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3. SENESCYT Scholarships Opportunities to Study Abroad

The rest of the universities are located in Japan, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore

Living in Ecuador or abroad, who wish to pursue their undergraduate and graduate studies in the top 175 best universities in the world, as recognized by SENESCYT.

University of Excellence Scholarship

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in Educational Sciences with an English language focus

This scholarship seeks to improve the English language proficiency of Ecuadorian teachers of English.

Government, through SENESCYT, aims to improve Ecuador’s global competitiveness by strengthening and opening opportunities for the development of Ecuadorians studying abroad.

2. English Language Requirement for English Teachers

Teachers who do not obtain a certification of a B2 level in the CEFR or its equivalent in the other international exams have the opportunity to attend English language training courses and retake the exam

Teachers are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and must score a B2 language proficiency level in the CEFR

1. National English Curriculum

National English Curriculum Guidelines

Five weekly 45-minute class periods of English are mandatory

English is taught from 7th grade (8voEGB) to 12th grade (3roBACH).

English teaching is optional from 1st grade (2doEGB) to 6th grade (7mo EGB).

The Ministry of Education acknowledged the importance of English as a tool to prepare individuals to understand people and cultures beyond linguistic and geographic boundaries.

Background

In Ecuador, English is taught as a foreign language and not as a second language, these innovations were created:

3. Scholarships to study abroad.

2. English language requirement for English teachers

1. A new National English Curriculum

Executive Summary

Education must:

3) Create an entity who is in charge of offering teachers periodic training

2) Increase the English Language Requirement for High School

1) Redesign the curriculum so that Teaching English begins in the first grade

The Ecuadorian government implemented three initiatives in order to improve the quality of English

2) The English language requirement for teachers does not guarantee quality of English instruction.

1) Not all graduates have a B1 level