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Through the years: history of ELT
Edge
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THE BEGINNING
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May 1996, First Visit to
China: A group of friends traveled to various universities
in China, guided by two American professors who taught at these
schools and wanted us to experience the excitement for learning
English on the university campuses all over China. Through
home-stays with several Chinese professors and welcoming campus
visits, a special relationship was formed with one school in
particular, North Eastern University in Qinhuangdao (NEUQ). The
professors’ commitment and dedication to their students
and the administration’s encouragement for us to have as
much time as possible with their students, helped create the
idea of an “English Week”—a plan to bring two-week
teams of Americans to NEUQ to foster a special relationship between
their English majors and American university students and business
people.
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DEFINING MOMENTS
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May 1997, First
English Week: A team of twelve American friends
visited NEUQ to teach, lecture, lead
English
conversation groups, laugh and sing with students. The
response was astounding!
May 1998 – Present, One English Week per University: Due
to the great success of the first English Week, ELT Edge began
sending a team to NEUQ every year. During the first five
years alone, over 100 people traveled to NEUQ with ELT Edge,
many of them returning several years because the excitement and
enthusiasm is truly life-changing. Through
the help of the internet, relationships and communication continue
between visits. After
graduation, many of the students have remained in contact with
their teachers; and long term friendships continue to this day.
September 2002, First Full-Time Teachers: NEUQ
officials were so pleased with our involvement that they asked
us to recruit full-time teachers for one semester or a full academic
year to sustain the "foreign expert" influence of English
throughout the year.
August 2004, First English and Leadership Training
Summer Camp: More than 250 NEUQ students participated
in an intensive, week-long camp led by a 28-member ELT
Edge team. A
fully developed program was designed to include classroom teaching,
leadership lectures, small group discussions, sports competitions
and fun-filled evenings. The students’ response
to the camp was nothing short of spectacular. It was
a life-changing experience for most students. Almost all
would agree, it was a major highlight of their entire educational
experience.
September 2005, Multiple Campuses: ELT
Edge expanded
its involvement to additional campuses in the greater Qinhuangdao
area to Qinhuagdao Foreign Language Professional College, Nandaihe,
as well as the Qinhuangdao Educational College (now known as the
Hebei Normal Science and Technology University).
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2007-2008, A Year of
Explosive Expansion:
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Led 4 May English Week teams, totaling over
60 people in 4 universities |
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Hosted a successful English and Leadership
Training Summer Camp with over 330 students and a team of 36
leaders |
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Trained and placed 21 full-time teachers
in four universities |
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| Your Invitation
to Create an Exciting Future
Whether participating in a 2-week trip or teaching for a year,
our team members return from China with special memories and powerful
experiences to share. These wonderful opportunities are available
to you, as well. Please go to our contact page, and let’s
prepare you for the next trip to China. |
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