teacher American English Webinars Series American English MOOCs American English Website & Social Media American English Resources English Teaching Forum
English Access Microscholarship Program
Two year English language and American culture program for economically disadvantaged youth, primarily aged 1320 years old
Since 2003, over 110,000 students in 80+ countries have participated
Get Involved! •Visit classes, participate in activities & events •Involve Access students in your conversation groups and events •Facilitate in-country training workshops •Develop content for Access teachers •Become a mentor or guest speaker!
English Language Specialists Specialists
U.S. experts who conduct short-term (2 week- 5 month) programs.
Projects include teacher training workshops, national conferences, material development, and consultations with universities and governments
Get Involved! Contact your RELO to find out about upcoming Specialist visits Request their English language expertise Invite them to your schools and events
American English E-Teacher Program How can you get involved? Identify potential candidates for the 8-week courses at your university
Mentor an AE E-Teacher participant
Share information about MOOCs with your contacts
Facilitated a MOOC
Dates
8-week courses – offered quarterly
MOOCs – Starting Spring 2017
AE Webinar Dates AE Webinar Series 4 September 7, 2016 September 21 , 2016 October 5 , 2016 October 19 , 2016 November 2 , 2016 November 16 , 2016
AE Webinar Series 5 January 18 , 2017 February 1, 2017 February 15, 2017 March 1, 2017 March 15, 2017 March 29, 2017
AE Webinar Series 6 May 3, 2017 May 17, 2017 May 31, 2017 June 14, 2017 June 28, 2017 July 12, 2017
americanenglishwebinars.com
Join this community!
AE Webinar Series Viewing Sessions
AE MOOCs
For learners of English on www.coursera.org
Five ESP topics: Entrepreneurship (May 15, 2016; Nov 2016) Journalism (Aug 2016; Feb 2017) Career development (Nov 2016; April 2017) Media literacy (April & Oct 2017) STEM fields (June & Oct 2017)
Gamified experience with peer-reviewed assignments
Two proficiency level tracks
OER
Always open
American English Website
americanenglish.state.gov
American English at State Facebook A community of 3 million
Materials for English language learners and teachers
facebook.com/AmericanEnglishatState
American English for Educators Facebook Started January 2016 Currently: over 40,000 likes
A space for English language teachers to: • • • •
engage in thoughtful conversation share their experiences and expertise learn from other teachers find practical classroom materials facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators
AE Resources
You can download materials from Americanenglish.state.gov to use in your classrooms and for teacher training. Your flash drive contains these resources as well so you can use them offline. All of these materials are free to use, and can be repurposed, copied, or modified to suit your specific needs.
English Teaching Forum Quarterly journal “for teachers, by teachers” read past issues: americanenglish.state.gov
What’s inside? Articles by teachers • Classroom ideas • Methodology • Professional development
Reader’s Guide • Questions to guide reading & discussion Teaching Techniques • Original classroom practices Try This • Stand-alone language-learning activities
The Lighter Side •
English-language based puzzles
Office of English Language Programs and Resources
English Access Microscholarship Program English Language Specialist Program American English E-teacher American English Webinars Series American English MOOCs American English Website & Social Media American English Resources English Teaching Forum
English Access Microscholarship Program
Two year English language and American culture program for economically disadvantaged youth, primarily aged 1320 years old
Since 2003, over 110,000 students in 80+ countries have participated
Get Involved! •Visit classes, participate in activities & events •Involve Access students in your conversation groups and events •Facilitate in-country training workshops •Develop content for Access teachers •Become a mentor or guest speaker!
English Language Specialists Specialists
U.S. experts who conduct short-term (2 week- 5 month) programs.
Projects include teacher training workshops, national conferences, material development, and consultations with universities and governments
Get Involved! Contact your RELO to find out about upcoming Specialist visits Request their English language expertise Invite them to your schools and events
American English E-Teacher Program How can you get involved? Identify potential candidates for the 8-week courses at your university
Mentor an AE E-Teacher participant
Share information about MOOCs with your contacts
Facilitated a MOOC
Dates
8-week courses – offered quarterly
MOOCs – Starting Spring 2017
AE Webinar Dates AE Webinar Series 4 September 7, 2016 September 21 , 2016 October 5 , 2016 October 19 , 2016 November 2 , 2016 November 16 , 2016
AE Webinar Series 5 January 18 , 2017 February 1, 2017 February 15, 2017 March 1, 2017 March 15, 2017 March 29, 2017
AE Webinar Series 6 May 3, 2017 May 17, 2017 May 31, 2017 June 14, 2017 June 28, 2017 July 12, 2017
americanenglishwebinars.com
Join this community!
AE Webinar Series Viewing Sessions
AE MOOCs
For learners of English on www.coursera.org
Five ESP topics: Entrepreneurship (May 15, 2016; Nov 2016) Journalism (Aug 2016; Feb 2017) Career development (Nov 2016; April 2017) Media literacy (April & Oct 2017) STEM fields (June & Oct 2017)
Gamified experience with peer-reviewed assignments
Two proficiency level tracks
OER
Always open
American English Website
americanenglish.state.gov
American English at State Facebook A community of 3 million
Materials for English language learners and teachers
facebook.com/AmericanEnglishatState
American English for Educators Facebook Started January 2016 Currently: over 40,000 likes
A space for English language teachers to: • • • •
engage in thoughtful conversation share their experiences and expertise learn from other teachers find practical classroom materials facebook.com/AmericanEnglishforEducators
AE Resources
You can download materials from Americanenglish.state.gov to use in your classrooms and for teacher training. Your flash drive contains these resources as well so you can use them offline. All of these materials are free to use, and can be repurposed, copied, or modified to suit your specific needs.
English Teaching Forum Quarterly journal “for teachers, by teachers” read past issues: americanenglish.state.gov
What’s inside? Articles by teachers • Classroom ideas • Methodology • Professional development
Reader’s Guide • Questions to guide reading & discussion Teaching Techniques • Original classroom practices Try This • Stand-alone language-learning activities
The Lighter Side •
English-language based puzzles
