Grant Period:

9 months

ETAs to South Africa are required to begin their grants in January 2016, in order to attend the mandatory in-country orientation provided by the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria.

Candidate Profile :

Graduating seniors or graduate students considering careers in education who have a degree in English, education or TEFL/applied linguistics and have experience teaching or tutoring will be considered. Other fields will be considered if combined with teaching experience and/or coursework in pedagogy. Candidates with the ability to incorporate or organize extra-curricular activities – music, art, dance, and sports – are preferred. Candidates with an interest in African languages, culture, and history are also encouraged to apply.

Placement Type:

Placement will be made by the U.S. Embassy, at the further education and training colleges and at secondary schools.  Applicants are encouraged to contact the U.S. Embassy’s Fulbright Office if they have questions in this regard. 

Approximately 20 hours per week assisting college professors and English secondary school teachers in their classrooms, plus requisite class preparation time and school-related activities are expected. English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) will be assigned as language-learning assistants, but will not be responsible for teaching entire courses. Responsibilities may include giving presentations on topics related to the United States, preparing classroom activities, and/or encouraging students to communicate in English. ETAs may assist in a variety of academic formats from one-on-one tutoring to co-teaching large groups to improve the English academic reading and writing skills of college students for whom English is both a second language and the medium of instruction at school. ETAs may also assist at the secondary school level, teaching English in lower-level classes to help improve reading and writing abilities of students.

Accepted Degree Levels:

Bachelor’s

Master’s

Doctoral

Foreign Language Proficiency:

English is sufficient.

Dependents :

Dependent support is not available.