International Education Week
Fulbright and UMBC's TESOL International Partnerships
Monday, November 14, 2022 · 5 - 6 PM
Online
As part of UMBC's celebration of International Education Week, the UMBC Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduate Program Presents:
An Insider’s Guide to Fulbright and UMBC's TESOL International Partnerships
Monday, November 14, 5:00 - 6:00 PM EST
Registration by e-mal to TESOL@umbc.edu
Did you know that UMBC TESOL students have won the
prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship to teach English
overseas? What about our TESOL program international partnerships to
complete your MA TESOL non-certification internship? If you’re
interested in learning more about applying for a Fulbright U.S. Student
award or in completing your non-certification internship abroad, join us
for a conversation with Dr. Lee and Dr. Souders that will address
questions you may have.
Dr. Jiyoon Lee
is the international coordinator of the UMBC TESOL program. She manages
international partnerships and closely works with the program’s
international students. She advises those who are interested in teaching
abroad for their non-certification internship as well as their future
employment. She has also served as a reviewer for the English Language
Fellow Program at Fulbright.
Dr. Brian Souders has
worked with hundreds of UMBC students on their applications for
Fulbright and other prestigious scholarships. He has also served on the
executive board of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors, the
professional organization of fellowship advisors. He attended two
intensive Russian-language study programs in Moscow, and worked for a
year in Tallinn, Estonia as a research affiliate with the Estoniana
Academy of Sciences under the auspices of the Foreign Language and Area
Studies (FLAS) graduate fellowship program.
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