Grants for Russian Teachers to Study at MGU in Summer 2002

[Graham Hettlinger]

Dear SEELANGers: 

The American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), a division of the American Councils for International Education, is currently accepting applications for the Summer 2002 Russian Language Teachers Program.  Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the program provides full tuition for six weeks of study in Russian literature, culture and language at Moscow State University; housing and meals with a Russian host family; round-trip international airfare from Washington, DC,  to Moscow, Russia; insurance;  visa; and a living stipend. A full-time resident director accompanies the summer teachers group, serves as liaison between ACTR and Moscow State University, and provides support to program participants.  Tentative program dates are June 19 to August 5, 2002.

Due to an increase in Department of Education funding, ACTR will be able to fund at least 15 participants on the 2002 Summer program.  Funding priority will go to teachers who have not been to Russia in the past three years, who are non-native speakers of Russian, and who support fledgling programs or plan to launch new programs for the instruction of Russian.  Graduate students, professors, and schoolteachers at all levels are encouraged to apply.  Current and future Russian-language teachers who wish to participate in the program with funding sources other than the Department of Education grant administered by ACTR (FLAS fellowships, for example, can be applied to this program) are also encouraged to apply. 

The Summer Russian Language Teachers program provides a rare opportunity for U.S. teachers of Russian to refresh their language skills, expand their knowledge of Russian culture, gather new teaching materials, and spend invaluable time with both American and Russian colleagues. Participants attend a series of small discussions and seminars on a wide array of topics in Russian language, culture and pedagogy, taught by renowned experts in the department of Philology. In addition, the ACTR resident director arranges optional weekly cultural excursions for the group.  Past excursions programs have included Sergeyev Posad, Peredelkino, Yasnaya Polyana, and Star City. 

Applications will be accepted until March 1, 2002. For more information, contact:

Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-7522
outbound at actr.org

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