Deadline Reminder: Language Study in Central Asia, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe

[Brita Ericson]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS invites
applications for Fall 2011 and Academic Year 2011-12 Eurasian Regional
Language Program for language study in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Ukraine.

Applications for these programs are due April 1st, 2011. See
http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/ for more information.

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

Languages offered:
*Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia
*Azeri in Baku, Azerbaijan
*Bashkir, Buryat, Tatar, or Yakut in Russia
*Chechen or Georgian in Tbilisi, Georgia
*Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan
*Romanian in Chisinau, Moldova
*Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
*Turkmen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
*Ukrainian in Kyiv, Ukraine
*Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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 substantial
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).

Application deadlines
Summer Program: March 1
Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1 
Spring Semester: October 1

For more information, 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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