U.S. Embassy in Cambodia: Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program

Course Descriptions 

• Course 1: Creating and Implementing Online Courses (CIOC) 
  • This course is delivered by the Arizona State University
  • This course will give participants powerful tools to create and deliver hybrid and fully online courses for online learners. Using the ADDIE model for curricular design, participants will first analyze (A) students, stakeholders, and objectives by writing a learner story.
• Course 2: Developing and Teaching Academic Writing Courses (DATAW)
  • This course is delivered by Iowa State University
  • This course is for international educators of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). As a participant in this course, you will learn what academic writing is and how to develop courses that suit the writing needs of your students. During the 8 weeks of the course, you will develop an understanding of different approaches, types, and key components of academic writing courses. You will also learn important strategies for teaching academic writing skills in a student-centered classroom.
• Course 3: English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI)
  • This course is delivered by Ohio University
  • English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) is an online course designed to introduce you to the theory and practice of teaching disciplinary content in English. This course will help you re-develop your existing courses or create new ones that use English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI). Materials include engaging videos, practical readings, and opportunities for collaboration within the course and in your institutions.
• Course 4: Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement (FSME)
  • This course is delivered by University of Oregon
  • Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement (FSME) is an online course for English language educators who want to improve their teaching practices and increase their students’ level of motivation and engagement in learning English. Over the span of eight weeks, participants will develop skills to increase student motivation and engagement, acquire knowledge about differentiated instruction, develop skills to address students’ learning needs, and engage in reflection activities as a matter of professional practice.
• Course 5: Integrating Critical Thinking into the Exploration of Culture in an EFL Setting
  • This course is delivered by World Learning- SIT Grad Institute
  • Exploration of culture in an EFL setting requires helping students engage in authentic situations to develop the ability to navigate across a variety of cultural. This intercultural ability requires language choices and awareness of oneself as a cultural being.
• Course 6: TESOL Methodology
  • This course is delivered by the University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • This course is designed to provide participants with current methodologies for teaching English learners (ELs) of different ages in many learning contexts. Participants will discuss and practice a wide variety of strategies and techniques for teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
• Course 7: Professional Development for Teacher Trainers
  • This course is delivered by Arizona State University
  • This course, designed for both new and experienced teachers, gives participants methods for creating, presenting, and evaluating effective teacher training workshops. You will gain tools and techniques for promoting professional development in your teaching context.
• Course 8: Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)
  • This course is delivered by George Mason University
  • Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) is designed to introduce you to the theory and practice of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) to young learners 3-10 years old. Through engaging videos and practical readings, you will explore approaches for teaching English to children that are not only effective but also fun and engaging.
• Course 9: Teaching Grammar Communicatively
  • This course is delivered by World Learning- SIT Grad Institute
  • In this practice-oriented course, participants will explore how to adapt grammar instruction to meet their students’ needs. They will also focus on integrating grammar instruction with teaching language skills, varying grammar instruction meet the needs of large, mixed ability classes, and using available technology effectively to enhance grammar learning inside and outside the classroom.
• Course 10: Teaching for the Future: English Teaching to Take on Climate Change
  • This course is delivered by Kansas State University
  • The purpose of this online course is for participants to learn about, discuss, and create English Language Teaching (ELT) materials they can use in the classroom to help prepare their students for the future. Participants will examine documents about climate change and the environment and evaluate their usefulness in their own teaching contexts.
• Course 11: Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom
  • This course is delivered by Iowa State University
  • This course is designed to help English language teaching professionals around the world acquire and maintain basic knowledge and skills in technology for professional purposes through hands-on learning. It will help teachers integrate pedagogical knowledge and skills with technology to enhance their language teaching and learning through their reading, discussion, and creation of new learning activities.

Who can apply?

Candidates must:

• Be a citizen of Cambodia
• Be an English language professional
• Be dedicated and committed to complete the fully funded course valued at $1,500 per participant
• Have strong English language reading and writing skills (minimum 550 TOEFL, or equivalent)
• Be living in Cambodia for the entire duration of this course
• Have regular and reliable access to high-speed internet connection
• Be able to spend 1-2 hours online per day for the duration of the 8-week course .

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Cambodia.