Opportunity for current & prospective Russian teachers

[Devin Browne]

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*SPECIAL SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FOR CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
TEACHERS*

The Center for Russian and East European Studies and the Department of
Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh will offer
a* Russian Heritage Speakers' Course* in Pitt's 2007 Summer Language
Institute through a grant from the US Department of Education's
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program  The course will provide
advanced intensive instruction for five weeks in Pittsburgh, followed by
five weeks in Moscow, to graduate and upper-level undergraduate students who
grew up in the US in an informal Russian-language environment (usually, a
Russian-speaking home), but have not achieved full Russian linguistic and
cultural proficiency.

Current or prospective middle or high school Russian language teachers – who
need not be heritage speakers themselves – also are eligible for the course.
* Teachers taking part in the program will sharpen their own Russian
language skills and cultural knowledge while also learning strategies for
teaching heritage speakers,* who now make up an increasing portion of the
students enrolled in Russian language classes across the nation. The course
will use individualized tutoring and mentoring to address the specific needs
of heritage speakers, such as improving their Russian reading and writing
skills and their ability to communicate in formal and professional
situations.* Individualized cultural excursions and research projects
conducted in Moscow* will further assist students and teachers in developing
higher-level proficiency in their specific areas of interest.

All course participants (both students and teachers) must be US citizens or
permanent residents.*** Airfare and living expenses in Moscow will be fully
covered by the Fulbright-Hays grant.** Participants may also receive full or
partial tuition scholarships for the 10 University of Pittsburgh credits to
be awarded for successful completion of the course.*
The 2007 program takes place at the University of Pittsburgh from June 4 to
July 6, and then at Moscow State University from July 7 to August 10.* The
application deadline is March 22, 2007*. To obtain additional information
and an application form, please visit the website of the Summer Language
Institute (*http://slavic.sli.pitt.edu* <http://slavic.sli.pitt.edu/>), or
contact Christine Metil at the Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures (412-624-5906 or slavic at pitt.edu).

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