IELTE, founded in 2000, is a joint project between the Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the U.S. Embassy and UWL. IELTE is the only four-year pre-service English teacher training program in Central Asia where all subjects are taught in English, using a curriculum modeled after English teacher preparation programs used in the United States. The teaching staff recently participated in a three-week training session on curriculum development, with Dr. Donna Brinton and Barry Griner, at the University of California-Los Angeles as part of a two-year program intended to develop a cutting-edge English teacher training program in Uzbekistan. 65 IELTE fourth-year students are currently participating in the required student-teaching segment of the program, and program staff is submitting the required paperwork for accreditation of IELTE’s curriculum by the Ministry of Higher Education. Graduates of this program will be qualified to teach English at secondary schools, lyceums, institutes, and universities throughout Uzbekistan.