The Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the U.S. Embassy, Islamabad is offering Online Professional English Network (OPEN; formerly E-Teacher) scholarships to English language teaching professionals to attend eight-week, online university-level courses offered by U.S. universities. The OPEN Pakistan Program offers 8-week, online university-level courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) developed by U.S. educational institutions.
Teaching Grammar Communicatively (TGC)
Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into the Exploration of Culture (ICT)
Content-Based Instruction (CBI)
Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom (ET)
Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) *Young learners 3-10 years old.
Professional Development for Teacher Trainers (PDTT)
TESOL Methodology
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI)
Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement (FSME)
Creating and Implementing Online Courses (CIOC) by Arizona State University
Classes for the main course will begin from July 6, 2021. However, all participants will be required to complete a mandatory orientation course, before the primary course.
Candidates must:
To apply, please fill in the online application and submit no later than 5 p.m. (Pakistan Standard Time) on Thursday,25 March, 2021.
Online application can be found here: (<– click here)
Questions? Contact us: open@evolution.com.pk, eteacher@evolution.com.pk or +92 300 2008575
Q: Do I have to pay for the online course?
A: No! The scholarship covers tuition fee per participant. These courses are funded by the Regional English Language Office at the U.S. Embassy Islamabad.
Q: Where will the classes be conducted?
A: The courses will be taught online. You must have access 4-5 times per week minimum to reliable computer with high-speed Internet.
Q: Will I have to spend specific hours per week to complete the online course?
A: You are expected to spend a minimum of 8-10 hours each week on coursework. These hours can be as per your own discretion.
Q: Do I have to possess a Master’s degree to be eligible for the course?
A: No! The minimum requirement is to be a practicing English language teacher and have high intermediate to advanced level English language proficiency in all skill areas, particularly reading and writing.
Q: Will I obtain a certificate after successfully completing the course?
A: Yes! Participants successfully completing the 8 week online course will be awarded certificates by the respective university.
It has a significant difference on my professional performance because its exposure will help me discover new ways of learning and teaching. Besides, it will pave the way for me to cope up with the current modes of teaching and learning.
I have learned many new things besides the content. I realized the importance of intercultural awareness and how it can help to make this world a better place to live for everyone. I feel myself more civilized by practicing reflection before responding. Considering others perspectives made me more positive now dealing with conflicts or misunderstandings. I realized how to make effective online learning. Though I knew about rubrics before but I never tried making one. So the first time I learned making rubrics through this course and especially when I, myself opened the instructor’s rubric for each assignment while writing the answers, I realized how helpful they can be for students.
Collectively, there are many things which changed me personally, just not only content.
This course proved a phenomenal experience in my professional development as an ELT. I am not the same ELT professional eight months’ back, plenty food for thought and immense insight on teaching Grammar is what I take away.
This course has changed the entire dynamic of my teaching practices. I was a kind of traditional teacher having old methodologies, but these two months have changed all of my concepts. I will revisit all my methodologies and will make them learner centered rather than teacher centered.