Thailand
Region: East Asia & Pacific Region
There are two types of Awards to Thailand. 4 FULBRIGHT FULL GRANTS Language Knowledge of Thai is recommended but not required. Applicants without prior Thai language skills should include plans for language study in their Fulbright proposals.
Academic year Mid-June to the end of March.
Grant period Research grants are for 10 months. Study grants are for 12 months.
Candidate profile Candidates at all degree levels are considered.
Affiliation All grantees must affiliate with Thai universities that will act as the direct hosts. Applicants should indicate institutions of affiliation and include letters of affiliation from their host institutions. The Fulbright Commission in Thailand will assist candidates who have been offered awards in formalizing their affiliations.
Dependents No dependent allowance is available.
16 FULBRIGHT ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS Language No Thai language skills are required. All class teaching is in English.
Grant period Assistantships are for 12 months (including a 4-5 week orientation in Bangkok). All grantees are required to begin their grants in October 2011 in order to attend the orientation program. The orientation program covers intensive Thai language study, ESL teaching techniques, and Thai cultural issues. The assistantships require grantees to start from the second semester and proceed to the first semester of the subsequent academic year. During Thai summer school vacation, grantees are expected to be engaged in English camps, outreach or other related community activities.
Candidate profile Well-rounded, mature, and articulate graduating seniors and recent graduates who are unmarried, without dependents, under 30 years of age, and have the initiative to teach conversational English to middle and high school students. Applicants must be articulate native English- speakers. Also important is a willingness to experience challenges of living in a less comfortable setting while getting intensive cultural experience working in an educational environment characterized by classes of up to 35-45 students with a tradition of rote learning. Undergraduate degrees in humanities and social sciences are preferred. No previous teaching experience is required.
Affiliation All affiliation arrangements will be made by the Fulbright Commission in Thailand.
Nature of assignment Approximately 16-20 hours per week of in-classroom assistant teaching plus all needed class preparation time and school-related activities. English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) will generally assist in teaching conversational English to middle and high school students. A mix of co-teaching and independent teaching will vary from school to school and will depend on the school’s situation as well as the assistant’s background and qualifications. ETAs will be supervised by English teachers at the host schools and advised regularly by educational supervisors. All ETAs will be assigned to schools in provincial towns outside of Bangkok.
Independent study English Teaching Assistantships are not study/research awards and teaching takes most of the grantee’s time. In applying, the Statement of Grant Purpose page should focus on the reasons why the applicant seeks the cultural experience of teaching English in Thailand. Teaching Assistants are encouraged to write about their cultural experiences for possible inclusion in Fulbright publications.
Housing Housing arrangements will be made with the assistance of the Fulbright Commission and the host schools. Homestay opportunities at the sites may be possible, depending on the location of the schools
Website www.fulbrightthai.org
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