Deadline Reminder: Intensive Language Programs in Russia and Eurasia

[Brita Ericson]

Deadlines for Summer 2010, Fall 2010 and Academic Year 2010-2011 are fast
approaching!

American Councils for International Education invites applications for the
Eurasian Regional Language Program and Advanced Russian Language and Area
Studies Program. Significant funding is available for both programs.

Applications must be post-marked by:
March 1st, 2010 for Summer 2010 programs
April 1st, 2010 for Fall 2010 and Academic Year 2010-2011 programs

*Eurasian Regional Language Program: http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/
The Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students, advanced
undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive individualized
instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may enroll in
semester, academic year, or summer programs. Courses are designed to
strengthen speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the
language of study.  Program features include: core language courses focusing
on grammar and lexical studies, phonetics, vocabulary development, and
conversational skills; area studies, literature, and culture classes for
advanced students; classes conducted in small groups of three to six
students or in private tutorials; native-speaking faculty with extensive
experience teaching foreign students; homestays with local families;
undergraduate or graduate credit from Bryn Mawr College; pre-departure
orientation in Washington, D.C.; and logistical support provided by local
American Councils offices. Languages offered: Armenian, Azeri, Chechen,
Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Romanian, Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki), Turkmen,
Ukrainian and Uzbek. Substantial fellowships are available through American
Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of
Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Past participants have also used
the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship (http://www.iie.org/gilman/) and Boren
Awards (http://borenawards.org/) to fund this program. 

*Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP):
http://www.acrussiaabroad.org/
The American Councils Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program
(RLASP) serves both graduate and undergraduate students as well as working
professionals. The academic program is designed to improve participants’
oral, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the Russian language
and to develop their knowledge of Russian history, politics, culture, and
society. The academic year, semester, and summer programs provide
approximately twenty hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian
grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural studies at Moscow
International University, the Russian State Pedagogical University (Gertsen
Institute) in St. Petersburg, and the KORA Center for Russian Language in
Vladimir. One day per week of the academic program is set aside for local
cultural excursions. A full-time U.S. resident director provides ongoing
logistical support and emergency assistance to participants. Peer tutoring,
internships, community service, and a broad range of extracurricular
activities offer U.S. students a unique opportunity to connect with Russian
friends and actively engage in Russian daily life. Substantial fellowships
are available through American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title
VIII) and U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Past
participants have also used the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship
(http://www.iie.org/gilman/) and Boren Awards (http://borenawards.org/) to
fund this program. 

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