Oct 1 Deadline Reminder: American Councils (ACTR) Intensive Language Study Abroad Programs

[Brita Ericson]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce fellowship opportunities for U.S. graduate and undergraduate
students to participate in the Spring 2009 Advanced Russian Language and
Area Studies Program (RLASP) and the Eurasian Regional Language Program.

Applications for the Spring 2009 programs are due October 1st.  *Please note
that this is a NEW application deadline*  Applications are now available for
download from the American Councils website: http://www.actr.org/programList.php

Full and partial fellowships are available through American Councils from
U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of Education
(Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Many colleges and universities also provide
financial aid for participation in American Councils programs. Recent
participants have received substantial fellowship support from the Institute
of International Education (IIE), the Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).

The Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program provides
approximately twenty hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian
grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural studies at Moscow
International University and at the Russian State Pedagogical University
(Gertsen Institute) in St. Petersburg. The KORA Center for Russian Language
hosts the Vladimir program. Participants receive graduate- or
undergraduate-level academic credit through Bryn Mawr College.

A full-time U.S. resident director oversees the academic and cultural
programs and assists participants in academic, administrative, and personal
matters. Students may live with Russian host families or in university
dormitories in Moscow and St. Petersburg; all students in Vladimir live with
Russian families. During the semester, students may take advantage of
volunteer opportunities or internship placements at sites including local
public schools, charity organizations, international businesses, non-profit
organizations, and international NGOs. Students are also offered the chance
to meet for two hours per week with peer tutors recruited from their host
universities. 


The Eurasian Regional Language program provides graduate students, advanced
undergraduates, scholars, and professionals intensive individualized
instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may in enroll in
semester, academic year, or summer programs. All courses are conducted by
expert faculty from leading local universities and educational institutions.

Recent participants have studied: Azeri in Baku; Buryat in Ulan Ude;
Georgian and Chechen in Tbilisi; Kazakh in Almaty; Kyrgyz in Bishkek; Tajik,
Persian, and Uzbek in Dushanbe; and Ukrainian in Kyiv. Programs are also
available for the study of Armenian, Belarusian, Dari, Pashtu, Romanian,
Russian, Tatar, Turkmen, Tuvan, and Yakut. Please note that some languages
are offered in more than one country.

Courses are designed to strengthen participants oral, listening, reading and
writing proficiency in the language of study. Courses in literature,
history, politics, culture, and area studies are available for advanced
students. Participants receive approximately fifteen hours per week of
classroom instruction, live with host families and have weekly meetings with
peer tutors.


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

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