Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award - Nepal

The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant provides participants the opportunity to assist in the teaching of English in grades 4 to 8 in schools in and around Kathmandu Valley. ETAs arrive in mid-March to participate in a one-month orientation program that includes Nepali-language training, familiarization with Nepal's educational system and school curriculum, and tips on classroom strategies. ETAs work in their respective schools from mid-April through mid-January of the following year. The Nepal program prefers applicants with prior teaching or tutoring experience and requires participants to be flexible, able to work independently, and willing to function in a challenging, under-resourced school environment. Selected English Teaching Assistants are required to complete 60 hours of an online TEFL fundamentals course before the program begins, unless they can provide documentation of comparable prior training. ETAs participate in a mandatory one-month orientation in March which includes language training and educational system familiarization. They are expected to dedicate approximately 25 hours per week to classroom teaching, in addition to time for lesson planning and school-related activities.