Program Deadlines - American Home (Vladimir, Russia)

[Johnson, David Matthew]

Dear Russian Language Professors, Teachers, and Students,



On behalf of the American Home (Serendipity-Russia) in Vladimir, Russia, I would like to remind you about two program opportunities and deadlines.



1) AMERICAN ENGLISH PROGRAM TEACHING POSITIONS – Application Deadline March 1, 2013 (www.serendipity-russia.com/teach.html)

Program Benefits: small stipend, room and board with a Russian family, three hours per week of one-to-one Russian lessons, teacher training and lesson planning assistance, a pleasant, well-equipped, and organized teaching environment. Teacher obligations: Plan and teach four (possibly five) classes that meet twice a week, hold office hours, present a brief lecture on any aspect of American culture, airfare to Moscow, visa fee, obtain TESOL certification.


2) INTENSIVE RUSSIAN PROGRAM – Applications Accepted All Year (www.serendipity-russia.com/studyrussian.html<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/studyrussian.html>)

Program fee:       one-to-one instruction             group instruction (2-5+ people, 15-35% discount)

Four weeks                  $3,611                                                     $2,909 - 2,302

Six weeks                     $4,967                                                     $4,092 - 3,210

EIght weeks                 $6,322                                                     $5,276 - 4,119


Longer and shorter programs, from one week to a year, are also possible.


The benefits of the American Home's long-standing Intensive Russian Program are provided to both individual and group participants:

+ experienced faculty;

+ program customized for each student or group of students;

+ home-stay with a Russian family;

+ “Russian friend-conversation partner” program;

+ on-site administrative support;

+ well-equipped classrooms in a comfortable, home-like, atmosphere;

+ excursions to UNESCO World Heritage Sites;

+ opportunities to meet and socialize with some of the more than 400 Russians participating in the American Home English Program and others;

+ opportunities to participate in a variety of activities—for example, volunteering at an orphanage


If you have questions about these programs or any other aspect of the American Home's work, please do not hesitate to contact me (david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu). For more information about the American Home, please visit www.serendipity-russia.com<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/> and http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Home-in-Vladimir-Russia/184076861289.


I hope that we will have the privilege to work with you and your students in Vladimir!


Sincerely,

David Johnson

Coordinator, Intensive Russian Program, American Home (Vladimir, Russia), www.serendipity-russia.com<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/>

Lecturer in Russian, Vanderbilt University, david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu<mailto:david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu>

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