Projects and Stories

English Language Fellows support U.S. Department of State public diplomacy initiatives to increase mutual understanding between the United States and other countries. They share expertise in American English and culture with local teachers and students while participating in and discovering the culture and customs of their host country. Browse Fellow project descriptions for the upcoming academic year or read stories from Fellows in the field to learn more about the experience.

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Locations around the world that ELP Works

Fellow Turns Philippines Mall into Massive Online Classroom

May 17, 2018

More than 350 educators from Zamboanga City, part of Mindanao in the Philippines, convened at KCC Mall de Zamboanga to participate in a "face-to-face" e-session with English Language Fellow Leah Jordano-Kudalis.

Fellow Delivers Student-Centered Workshops at Five Ivorian Schools

May 10, 2018

Criss-crossing Cote d’Ivoire's economic capital of Abidjan, English Language Fellow Riah Werner designed and delivered a series of workshops at five different locations in support of an Ivorian professional-development program Werner herself initiated.

Fellow Joins Local Primary-School Teacher to Start Prizren Book Club

April 18, 2018

"I'm excited about the club because I want read English books. I do not have in my home," one seventh grader in Prizren, Kosovo told English Language Fellow Brooke Leach Grable. Grable had a solution for him.

English Language Fellow Trevor Safford worked with the Noor Women's Empowerment Group in Bir Zeit to add an English… https://t.co/rEnVRU4R04

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Fellow Turns Philippines Mall into Massive Online Classroom

Fellow Delivers Student-Centered Workshops at Five Ivorian Schools

Fellow Joins Local Primary-School Teacher to Start Prizren Book Club

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