Deadline: 16-Aug-21
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Mongolia is now accepting applications for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA) for the academic year of 2022-2023.
Fulbright FLTA is a full scholarship program for early career (not more than seven years of teaching experience) English-language teachers to work as Mongolian-language teaching assistants at a U.S. university for one academic year.
Candidates who are teachers in the fields of American Studies, Journalism and Media, American/English Literature, and teachers of their own language as a foreign language will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Aims
- FLTA aims to strengthen foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges and universities while providing foreign teachers opportunities to increase their English language proficiency, refine their teaching skills, and extend their knowledge of the culture and customs of the United States.
Program Details
- Fulbright FLTA participants will assist in up to twenty hours of language classes a week and are required to enroll in at least two courses per semester, one of which must be in U.S. Studies.
- Coursework is offered on either an audit or credit basis. Fulbright FLTA participants will also be expected to facilitate in-person or virtual cultural events, language clubs, and language tables.
- Fulbright FLTA participants will be required to attend two activities, which are sponsored by ECA and coordinated by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the program implementing partner. Upon arrival in the United States, attendance at a U.S.-based orientation during summer 2022, prior to arrival at host institutions in August, is required of all Fulbright FLTAs. Additionally, Fulbright FLTA participants will be required to attend a mid-year enrichment conference in the United States (December 2022) to receive additional training on teaching techniques and pedagogy and share information about their current teaching experiences with other Fulbright FLTA participants.
- Prospective FLTAs should be aware that they will need to be flexible in terms of program activities due to possible COVID-19-related adjustments to the 2022-2023 academic year. Program adjustments may include the requirement to teach remotely, assist with teaching responsibilities online, or attend virtual sponsored activities such as orientations or the mid-year conference.
- The Fulbright FLTA program does not support dependents or family members. Candidates may not have any dependents accompany them for any time during the program. Family and friends may visit program participants during holiday periods only. Pregnant candidates may not participate in the program if the birth will occur during the program period.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify, applicants must:
- Be a Mongolian citizen, currently living in Mongolia;
- Be a university (including vocational training colleges) or high school teacher of English;
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in teaching, TESOL, Mongolian language, or English language by June 1, 2022;
- Be fluent in English, with minimum score of TOEFL IBT 79-80, TOEFL ITP 550, or IELTS 6.0;
- Be no younger than 22 and no older than 32 at the time of application.
For more information, visit https://mn.usembassy.gov/2022-flta/