Study Persian in Central Asia

[Brita Ericson]

Spend this summer studying Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan.

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS invites
applications for the 2011 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language
study at our growing language center in Dushanbe.

Applications for the Summer 2011 program are due March 1st, 2011. See
http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/ for more information.

The Eurasian Regional Language Program in Tajikistan provides graduate
students, advanced undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals
intensive instruction in Persian. 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; 
*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. 

Students with at least two years of college-level instruction in Persian,
Russian or a related language are eligible to apply to the program. 

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. Recent program participants have also
received fellowship support from the National Security Education Program
(http://www.borenawards.org/), the Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship (http://www.iie.org/gilman), and the U.S. Department of
Education Title VI (FLAS).

American Councils also offers intensive language study programs in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan,
and Ukraine. For more information on these programs, visit
http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/.   

If you have questions, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L St., NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org 
Website: http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/

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