Description
The Peace Corps Volunteer program is often called life-defining by the more than 235,000 Americans who have served. Get the chance to fully integrate into a host country community, where you will live and work on projects ranging from education to business development. Peace Corps Response sends experienced professionals to undertake short-term, high-impact service assignments in communities around the world. Bring valuable skills and experiences to projects in places where they are needed most.
The goal of the Peace Corps Ecuador Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program is to help students in Ecuadorian public schools develop communication skills in English that will help them access further academic and/or professional opportunities that can contribute to the socioeconomic development of Ecuador.
The specific objectives of the program are:
1. Increase the capacity of teachers to use general and English teaching skills more effectively
2. Increase the capacity of teachers to use gender-equitable practices in the classroom
3. Increase English proficiency of English teachers
4. Increase achievement of students in English
5. Increase community involvement in the promotion of student learning
Activities could include the following:
• Co-planning and co-teaching to improve linguistic and methodological capacities to implement participatory activities that promote authentic communication and critical thinking
• Training English teachers in new and current methodologies, subject content and resource development, thus creating sustainable improvements in teaching and establish learning tools
• Enhancing English language skills to make use of academic and technical resources published in English in the Universities
• Promoting critical thinking within language classes to improve the quality of life and employment opportunities.
• Working with local teachers to design English teaching materials that are gender-equitable and relevant to students' lives
• Creating opportunities for professional development workshops promoting communicative language
• Developing life skills classes or clubs for local youth
• Organizing and working with community groups to implement needs-based development projects
• Offering English classes to community members
The Peace Corps Volunteer program is often called life-defining by the more than 235,000 Americans who have served. Get the chance to fully integrate into a host country community, where you will live and work on projects ranging from education to business development. Peace Corps Response sends experienced professionals to undertake short-term, high-impact service assignments in communities around the world. Bring valuable skills and experiences to projects in places where they are needed most.
The goal of the Peace Corps Ecuador Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program is to help students in Ecuadorian public schools develop communication skills in English that will help them access further academic and/or professional opportunities that can contribute to the socioeconomic development of Ecuador.
The specific objectives of the program are:
1. Increase the capacity of teachers to use general and English teaching skills more effectively
2. Increase the capacity of teachers to use gender-equitable practices in the classroom
3. Increase English proficiency of English teachers
4. Increase achievement of students in English
5. Increase community involvement in the promotion of student learning
Activities could include the following:
• Co-planning and co-teaching to improve linguistic and methodological capacities to implement participatory activities that promote authentic communication and critical thinking
• Training English teachers in new and current methodologies, subject content and resource development, thus creating sustainable improvements in teaching and establish learning tools
• Enhancing English language skills to make use of academic and technical resources published in English in the Universities
• Promoting critical thinking within language classes to improve the quality of life and employment opportunities.
• Working with local teachers to design English teaching materials that are gender-equitable and relevant to students' lives
• Creating opportunities for professional development workshops promoting communicative language
• Developing life skills classes or clubs for local youth
• Organizing and working with community groups to implement needs-based development projects
• Offering English classes to community members
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Benefits
Health coverage, Housing, Living allowance, Non-competitive eligibility (federal jobs), Stipend, Training
Education Benefits
College Degree
Education Requirements
College Graduate
Desired Languages
English
Other Conditions
Subject to criminal background check