Morocco and USA To Exchange Teachers
A Moroccan teacher and a teacher from the U.S. will shadow each other. In October, Erin Sullivan will come to eastern Morocco to see what motivates students to learn another language besides their mother tongue. She will be with Sakina El Khayari during her stay. Ms. El Khayari will do the same next spring and stay with Erin Sullivan. Both teachers are excited about having their counterparts with them. They have been in contact with each other with email.
Ms. El Khayari be in the US for 6 weeks. Ms. Sullivan will spend the same amount of time in Morocco. Their trip and expenses will be paid by the Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange program which is part of the U.S.State Department. The U.S.A has encouraged more exchanges of understanding like this between the U.S. and African countries in hopes of never having another incident like 9/11.
One of the former students of Ms. Sullivan is Moroccan and has helped her to learn a few phrases of French influenced Arabic spoken in Morocco. She speaks French which is a language used in schools in Morocco.
Both teachers will share information about their country while visiting the other. Erin Sullivan will attempt to bring understanding and teach about life in the United States. Sakina El Khayari will tell teachers, students and school officials about Morocco. Both will talk about how they teach their students English as a second or third language. El Khayari will travel to the US in March of next year, while Ms. Sullivan who is from Maryland, will be in Morocco in October.
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