Grant funds teaching English to Jordanians - News at UNG

Badger, Al Bukhari, and their Georgia State University colleagues will travel to Jordan in late spring 2022 to offer additional professional development training for the Jordanian teachers.

A native of Jordan, Al Bukhari leads a Facebook group that facilitates Arabic and English speakers practicing their language skills together. Al Bukhari uses her Facebook group to help Jordanian students prepare for higher education in the U.S. Ten students from her Facebook group have enrolled in UNG, and another 10 have enrolled in other U.S. institutions.

She said she is excited about the new partnership's possibilities with the Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Queen Rania Foundation (Queen Rania Teacher Academy), and the University of Jordan.

UNG's Center for Language Education offers programs to help international students learn and improve their English. The center also provides programs for teachers to master the skills needed to teach English as a foreign language.

UNG's TEFL certificate program is designed for those with little or no experience teaching English. UNG offers the four required courses in both the fall and spring semesters, with each lasting about a month. Registration for the spring 2022 courses is available through Jan. 7, and the first spring class begins Jan. 10. More information is available on the UNG TEFL webpage.