Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP)
TCLP Exchange Teacher Application for Egypt and Morocco 2021-2022
This web site will connect you to the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) Arabic Exchange Teacher Application. Teachers in Egypt and Morocco can apply to teach Arabic in a U.S. school during the 2021-2022 school year.
For information about TCLP, please visit https://tclprogram.org.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates will be considered without respect to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or gender. Competition for TCLP is merit-based and open to anyone who:
- Is a citizen of Egypt or Morocco who currently resides in Egypt or Morocco;
- Is currently a full-time teacher of English as a Foreign Language or Arabic as a Foreign Language in a primary or secondary (K-12) school in Egypt or Morocco;
- At the time of application has at least four years of full-time classroom teaching experience;
- Is prepared to teach for the entire U.S. academic year with leave time limited to school breaks;
- Has a firm understanding of Modern Standard Arabic (fus'ha);
- Has at least a bachelor's degree;
- Demonstrates a commitment to continue teaching after completion of the program;
- Is proficient in written and spoken English; and
- Has submitted a complete application package (please see Application Checklist below).
Individuals in the following circumstances are NOT eligible for the TCLP:
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States, or their spouses;
- Individuals currently participating in academic, training, or research programs in the United States;
- Individuals who have applied for U.S. permanent residency, including Green Card lottery, in the past three years;
- Individuals currently studying, residing, or working outside of Egypt or Morocco;
- Ministry of Education officials, full-time principals or educational administrators, full-time teacher trainers, education consultants, university faculty, private English Language tutors; and
- Individuals who have participated in an exchange visitor program sponsored by the U.S. government for a period of more than six weeks in the last five years.
Questions?
For additional information or questions, please contact:
In Egypt, the America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST-Cairo) coordinates the application process..
Yasmina Weber | Exchange Programs Specialist
AMIDEAST | Cairo, Egypt
Address: 38 Mohie El-Din Abul-Ezz Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Phone: 19263 | office: +202 33320434
Email: TCLP-info@amideast.org
Web: www.amideast.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AMIDEAST.EGYPT
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AMIDEAST_EGYPT
In Morocco, the Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (MACECE) coordinates the application process.
Ahlam Daoudi, Program Officer
Address: MACECE, 7 Rue d'Agadir, 10010 RABAT
Email: a.daoudi@macece.ma
Tel: (+212) 537.76.41.09 or (+212) 537.76.04.68
Fax: (+212) 537.76.88.52
Web: www: www.macece.org
Or in the U.S.: tclp@americancouncils.org
