From University College of Cayman Islands

It is our pleasure to share the wonderful news that Dr. Ivan Eubanks, Assistant Professor of the Arts and Humanities Department and Director of UCCI TV has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for a one-month English Language Specialist project focusing on academic writing for publication in Pakistan at the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Dr. Eubanks is part of a select group, as one of approximately 80 U.S. citizens each year selected to serve on an English Language Specialist assignment.

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The U.S. Department
of State announced the selection of Dr.
Ivan Eubanks
of
the University College of the Cayman Islands
for a
one-month English Language Specialist project focusing on academic
writing for publication in Pakistan at the Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan. Dr. Eubanks
is
part of a select group, as one
of
approximately
80 U.S. citizens each year selected to serve on an English Language
Specialist assignment.

Dr. Eubanks served
for eight years as Editor in Chief of the Pushkin
Review,
an international, bi-lingual, peer-reviewed journal. He has also
served in an editorial capacity for Educational
Studies,
WR,
and other publications. He has extensive training in curricular
design and writing pedagogy, and has trained university faculty and
administrators in those areas in Russia, Mexico, Honduras, and the
U.S. In Pakistan, he will work with early-career faculty from around
the country in their endeavors to prepare their research for
publication in international, English-language, peer-reviewed
journals.

The
English Language Specialist Program is the premier opportunity for
leaders in the field of teaching English to speakers of other
languages (TESOL) to enact meaningful and sustainable changes in the
way that English is taught abroad. Through projects developed by U.S.
Embassies in more
than 80 countries,
EL Specialists work directly with local teacher trainers, educational
leaders, and ministry of education officials to exchange knowledge,
build capacity, and establish partnerships benefiting participants,
institutions, and communities in the United States and overseas.

Since
1991,
the
English
Language Specialist Program has sent
hundreds of TESOL
scholars
and educators
abroad to promote
English language learning, enhance English teaching capacity, and
foster mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries
through cultural exchange. On
assignment, EL Specialists
may conduct
intensive teacher training, advise ministries of education or
participate in high-level educational consultations, and offer
plenary presentations at regional, national or international TESOL
conferences. These projects are challenging and those selected
represent the best of the U.S. TESOL community. In return, the
program provides professional development opportunities to help
participants experience different cultures and build skills that can
greatly enhance their TESOL careers back home.

English Language
Specialists
are
counted among
the more
than
50,000
individuals
participating
in
U.S.
Department
of
State
exchange
programs
each
year.
The
Specialist Program
is administered
by
the
Center for Intercultural Education and Development at Georgetown
University.

For
further
information
about
the
English Language Specialist
Program
or the
U.S.
Department
of
State,
please
visit
our elprograms.org/specialist,
contact
us by
telephone
at 202-632-6452,
or
e-mail
ECA-Press@state.gov.