The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). As part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, the Fulbright FLTA Program is designed to develop Americans' knowledge of foreign cultures and languages by supporting teaching assistantships in more than 35 languages at hundreds of U.S. institutions of higher education. The program offers educators from over 55 countries the opportunity to develop their professional skills and gain first-hand knowledge of the U.S., its culture and its people.
Since 2006, Penn Language Center has coordinated the placement of Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants to enrich language programs in various departments in the School of Arts and Sciences. PLC encourages the entire Penn community to utilize their many talents and cultural expertise.
Current Fulbright FLTAs
For the 2024-2025 academic year, PLC is pleased to welcome:
- Mehmet Akcay, Fulbright FLTA in Turkish from Turkey
- Linh Dao, Fulbright FLTA in Vietnamese from Vietnam
- Yolmita Deni, Fulbright FLTA in Indonesian from Indonesia
- Amgad Hanna, Fulbright FLTA in Arabic from Egypt
- Rosemary Laizer, Fulbright FLTA in Swahili from Tanzania
- Kwenzakwenkosi Monareng, Fulbright FLTA in Zulu from South Africa
- Waratchaya Nuangjamnong, Fulbright FLTA in Thai from Thailand
- Anna Semkina, Fulbright FLTA in Russian from Russia
Fulbright FLTA Experience
The 2022-2023 Fulbright FLTA cohort created the posters below to illustrate their experience.
Resources for Penn Fulbright FLTAs
FLTAs who do not yet have a Pennkey login may refer to this document for getting started at Penn. Additional resources are posted on the Fulbright FLTA Canvas site.