Visiting teachers have a chance to work in U.S
i'mjimtedderwiththevoaspecialenglisheducationreport.everyoneknowsaboutexchangeandvisitorprogramsthatgivestudentsachancetostudyinanothercountry.buttodaywearegoingtotalkabouttwoprogramsthatgiveteachersachancetoteachintheunitedstates.
oneofthemisthevisitinginternationalfacultyprogram.vifisbasedinnorthcarolinaandsaysitistheunitedstates'largestculturalexchangeprogramforteachersandschools.thisprogramhasbroughtaboutseventhousandteacherstotheunitedstatessince1987.theprogramisopentoteachersfromlatinamerica,europe,southafrica,canada,australia,thephilippinesandnewzealand.itplacestheminschoolsinsevenstatesforonetothreeyears.afterthat,theymustreturnhome.thesevenstatesarenorthcarolina,southcarolina,maryland,virginia,georgia,floridaandcalifornia.theteachersworkforlocalschoolsystemsandarepaidthesameasanamericanteacher.themajorityareplacedinelementaryeducation,spanishlanguageandenglishasasecondlanguage,specialeducation,mathandscience.someteachersareplacedinotherlanguageclassesandothersubjects.teachersintheprogrammusthaveanadvancedproficiencylevelinenglish.theymusthaveateachingoruniversitydegreeequaltoanamericanbachelor'sdegree.andtheymusthavethreeyearsofteachingexperiencewithstudentsbetweentheagesoffiveandeighteen.twoyearsofdrivingexperienceisalsorequired.visitingteachersmayalsobeabletoearnamaster'sdegreewhileintheunitedstates.anothervisitingteachersprogramisofferedbythespanishgovernment.teachersfromspainareplacedinelementary,middleandhighschoolsinseveralamericanstatesandincanada.thisprogramisalsoforonetothreeyears.theteachersfromspainareteamedwithteachersinspanishlanguageclasses.theyalsohelpstudentswhospeakenglishasasecondlanguage.thisvoaspecialenglisheducationreportwaswrittenbynancysteinbach.tofindthisreportonline,andforlinkstothewebsitesofthesetwoprograms,gotovoaspecialenglish.com.andonemorething--ifyouareateacherusingspecialenglishinyourclassroom,pleaseletusknow.weareinterestedtoknowwhereyouareandwhatyouteach,andhowyouputourprogramstouseforyourstudents.writetospecial@voanews.com.i’mjimtedder.