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<P><FONT size=2>American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS invites<BR>applications for the 2011 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language<BR>study in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia,<BR>Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Ukraine.<BR><BR>Applications for the Summer 2011 program are due March 1st, 2011. See<BR><A href="http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/">http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/</A> for more information.<BR><BR>The Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students, advanced<BR>undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive individualized<BR>instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may enroll in<BR>semester, academic year, or summer programs. Courses are designed to<BR>strengthen speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the<BR>language of study. Program features include: core language courses focusing<BR>on grammar and lexical studies, phonetics, vocabulary development, and<BR>conversational skills; area studies, literature, and culture classes for<BR>advanced students; classes conducted in small groups of three to six<BR>students or in private tutorials; native-speaking faculty with extensive<BR>experience teaching foreign students; homestays with local families;<BR>undergraduate or graduate credit from Bryn Mawr College; pre-departure<BR>orientation in Washington, D.C.; and logistical support provided by local<BR>American Councils offices. Students with at least two years of college-level<BR>instruction in the target language, Russian, or a language related to the<BR>target language are eligible to apply to the program.<BR><BR>Languages offered:<BR>*Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia<BR>*Azeri in Baku, Azerbaijan<BR>*Bashkir, Buryat, Tatar, or Yakut in Russia<BR>*Chechen or Georgian in Tbilisi, Georgia<BR>*Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan<BR>*Romanian in Chisinau, Moldova<BR>*Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) or Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan<BR>*Turkmen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan<BR>*Ukrainian in Kyiv, Ukraine<BR><BR>Fellowships are available through American Councils from U.S. Department of<BR>State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant<BR>support. Recent program participants have also received substantial<BR>fellowship support from the National Security Education Program (<BR><<A href="http://www.borenawards.org/">http://www.borenawards.org/</A>> <A href="http://www.borenawards.org/">http://www.borenawards.org/</A>), the Benjamin A.<BR>Gilman International Scholarship (<A href="http://www.iie.org/gilman">http://www.iie.org/gilman</A>), and the U.S.<BR>Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).<BR><BR>Application deadlines<BR>Summer Program: March 1<BR>Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1<BR>Spring Semester: October 1<BR><BR>For more information, please contact:<BR>Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs<BR>American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS<BR>1828 L St., NW<BR>Suite 1200<BR>Washington, DC 20036<BR>Telephone: (202) 833-7522<BR>Email: outbound@americancouncils.org<BR>Website: <A href="http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/">http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/</A><BR><BR>**********<BR><BR>Brita Ericson<BR>Information and Outreach Officer<BR>American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS<BR>1828 L St., NW<BR>Suite 1200<BR>Washington DC 20036<BR><A href="http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/">http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org</A><BR><A href="http://www.americancouncils.org/">http://www.americancouncils.org</A><BR><A href="http://www.acrussiaabroad.org/">http://www.acrussiaabroad.org</A><BR><A href="http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org/">http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org</A><BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>