STARTALK Deadline May 1st

[Natalie McCauley]

Dear colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for applications to the Middlebury College
Institute for Teachers of
Russian<http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian> is
fast approaching. Applications are due on May 1st, 2014.

Funded by STARTALK, a component program of the National Security Language
Initiative (NSLI), the program is designed for current and future teachers
of Russian at the high school and university level who are looking to
develop and expand their teaching strategies and understanding of second
language acquisition.

Program dates are July 21st to August 5th, 2014.

Participants will spend 16 days in Middlebury’s immersion program taking
part in seminars and hands-on workshops, observing intensive language
classes at various levels, visiting with guest speakers and developing a
teaching portfolio with peer-reviewed teaching materials, classroom
activities and effective assessment practices. In addition, participants
will be part of the Russian School intensive language program, which
requires that only the target language be spoken, and will have the
opportunity to formally and informally meet with Russian School instructors
and students of all levels.

By the end of the program, participants will have learned and practiced
second language acquisition theory, approaches to teaching Russian in a
specifically communicative, learner-focused way and, material design,
lesson planning, and testing strategies.

Tuition, lodging expenses, textbooks, and classroom materials will be paid
by grant funding and each participant will receive a travel reimbursement
for up to $250. Participants will receive graduate credit.

Visit our website for more information,
http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian.

To apply, please complete our
application<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19wNlRHR2-m8JdhEkfF5EBwWPfH3d8EOitLvJiVZe_zo/viewform>
.

-- 
Natalie McCauley
PhD Pre-Candidate, University of Michigan
Coordinator, STARTALK Program for Teachers of Russian at Middlebury College
3042 Modern Languages Building
812 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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