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Fulbright Commission English Teaching Program

Welcome to the finest English Teaching Program in Ecuador!

The Fulbright English Teaching Program is part of the Fulbright Commission in Ecuador, a non-profit binational agreement between the governments of the United States and the Republic of Ecuador to oversee the Fulbright Program and other cultural and educational activities contributing to the mission of mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of Ecuador.

The Fulbright English Teaching Program (ETP) has been designed to help adults with mid-level proficiency in English to develop skills in speaking, reading and writing with proficiency near to that of a native speaker upon completing all levels of the English Teaching Program.

This level of sufficiency will allow students to successfully take entrance exams required by universities in the U.S. Those not pursuing academic degrees will realize higher professional goals with the appropriate English language skills needed for today's global world.

To enter the ETP, all students are required to take a Placement Exam.

STUDENTS

Currently, ETP students, who adhere to an honor code, are young and mid professionals, university students and university faculty, 18 years old and above, from Ecuador and other South American countries, in fields as varied as computer science, geography, biology, agriculture, marketing and political science. Approximately 30% of the students who have completed the program have applied to graduate and other programs in the U.S. and abroad.

COURSES

The English Teaching Program is made up of 8 levels, each with 80 contact hours:

For students who were not able to reach the minimum grade to enter our regular program but would like to become more familiar with English, the ETP has designed a 40-hour Preparatory Course.

Other courses offered on a regular basis and/or by demand are:

CLASSES

Classes are made up of groups from 8 to 16 people and are designed to develop listening, conversational, reading, and writing skills through individual attention to each student. The ETP Program highlights everyday English in different environments and uses materials from a great variety of sources for listening and conversation, including magazines, newspapers, fiction and non-fiction.

The program also emphasizes creative and formal writing as means of practicing new vocabulary and grammatical structures as well as stimulating self-expression and communication.

INSTRUCTORS

The staff at the Fulbright English Teaching Program is predominantly made up of instructors whose native language is English. All instructors are trained professionals, receive in-house seminars, and are encouraged to use new and creative methods. The instructors are enthusiastic and create a warm and friendly atmosphere in the classroom, oriented towards a student centered learning process.

SCHEDULES

The Fulbright English Teaching Program offers 4 cycles per year, each lasting 10 weeks, and is made up of 80 hours of classes per level, 2 hours (120 minutes of classes) a day from Monday to Thursday. The maximum number of absences per cycle is six days.

Classes are held in the following schedules:

07h00 - 09h00
15h00 - 17h00
17h00 - 19h00
19h00 - 21h00

COSTS

For current costs, please contact: ETP@fulbright.org.ec or call the ETP at (593 2) 256-2999.

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