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Teacher Exchange Program
Tyler Junior College has
established a Teacher Exchange Program with three countries:
Japan,
Poland and Turkey . The Tyler Junior College Teacher Exchange Program
provides the opportunity for qualified educators to participate
in direct exchanges of positions with colleagues from other
countries
for six weeks, a semester, or a full academic year. The purpose
of the program is to promote mutual understanding between the
people
of the United States and the peoples of other countries through
educational exchange. In exchanging positions with foreign
teachers,
program participants will live and work in the cultures of their
host countries, an experience which benefits the teachers,
their
students, their schools, and their communities.
Benefits to Teachers and
Administrators:
- increased understanding of
host country,language, and academic field.
- opportunity for a career-enhancing
experience which allows teachers to gain new perspectives and
be exposed to new teaching methods and administrators to share
professional expertise.
- opportunity to develop lifelong
friendships and professional relationships and to become a member
of an international community of scholars.
Benefits to Students:
- increased global awareness
amony students taught by foreign exchange teachers.
- opportunity for students
to learn foreign languages from native speakers
Benefits to Schools:
- increased knowledge and international
awareness among professional colleagues through interactions
with
exchange teachers.
- development of a professional
relationship between the two participating institutions, which
can lead to privately arranged teacher exchanges, student linkages,
and future student exchanges.
Benefits to Communities:
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