The University of Presov is situated in eastern Slovakia in the city of Presov. The total number of students is 7500. The Fellow will be based at the Department of English and American Studies in the Faculty of Arts. The Fellow will spend about one week in each venue, conducting specialized seminars at one or more institutions. In many cases, off-site efforts will be focused on provincial universities which are under increasing pressure to upgrade their English language programs for both students and professors, and need assistance in designing EFL curricula and materials.
English teachers prefer American-style English and look to the U.S. to help meet their needs.
The Fellow will also be able to help meet ever-increasing needs at the tertiary level. English language teaching in Mexico was not viewed in the past with the same seriousness and commitment that it currently is. Some professors have acquired skills by enrolling in several independent courses or those provided by the British Council, but still lack a teaching degree. The lack of a diploma prevents these teachers from qualifying for full time teaching jobs. Thus, teams of three members each work with a group of students focusing on different subject areas like grammar and structure, oral communication, reading and writing, etc.