Intensive Summer Language Institute for Russian Teachers

[Vanchu, Anthony J. (JSC-AH)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]]

* Pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.: June 22-24, 2010
* Academic exchange program abroad: June 24, 2010 - first week of August, 2010

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Lyles
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Intensive Summer Language Institute for Russian Teachers

What are the dates of the program?

Thank you,
John Lyles

2009/12/9 Brita Ericson <ericson at americancouncils.org>

> This program is designed to strengthen critical need foreign language
> instruction at U.S. schools by providing intermediate and advanced level
> teachers of Arabic, Chinese, and Russian as a Foreign Language with the
> opportunity for intensive language study abroad. The summer 2010 program is
> open to current K-12 teachers as well as community college instructors of
> Arabic, Chinese, and Russian; university students enrolled in education
> programs intending to teach these languages are also eligible to
> participate. The program is funded by the Bureau of Educational and
> Cultural
> Affairs (ECA) of the U. S. Department of State, and administered by
> American
> Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS.
>
> Program Benefits:
> *Academic program in Changchun, China; Alexandria, Egypt; or Kazan, Russia;
> *Round-trip airfare;
> *Housing and meals;
> *Educational and cultural excursions;
> *Peer tutors for conversation practice;
> *Stipend for the purchase and shipping of teaching materials;
> *Pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.;
> *Visa support;
> *Health insurance; and
> *10 graduate credit hours through Bryn Mawr College.
>
> The program is open to educators who meet the following eligibility
> requirements:
> *Teach Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), or Russian as a Foreign Language in a
> K-12 school, community college, or are enrolled in a program leading to
> teaching of critical languages;
> *Speak Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), or Russian at the intermediate or
> advanced level;
> *Are a non-native speaker of the target language: Arabic, Chinese
> (Mandarin), or Russian. For participation in this program, a native speaker
> is someone who finished high school (or equivalent) in an Arabic, Chinese
> (Mandarin), or Russian speaking country. A heritage speaker is someone who
> speaks the target language at home, but has not spent an extended period of
> time in a country where the primary language is Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin),
> or Russian. Heritage Speakers may be eligible if they do not possess native
> fluency in the target language.
> *Possess U.S. citizenship; and
> *Submit a complete application.
>
> Applications: Available at:
> https://www.onlineac.org/start/NjY0MTRfMjkwXzY1Mzcz/
>
> Deadline: March 1, 2010
>
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