Czech Republic English Teaching Assistant Award

The English Teaching Assistant Program invites recent university graduates to spend one full academic year assisting with English language education at regional high schools in the Czech Republic. Grantees will be placed as assistant teachers in English classes at all types of Czech secondary schools in small to medium-size towns outside of Prague, teaching approximately 20 hours per week to students aged 15-19. In addition to teaching English, grantees are encouraged to plan and organize community outreach projects to enhance the impact of their stay and to better integrate into the local host institution and host town. Throughout the school year, English Teaching Assistants may visit other American grantees and prepare joint lessons and special projects to broaden their experience and exchange best practices. The Commission organizes a 5-day teaching and cultural adjustment workshop for ETAs at the end of August, a 4-day in-country orientation for all American grantees in mid-September, a one-day Thanksgiving meeting, and a 3-day mid-year conference in early February.