Offices

Regional English Language Office, Beijing

The Regional English Language Office (RELO) is part of the Public Affairs section of the United States Embassy which focuses on building mutual understanding between people through its informational, educational and cultural programs.

The Regional English Language Office (RELO) assists the English teaching community in the host country to develop the language competency of professionals and students. It tries to ensure that there is an English competent cadre of professionals, students and officials who can participate directly in dialogues with their counterparts in the international community, participate in international exchange and research programs, and work with multinational companies and organizations that would like to do business with the host country.  

Key Activities

Working with host country Universities with faculties and departments engaged in pre-service teacher education, American literature, Study of the U.S., applied linguistics, linguistics, and other related fields.

Working with professional teachers of English organizations and institutions at all levels of education in such areas as teacher professional development through national, regional, and local workshops, seminars, and conferences; program assessment; and materials and information dissemination (e.g., via the RELO web page).

Working with the host country Ministry of Education assisting with such activities as in-service training, curriculum development, assessment issues and development, language policy issues, and trainer training, as well as classroom observation and assessment.

Hosting a monthly Web Chat on language and culture, discussing issues of interest to teachers and future teachers of English: http://state.acrobat.com/englishroundtable.

To find out more about recent and upcoming RELO events and activities, click here.

RELO Grants

On a cost-sharing basis, the RELO funds various programs and projects.
Click here for more details.

RELO Exchange Programs

The RELO supports the exchanges of professionals through 2 popular exchange programs: English Language Fellows (ELFs) and English Language Specialists (EL Specs).
To find out more about RELO exchange programs, click here.

RELO Resource Center

The RELO has developed a resource collection of state-of-the-art professional materials for teachers and graduate researchers to use.  The collection will be located in the RELO Resource Center in the American Center for Educational Exchange (ACEE) in the Jing Guang Center, 28th Floor, Hujialou, Chaoyang District.  (Location Map)
To find out more about RELO Resource Center, click here.