English Language Teaching at the Elementary Level

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	Federal Grant Title:	English Language Teaching at the Elementary Level
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	US Mission to Tunisia
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Earmark
	Funding Opportunity Number:	20110322
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 23, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 22, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 29, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 29, 2011
	Archive Date:	May 29, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	05
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	100,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: All members of the American Council on Education (ACE), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the Association of American Universities (AAU), the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), and other regionally accredited, degree-granting, U.S. higher education institutions
Grant Description: This Grant would support a US-Tunisia University Linkage aimed at creating and implementing a comprehensive multi-year young learner ELT program to support teaching and learning of English at Tunisian primary schools. The selected recipient will be responsible for implementing projects that take into account the local academic context, level assessment and available resources in order to undertake projects that include but are not limited to: Train teachers and Teachers' Trainers: the selected recipient will be responsible for for developing a comprehensive university level program to develop, enhance and improve the teaching of English as a foreign language to young learners in the public schools. The American institution will provide workshops, videos, and manuals to train a corps of teacher trainers in the most effective ELT methodologies. The people that it subsequently trains will be sent to elementary schools all over Tunisia where they will observe EFL courses and advise on their improvement. Design a curriculum for teachers and learners of English at the primary schools in Tunisia. This curriculum needs to take into consideration the local academic context of Tunisia and previous young learner ELT programs. Design a text book for English teachers and students at Tunisian primary schools. By law, Tunisian schoolbooks must be produced locally. Therefore, the selected recipient will be responsible for working with and guiding Tunisian officials and ELT prominent figures towards the production of a comprehensive and appropriate text book.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://tunisia.usembassy.gov/policy/embassy-announcements/esf-funding-opportunity-university-partnership-march-21-2011/esf-funding-opportunity---university-partnership.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Faouzi Chaouch Grants Administrator Phone 21671107199

Official [chaouchf@state.gov]