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ETA PROGRAMME TO BE EXPANDED TO NATIONAL LEVEL
KUALA TERENGGANU (Terengganu, Malaysia), Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) programme which has been running successfully for six years now, will be expanded to the next level.
United States Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W. Jones said the ETA programme in Malaysia begun in 2005 in east coast state of Terengganu, and administered by the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (Macee).
"We certainly are committed to continue the ETA programme with Terengganu, and want to expand it at national-level," he told reporters here Wednesday.
Jones, accompanied by his Malaysian counterpart, Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, was visiting the a religious secondary school here.
Earlier, he visited the Lembah Bidong Elite School of Terengganu, which also participated in the ETA programme.
The ETA programme is jointly funded by the US State Department Fulbright Grant and the Terengganu Government.
Under this programme, young American university graduates will assist English teachers for 10 months, with the latest group of 17 ETAs having arrived on Jan 27 and placed at schools in different districts of the state.
The ETAs come from various universities in the US and represent a wide variety of major fields.
Meanwhile, the religious secondary school's (SMA Khairiah) English Teaching Assistant Lynn El Harake, of Beckley, West Virginia found Malaysia to be an interesting moderate Muslim country.
"As a Muslim, I found Malaysia to be a very unique country. It is good to see the fusion of culture between Malays, Chinese and Indians blend together...do not lose it," she said.
A graduate from Duke University, she double majored in Biological
Anthropology and Anatomy and Arabic, and plans to pursue a Master's degree and PhD in either public health or development work.
"Applying for the ETA programme in Malaysia is the best decision I have ever made. It was an eye-opener and a rewarding experience," said the 22-year-old who will be in Malaysia until November.
United States Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W. Jones said the ETA programme in Malaysia begun in 2005 in east coast state of Terengganu, and administered by the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (Macee).
"We certainly are committed to continue the ETA programme with Terengganu, and want to expand it at national-level," he told reporters here Wednesday.
Jones, accompanied by his Malaysian counterpart, Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, was visiting the a religious secondary school here.
Earlier, he visited the Lembah Bidong Elite School of Terengganu, which also participated in the ETA programme.
The ETA programme is jointly funded by the US State Department Fulbright Grant and the Terengganu Government.
Under this programme, young American university graduates will assist English teachers for 10 months, with the latest group of 17 ETAs having arrived on Jan 27 and placed at schools in different districts of the state.
The ETAs come from various universities in the US and represent a wide variety of major fields.
Meanwhile, the religious secondary school's (SMA Khairiah) English Teaching Assistant Lynn El Harake, of Beckley, West Virginia found Malaysia to be an interesting moderate Muslim country.
"As a Muslim, I found Malaysia to be a very unique country. It is good to see the fusion of culture between Malays, Chinese and Indians blend together...do not lose it," she said.
A graduate from Duke University, she double majored in Biological
Anthropology and Anatomy and Arabic, and plans to pursue a Master's degree and PhD in either public health or development work.
"Applying for the ETA programme in Malaysia is the best decision I have ever made. It was an eye-opener and a rewarding experience," said the 22-year-old who will be in Malaysia until November.
