PROG: summer camp in SIBERIA

Tue Apr 25 13:45:28 UTC 2006

Hoi Stella,

Dit is de mail die ik gisteren kreeg, wellicht dezelfde die je al hebt,
mischien ook niet...

dit seelangs gebeuren is wel grappig om te zien wat er internationaal
gebeurt wat betreft linguistische dingen met de russische taal.

ik weet niet wat precies je interesses zijn maar hier nog een paar links met
berichtgeving in het engels..

http://www.cdi.org/russia/johnson/default.cfm
http://www.untimely-thoughts.com/
http://www.intelligent.ru/
http://www.exile.ru/
http://www.russiaprofile.org/index.wbp

Succes

Joera

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lena Perova" <cosmoschool2 at MAIL.RU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 5:26 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] PROG: summer camp in SIBERIA

Dear Colleagues,

Could you please share this information with your students, colleagues and
people who may be interested:

The COSMOPOLITAN International Language School, located in Novosibirsk, the
largest city in Siberia, Russia, is pleased to announce that we still have a
few spaces available and are still accepting applications for the "LINKING
THE PLANET" International Summer Language Camp, that we are going to run in
Novosibirsk region in SIBERIA.

The summer camp will be taking place during the summer 2006 in four
consecutive two-week sessions, with participation of local Russian children,
youth and adults, as well as volunteer teachers and international students
from around the globe.

The program is a great chance for international participants to learn the
Russian language and get a first-hand experience of the Russian culture. It
provides the unique cultural opportunity of daily interaction with the
Russian children, youth and adults. The RUSSIAN COURSE is organized for
overseas students and volunteer teachers and includes language studies as
well as learning about the Russian culture, history and society.

We are looking for native speakers of English, German, French, Spanish and
other languages, who would like to be VOLUNTEER TEACHERS of their language
and/or Volunteer Creativity Workshop Coordinators at the summer camp. No
previous teaching experience is required. University students are eligible
to apply as volunteer teachers/workshop coordinators. Teaching at the camp
can also be considered as an INTERNSHIP with all necessary paperwork
provided. We are looking for people who are energetic, enthusiastic,
open-minded, sociable, enjoy camp experiences, are willing to share their
knowledge and culture.

We also seek people worldwide (SCHOOLCHILDREN, university STUDENTS, and
ADULTS) to join the summer camp as international students of the Russian
course and enjoy all the exciting activities scheduled within the program.

The major benefits to join our summer program are as follows:

1) We organize an exciting cultural, social and excursion programme for
international participants of the camp, which is a very enriching
experience. You will be involved in interaction with the Russian children,
youth and
adults all the time. This is the kind of experience you will never get if
you go as a tourist.
The camp lives a full cultural and social life. In addition to language and
culture studies we also offer sports, intellectual games, quizzes,
entertaining activities, shows, performances, presentations, parties,
discos, etc.
2) You will gain a first-hand experience of the Russian culture and life
style and particularly the Siberian one. They say if you want to know what
real Russia is like you should go to Siberia.
3) This is a not-for-profit programme. Participation fee covers expenses on
accommodation and ALL meals, and tuition fee for students as well. If you
come to Russia (Siberia) on your own or through a travel agency you will
spend much more money compared to what you would pay to participate in our
programme. Participating in our programme you won't need much pocket
money, just maybe some to buy souvenirs and gifts to take back home.
All the local services (airport pick-up, local transportation, excursions)
are provided by our school without any additional payment.
4) You don't have to be a professional teacher in order to
volunteer for the program. The most important aspect is your willingness to
participate and share your knowledge and culture, as well as your enthusiasm
and good will. Teaching at the camp is not like an academic teaching
routine, it's more like fun where emphasis is
made on communication. Our school will provide you with the daily topical
schedule for the classes and will be happy to assist with lesson planning
and teaching materials. University students are eligible to apply as
volunteer teachers. You will gain valuable practical experience, proven
ability and contacts that you can use to get a future job.
5) International participants attend Russian languages classes every day.
Russian classes
are taught by well-educated native speakers trained to teach foreigners.
Students are placed in a group
according to their level of Russian. No previous knowledge of Russian is
required.
We will also be happy to arrange courses on the Russian culture, history,
music, etc., if required.
6) We are dedicated to providing a student with the most excellent
supervision possible. All the students are supervised and each group has a
group leader who is normally responsible for between 10 - 15 students and
stays with the group 24 hours a day. Everyone can expect a warm, supportive
and friendly atmosphere along with professional service. Our goal is that a
student has the most enjoyable and worthwhile experience possible during the
stay with us. We are determined to ensure that everyone benefits fully from
the interaction with other students and the staff. The Head of Studies,
Psychologist, the Social Program Coordinator and the Program Director are
constantly monitoring the program to assure that everyone is enjoying the
stay and taking advantage of the many activities offered by the school.
Parents are allowed to the program.
7) You will meet people from other countries who are going to participate in
this programme and this is a very interesting experience. Many of our former
foreign participants keep in touch with each other after the program and
even visit each other in all the different countries.
8) We also offer excursion packages which include trips to Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk,
Lake Baikal, the Altai Mountains, TransSiberian Railroad, 'Welcome to
Siberia' programme. All the details
and tour descriptions are available at request.
9) If you are planning a trip to Russia and would like to consider our
program you should take into consideration that if you do go to Russia you
will need an invitation to receive the Russian visa in any case. All travel
agencies and tourist companies charge for an invitation. As far as our
program is concerned, you won't have to pay anything extra for the official
invitation form that you will need to get the Russian visa. We provide all
our foreign participants with the invitation and arrange their registration
on arrival.

* Have you always wanted to add some meaning to an overseas adventure?
* Do you want a new, challenging experience?

* Do you like to meet people from other countries and get your energy from
working towards a goal as part of a team?

* Are you willing to gain experience, improve communication abilities, and
develop skills that will help in your future employment?

* Have you ever daydreamed about gaining insight into the Russian culture
and life in a way no traveler could?

If 'yes' is the answer, our program  is the best way for you to spend your
summer vacation! For further details please email cosmopolitan at online.nsk.su
or cosmoschool2 at mail.ru

Regards,

Natasha Bodrova,

Director of International Language School "Cosmopolitan",

Novosibirsk, Russia

cosmopolitan at online.nsk.su

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