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The Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program offers 8-week, online university-level courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) developed by U.S. educational institutions.

What courses are available during the fall semester of 2021?

• Teaching Grammar Communicatively (TGC)
• Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into Exploration of Culture (ICT)
• Content-Based Instruction (CBI)
• Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom (ET)
• Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)
  *Young learner 3-10 years old
• Professional Development for Teacher Trainers (PDTT)
• TESOL Methodology
• English as a Medium of Instruction
• Fostering Student Motivation and Engagement

For course description, please visit: www.openenglishprograms.org/GOC_Information

When do the classes start?
September 28, 2021 – orientation available August 23 – September 17 2021.

 Who can apply?
Candidates must:

• Be an English language professional.
• Have strong English language reading and writing skills.
• Be a Bulgarian citizen.
• Be living in your country for the entire duration of the OPEN term.
• Have regular and reliable access to high-speed internet connection.
• Be able to spend 10 to 12 hours online each week for the duration of the 8-week course.
• Be willing to be enrolled in a second or third course, if your primary choice is unavailable.

When is the application deadline?

June 15, 2021

 How do I apply?

Send your completed application form to SofiaEducationPrograms@state.gov by June 15, 2021.

Application form can be downloaded from this page (top right).