Teachers must be native English speakers, in excellent health, with at least a bachelor’s degree in any field. Enthusiasm, stamina, flexibility, and cultural sensitivity are also important. It is not necessary that participants have any professional teaching experience, although experience facilitating any type of group discussions is helpful. Some of our best teachers have had no formal teacher training beyond the training sessions, materials, and on-campus support we have been able to provide.
There is a $50 fee on acceptance to the program. This includes three orientation/training sessions, an activity workbook/CD and a "get acquainted" party. It also helps us to cover expenses such as printing, postage and handling.
Our largest program for 2010 will be at Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), one of China’s leading universities, in Wuhan, China. Wuhan is a large and increasingly important city, which is located approximately 400 miles west of Shanghai on the Yangtze River. You will live and have classes on HUST’s lovely campus, about thirty minutes from downtown Wuhan.
All TFF programs provide:
- Preservice Training
- Chinese teaching assistant
- Hotel accommodations
(equivalent to three to four star hotel)
- Expense stipend of approximately $800 (for HUST. Other TFF programs might have other arrangements.)Participants are responsible for their own travel. Our Travel Bureau can arrange reasonably priced airfare.
HUST Three Week English Camp for Undergraduate Students
- Designed to improve oral skills of students who already understand English grammar but have a wide range of speaking abilities.
- Teaching Positions Available
- Probable 2010 date: July 5 - 23, inclusive
HUST Three Week Young Professors Program
- Designed for young faculty members who need to improve their English competency so as to be able to teach their courses in English.
- Teaching Positions Available
- Probable 2010 date: July 5 - 23, inclusive
HUST September Doctoral Program
- Designed for doctoral students who need to improve their oral English competency in order to do professional presentations.
- Approximately 25 teaching positions currently are available.
- Probable 2010 date: September 6 - 24, inclusive
Our teachers' goals are as follows:
- To improve oral communication;
- To instill in the student a greater level of
confidence in his ability to speak English;
- To explore the American and Chinese cultures;
- To improve listening comprehension;
- To improve writing ability, where appropriate;
- To have fun.
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