ELIC: Teaching Internationally

ELIC: Teaching Internationally With Integrity, Purpose, and Passion

By Mark Powell, Vice President for Global Missions

Global Missions has enjoyed a partnership with ELIC for many years. General Baptists have served with ELIC and gained tremendous experience as a result. ELIC offers both summer and longer-term missions opportunities.

Becky Coomer is an Oakland City University graduate and General Baptist pastors kid serving with ELIC for the last several years. Becky states, "Serving with ELIC has been a blessing. In a broken world, using your skills to meet people's education needs opens doors to the greater need of the good news!

I watch families go from fearful to knowing that I care for their children and them. They, in turn, have let their children continue education, and now their kids are active members of our seeker studies! Watching lives be transformed through ELIC has been amazing!"

ELIC proudly recruits, trains, and sends hundreds of people each year to teach longterm and short-term programs throughout Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Our long-standing partnerships with universities and governments around the globe open doors for us to make a profound and significant impact on students, colleagues, and neighbors. People come to ELIC from various backgrounds, including engineering, executive leadership, sales, medicine, and education. Our comprehensive training prepares new teachers to be world-class educators and helps veteran teachers as they transition overseas. Ongoing professional development opportunities include yearly conferences, graduate certificate programs, master's degrees, and Ph.D. options.

We are honored to have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students. English is the business language of the world, and students from our classrooms use their skills to gain overseas jobs as well as earn positions of leadership in business, government, and virtually any other profession that they pursue. We are proud to connect ELIC teachers with future leaders where we serve.

In 1981, ELIC began a formal partnership with the Chinese government to start sending teams of teachers to join the faculty at universities throughout China. Since then, ELIC has sent thousands of teachers to more than a dozen countries in East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Throughout our 38 years, we have had the privilege of providing services to our government and institutional partners, including placement and management of English teachers, consulting, curriculum design and implementation, training, and refugee work. We are one of the most highly qualified educational companies globally, with more than 160 of our staff holding advanced degrees. ELIC is excited about the continued expansion into new cities and countries in the upcoming years as we establish unique partnerships and programs.

Engage is ELIC's summer program designed to provide you with opportunities to pour into students' lives from around the world by teaching conversational English.

Never taught before? That's okay! ELIC provides training and coaching to ensure you feel comfortable and confident before you ever step foot in the classroom.

Opportunities range anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks, and the experience can be utilized to fulfill an internship, practicum requirements, or just provide you with the opportunity to "engage" with students in a way that creates lifelong impact.

Interested in something longer? EQUIP is a remarkable opportunity to live and work overseas while gaining essential and valuable life skills. During this experience, you will focus on the five core areas of growth that are the pillars of all programs within ELIC:

• Professional development • Working with a team • Leadership growth • Cross-cultural experience • Living intentionally

Are you ready to make an impact on the lives of students across the world? Join hundreds of ELIC teachers who are currently living and working around the globe. ELIC's University Teaching Program is a commitment of at least two years, which means you genuinely get to invest in your students and community abroad.

ELIC has opportunities for service in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, and Iraq. To learn more about ELIC and the opportunities afforded through them, visit elic.org or contact the Global Missions office. International teaching positions are available for summer and one-year opportunities.

ELIC's mobilization team stands ready to assist you with your interest in serving with ELIC. According to Collin Quigley, Senior Director of Mobilization, "This team is deeply passionate about equipping, encouraging, and sending amazing people on an incredible journey to participate in going to the nations. The men and women in the mobilization department serve wholeheartedly to ensure that YOU are equipped and empowered to accomplish the work you have been called to do."

You can find the contact information for ELIC at elic.org or by calling 800.366.3542.