U.S. Embassy Expands English Access To Remote Areas Of Armenia

U.S. EMBASSY EXPANDS ENGLISH ACCESS TO REMOTE AREAS OF ARMENIA

Targeted News Service
June 11, 2014 Wednesday 4:25 AM EST

YEREVAN, Armenia

The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release:

On June 10, the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, together with Children
of Armenia Fund (COAF), launched a new English learning initiative
that will expand English learning resources in remote areas of
Armenia. The Expanding English Access – Reaching Remote Regions with
New Technologies project was initiated and is funded by the U.S.

Department of State and implemented in partnership with COAF. The
project will reach language-learners in Armenia’s remote regions, where
resources for learning English are either limited or non-existent. The
program is intended for post-high school youth in regional towns
via the Internet and selected regional libraries and schools. The
recruitment focused on the 17-35 year-old demographic, a group that
does not generally have access to classroom resources or instruction
if not attending university or private classes. The curriculum is
composed of two streams – social and business English.

It includes two online classes twice a week and one face-to-face
communicative English class with a local teacher once a week. The
pilot phase includes approximately 150 participants from Armavir,
Gavar, Yeghegnadzor and Goris.