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Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) Program

 

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program in Nepal places American Fulbrighters in rural village schools as teachers and co-teachers. In Nepal, Fulbright ETAs live with families near the schools they work in. ETAs live and work in close proximity to each other, although not in the same village or school. All Fulbright ETAs are partnered with Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA) members as co-teachers. In addition, in each district ETAs work, a NELTA member is also assigned as a resource person and problem-solver. The Fulbright Commission Program Officer oversees the program and remains in close contact with local NELTA representatives.  

 

While Fulbright ETAs in Nepal primarily focus on their work as co-teachers in English language classrooms in Nepali government schools, ETAs have engaged in a broad range of training, curriculum review and development, and extra-curricular activities focused on the use of English, which have made ETAs valuable resources both at their schools and in their communities. Additionally, ETAs have acted as resource people to support the work of the Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA), a professional association of Nepali English language teachers which assists in the implementation of the Fulbright ETA program.

 

The Nepal ETA program started in August 2009. ETAs have lived and worked in Kavre, Lalitpur, Dhading, and Nuwakot districts. If you have questions about the program, please feel free to contact our office.

 

 

Overall objectives of the program

The program’s primary objective is to assist in the overall improvement of English language instruction in Nepal. To do so, ETAs are placed in Nepali government schools as co-teachers with English teachers who are also members of the NELTA organization. The presence of a native speaker of English in the schools helps the students, the teachers and other members of the school and broader community in improving spoken English and in learning about the U.S. To promote cultural immersion and Nepali language learning, all ETAs are placed in home stays with Nepali families for the duration of the grant period.

 

Role of NELTA

The Fulbright ETA program in Nepal’s primary structure is the co-teaching partnership between ETAs and English language teachers who are NELTA members in government schools. The individual school calendar is thus the main calendar guiding the work schedule of all ETAs. When extra time is available and the individual ETA has interest, the NELTA focal persons may involve ETAs in NELTA branch activities or other extra-curricular activities involving the promotion of English language learning. During school breaks, ETAs also have opportunities to travel to NELTA branches in various parts of the country to assist in trainings and to conduct English language sessions.

 

Individual flexibility within a structured program

While the Commission and NELTA seek to be as responsive and encouraging as possible to the individual talents and interests of the ETAs, experience has shown that the work of the ETA and the demands of living in a home stay leave little extra time for individual research or other types of activities. It is important for all applicants to understand clearly that the Fulbright ETA program is not a research program, but rather a program that focuses on English language learning and teaching.

 

While all Fulbright grantees are allowed a 14-day vacation period during the grant period, for Fulbright ETAs in Nepal, it is important that this vacation be taken during periods when the schools are not in session and NELTA has not planned other activities.

 

Home-stay accommodations

A distinctive focus of the Fulbright ETA program in Nepal is that all ETAs live in home stay accommodations with Nepali host families. This sort of living arrangement offers varied opportunities for cultural immersion and language learning otherwise difficult to achieve. While the home stay has been a very successful aspect of the program in Nepal, it is also important for applicants to understand that there will necessarily be cross-cultural issues that emerge and particular stresses as a result of living in what are generally very friendly and welcoming, albeit basic conditions.

 

 

For more information, consult http://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_teaching.html

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The Commission for Educational Exchange Between
the United States and Nepal (Fulbright Commission)

P.O. Box: 380, Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977 1 4444779, 4444780
Fax: +977 1 4410881
email: fulbcomm@fulbrightnepal.org.np