RELO AMMAN REQUEST EXTRA FUNDING FOR JORDANIAN

UNCLAS AMMAN 003566 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ECA/A/L/W Kerr/Jenson, ECA-IIP/ EX/ RM/ ECE Pat Hansen, NEA/PDD MCINNES E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO SUBJECT: RELO AMMAN REQUEST EXTRA FUNDING FOR JORDANIAN TEFL PROJECTS DURING SUMMER 2003 ¶1. RELO requests $25,000 to support English teaching initiative in Jordan. The funds will be used as follows: ¶2. Support distance learning Content Based Instruction (CBI) for secondary teachers and small entrepreneurs by adapting two telecourses for use for broadcast in Jordan. The courses are the "Mechanical Universe" for teaching high school and university physics and "By the Numbers" a course to enhance the business skills of start-up small entrepreneurs. The money will be used to provide lead-ins to each of the 26 episodes in each series. In addition, a website will be created for teacher reference and self-study. ¶3. In conjunction with the Ministry of Education, RELO plans to train 250 Jordanian secondary teachers in using Information Technology in the teaching of English. This project will take place at the American Language Center in Amman. In addition, to hiring locally available experts to teach the courses, funds are needed for materials and Internet expenses. This project will dovetail with the projects described above. GNEHM