US embassy cable - 03AMMAN3566

UNCLAS AMMAN 003566 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR ECA/A/L/W Kerr/Jenson, ECA-IIP/ EX/ RM/ 
ECE Pat Hansen, NEA/PDD MCINNES 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT: RELO AMMAN REQUEST EXTRA FUNDING FOR JORDANIAN 
TEFL PROJECTS DURING SUMMER 2003 
 
1.   RELO requests $25,000 to support English teaching 
     initiative in Jordan. The funds will be used as 
     follows: 
2.   Support distance learning Content Based 
     Instruction (CBI) for secondary teachers and small 
     entrepreneurs by adapting two telecourses for use for 
     broadcast in Jordan.  The courses are the "Mechanical 
     Universe" for teaching high school and university 
     physics and "By the Numbers" a course to enhance the 
     business skills of start-up small entrepreneurs. The 
     money will be used to provide lead-ins to each of the 
     26 episodes in each series.  In addition, a website 
     will be created for teacher reference and self-study. 
3.   In conjunction with the Ministry of Education, 
RELO plans to train 250 Jordanian secondary teachers in 
using Information Technology in the teaching of 
English. This project will take place at the American 
Language Center in Amman.  In addition, to hiring 
locally available experts to teach the courses, funds 
are needed for materials and Internet expenses.  This 
project will dovetail with the projects described 
above. 
 
GNEHM