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Quick Look
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Location:
Southern India - India
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Language of Instruction: English
Overview
Projects Abroad sends volunteers abroad to 17 countries to do internships and service projects. Since being founded in 1992, we have grown to a team of 130 people around the world that sends 2000 volunteers annually. Volunteers can go at any time, for as long as they wish.
Despite the fact that English is one of the official languages of India, the standard of conversational English in schools is usually very poor. They know about literature and are better at grammar than most native-speakers, but they find it hard to make themselves understood. Tamil Nadu and Kerala, in the far South of India, where Projects Abroad volunteers are placed, contain hundreds of Hindu and Christian towns and villages with deep and respected traditions stretching back thousand of years, a way of life that is sometimes totally relaxed and sometimes frenetic, and a desire to speak English, the language that puts them in touch with the rest of the world.
As a teaching volunteer, you will therefore play a vital role in improving the spoken skills, and therefore the life-chances of the children, and teachers, in the schools. You can teach younger children or teenagers but whatever the age, you will find the students eager to learn all about western culture and your life back home as they learn the English language.
Classes can vary in size depending on the school and age of the children, but you will usually be teaching between 30 and 40 students per class. Facilities in the schools are often basic - you may find yourself with little more than a blackboard and piece of chalk. But with one of the school's English-speaking teachers as your supervisor and the support of our Projects Abroad India staff, you may be surprised at how quickly you gain confidence and make progress!
Volunteers generally find that teaching practices in South India have remained the same for years - the children usually learning by rote and copying sections of text. By singing songs, playing games and making the lessons more interesting, you will witness the children growing in confidence and ability.
Eligibility
Minimum age = 17
Housing/Accommodation
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Homestay / Host Family
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Apartment / Flat
Program Costs
Per month: $1,695 for one month, $2,095 for two months, $2,395 for three months, $545 for each additional month.
Costs
Include: Food, Accommodation, Health & Travel insurance, in-country transportation and support.
Dates
Dates are flexible, for any length of time over one month. Please apply at least 2 months before you'd like to start.
Contact
Projects Abroad
347 W 36th Street
Suite 901
New York NY 10018
USA
Tel:
1 888 839 3535 or +1 212 244 7234
Fax:
212 244 7236
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