Resources
English Language Fellow (ELF) program
The English Language Fellow (ELF) program provides qualified English language teaching professionals to institutions and universities for an academic year. Currently, Russia hosts Senior Fellows who work with teachers and professors of all levels, according to the needs in their community. They consult on curriculum development and materials design and present seminars on methodology, with a special focus on American Studies. Fellows also travel extensively to give seminars, participate in conferences, and consult on projects. ELF works closely with the English Language Office in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and awith the Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Vladivostok on programs that support English studies and English instruction.
The Senior English Language Fellow for the Russian Far East is Robyn Shifrin. She will be traveling throughout Far Eastern Russia working with various FEELTA affiliates in the region. Robyn has a strong background in computer assisted language learning (CALL) and has most recently been developing computer based EFL methodology-focused curricula. Robyn has recently completed a documentary on the American Dream and has done extensive research in the areas of American culture and politics. Robyn earned her TEFLA at the University of Cambridge, UK and her MA in Literary Theory from Case Western Reserve University. She has developed curriculum and taught ESL/EFL for over ten years, in the United States and abroad, including Israel and the Czech Republic. Robyn was Lead Curriculum Developer and Senior Instructor with ELS Language Centers at Case Western Reserve University where she developed over fifteen new courses, and designed and implemented two intensive CALL programs. She has presented as Plenary and Invited speaker at multiple regional, national and international conferences, including, most recently, a demonstration on using podcasts as speaking evaluations at this past International TESOL conference. She will be presenting at the upcoming TESOL conference on materials development: Hyperlinked Text: ESL Materials Development Caught in the 2.0 Web.
English teaching materials
American Values through Film: Lesson Plans for Teaching
- Dances with Wolves (PDF - 2.80 MB)
- High Noon (PDF - 2.77 MB)
- Seabiscuit (PDF - 5.04 MB)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (PDF - 2.69 MB)
- Twelve Angry Men (PDF - 3.29 MB)
- All the President's Men (PDF - 4.52 MB)
- Erin Brockovich (PDF - 3.89 MB)
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