New Summer Fellowship for Russian Teachers

[Brita Ericson]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, in conjunction
with the Department of State, is pleased to announce a fully-funded
Intensive Summer Language Institute in Russian for 2008 as part of the
National Security Language Initiative. The goal of the program is to
strengthen critical need foreign language instruction at U.S. schools by
providing Russian as a Foreign Language teachers with the opportunity for
intensive language study in Russia. The summer 2008 program is open to
current K-12 teachers as well as community college instructors of Russian.
It is also open to students enrolled in education programs intending to
teach Russian.

Successful applicants will gain further knowledge of the language and a
greater understanding of the target culture through the following: attending
intensive language classes; collaborating with foreign and American teachers
on foreign language teaching methodology; and living abroad.

Scholarship Benefits for Selected Participants: 
International airfare, in-country travel, housing, meals, incidentals,
classes, books, pre-departure orientation, educational and cultural
excursions are provided. In addition, participants may be eligible for
post-scholarship grants as well as academic credit.

To be eligible, candidates must: 
• Speak intermediate or advanced Russian and score in the intermediate or
advanced range of the ALTA exam. All candidates will be tested through the
oral ALTA exam by telephone during the application process.
• Be current teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language at the primary or
secondary level at an accredited U.S. public or private school, or be
enrolled in a 4-year education program (B.A. or B.S.) teacher certification
program or a Masters of Education program. Instructors of Russian at
Community Colleges are also encouraged to apply. Candidates must be
committed to teaching the language upon their return to the U.S.
• Be U.S. citizens

Applications: 
Applications are available now at http://apps.americancouncils.org/. 

Deadline:
March 4th, 2008

For more information and an application contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org 
Website: www.americancouncils.org 

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