Northern Kentucky University/United Arab Emirates University
Country:
United Arab Emirates
Award Date:
2005
Award Amount:
$199,677.00
Cost Share:
$354,822.00
Other Partners:
Yale University; Saint Joseph College; King Saud University; Sultan Qaboos University
The partnership between Northern Kentucky University (NKU) and the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), with the cooperation of Yale University (YU), Saint Joseph College (SJC), King Saud University (KSU) and Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), seeks to support needed changes in teacher education in UAE. The partnership goals are: 1) to improve the training of English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers through the collaborative development of a service learning curriculum which links ESL teaching to community needs; 2) to improve pedagogical approaches to teaching ESL and to encourage student research; 3) to train expert ESL mentor teachers; 4) to raise the TOEFL scores of teacher education graduates by 20 points; and 5) to impact K-12 English language learning and the community in a positive way. The role of the teacher educator will be strengthened, and an ESL/Service Learning Curriculum Guide will afford partnership participants the opportunity to engage in relevant curriculum development.