REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE
U.S. Embassy Manama
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The Regional English Language Office for Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE is part of the Public Affairs Section of the U. S. Embassy in Manama, Bahrain. The office offers programs and materials in support of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961 which aims to increase communication skills and mutual understanding between Americans and the outside world.
To accomplish this goal the Regional English Language Officer (RELO) and the Regional English Language Office Assistant, in cooperation with Public Affairs Sections in the region, develop projects with English teaching professionals in a variety of schools and institutions.
The Regional English Language Office offers:
Consultations on
- teacher training
- curriculum development
- materials selection and development
- assessment
Workshops for teachers/trainers on
- classroom management
- student centered teaching
- working with groups and pairs
- lesson planning
- teaching creative/critical thinking
- formative assessment
- teacher observation and mentoring
- English for specific purposes
Materials
Exchanges
- Access Microscholarship program
- E-Teacher online teacher development courses
- iEarn (International Education and Research Network)
- Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
- English Language Specialist
- English Language Fellow
- Study of the US Summer Institute for Secondary Educators
- International Visitor
- Voluntary Visitor
- Support for regional and international conferences
- Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program