Is there an English fluency or proficiency requirement?
The Fellow must have a functional level of verbal ability in English. The Fellow is required to lead a seminar class that meets once a week and the discussion will take place in English. So, while the Fellow’s English proficiency need not be perfect or grammatically correct all the time, he/she would, at the minimum, need to be able to converse in such a way that she/he could illustrate points/topics to the class and be able to respond to questions, most of which will be posed in English. Our hope is that we will be able to use student research assistants to help facilitate the class and provide some translation support, but the Fellow will need to play an active role and lead the class discussion. The Fellow will also need to live independently in the community, where English is spoken.
