One of the key goals of the Public Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn is to promote better understanding of the United States in all areas - culture, history, government, politics, institutions, and society.   In coordination with the Department of State's International Information Programs (IIP) and other institutions, the Public Affairs section works with educators throughout Estonia to promote American studies in Estonian schools and universities and to facilitate study in the U.S.

Are you an educator whose subject matter includes American Studies or a teacher of English as a foreign language?  Whether you are a university professor, primary or secondary school teacher, curriculum designer or textbook writer, we encourage you to contact the Public Affairs Office (at 668-8125) to discuss how we might help to enrich existing programs or develop new ones.

The Public Affairs Office maintains a small collection of American Studies and ESL materials (books and videos) available to teachers for classroom use, and can facilitate loans of classroom materials produced by the International Information Programs office.  You can browse the list of ESL materials available here. )   The Public Affairs Office also has several free publications, listed below, available in limited supply to people living in Estonia.  If you are interested in these works, please send an e-mail to USAsaatkond@state.gov, or call 668-8125.   Please note: you have to pick up the selected items at the Embassy, as we cannot send the books via mail.

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Online American Studies and ESL Resources for Teachers and Students

American Studies Associations
Arts and Humanities in the United States
ESL
General Links
Government and Media


American Studies Associations

American Studies Association (ASA)

The American Studies Center of the Salzburg Seminar

NAFSA: Association of International Educators


Arts and Humanities in the United States
Arts and Culture

American Art: journal of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities. "Online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities..."

Electronic Texts for the Study of American Culture

"I Hear America Singing": Music, Theater and Dance Collections from the Library of Congress 

Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room

Museums in the United States

Smithsonian Education: The Gateway to Smithsonian Education Resources


English as Second Language
The Internet TESL Journal

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)


General Links
The American Studies Crossroads Project

InfoUSA: A compilation of materials for foreign audiences seeking information about American society, political processes, official U.S. policies and culture.

Resources for teachers and students on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - Study of the U.S.

U.S. Network for Education Information: An interagency and public/private partnership whose mission is to provide official information assistance for anyone seeking information about U.S. education and for U.S. citizens seeking authoritative information about education in other countries.


Government and Media Links
Outline of U.S. government: An overview of the U.S. Constitution and the branches of government, provided by the States Department's International Information Programs.

USInfo Publications

Media in the United States

Department of State Reports

Information Resource Center Educational and Cultural Exchanges
U.S. Government Links Other useful links