DEADLINE REMINDER: Balkan Language Initiative

[Michael Warchol]

APPLICATION DEADLINE REMINDER
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS invites applications for the Summer 2012 Balkan Language Initiative for language study in Albania, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Serbia.

Applications for the Summer 2012 program are due March 1st, 2012. See http://acBalkansAbroad.org for more information.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Balkan Language Initiative provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive individualized instruction in the languages of the Balkans. 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 through 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  or a language related to the target language are eligible to apply to the program.

LANGUAGES OFFERED
 * Albanian in Tirana, Albania
 * Bosnian in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
 * Macedonian in Skopje, Macedonia
 * Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia

FINANCIAL AID
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/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: March 15
Spring Semester: October 1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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<mailto:outbound at americancouncils.org>
Website: http://www.acBalkansAbroad.org

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 - Michael Warchol
<mwarchol at americancouncils.org<mailto:mwarchol at americancouncils.org>>
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Communications Officer
American Councils for International Education
ACTR/ACCELS
www.acStudyAbroad.org<http://www.acStudyAbroad.org>






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