Arabic-L:PEDA:Opportunity for U.S. K-12 Schools

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1) Subject:Opportunity for U.S. K-12 Schools

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Date: 03 May 2006
From: "Cashner, Catharine E" <CashnerCE at state.gov>
Subject:Opportunity for U.S. K-12 Schools

Opportunity for U.S. K-12 Schools
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States  
Department of State is pleased to announce the Teachers of Critical  
Languages Program, an exchange program under the new National  
Security Language Initiative. This program seeks to strengthen the  
teaching of Chinese and Arabic at U.S. schools, while also providing  
the exchange teachers the opportunity to learn about U.S. teaching  
methodologies, culture and society. For the 2006-2007 academic year,  
U.S. primary or secondary schools with existing Arabic or Chinese  
language programs may apply for the opportunity to host a teacher  
from the People's Republic of China or Jordan to teach Mandarin  
Chinese or Arabic, respectively, and also to serve as cultural  
resources in the school and community. Ten Chinese and two Jordanian  
teachers will be selected to participate through a merit competition  
in their home countries. The Department of State will provide J-1  
visa sponsorship, airfare, accident and illness insurance, and a  
living allowance for the teacher. U.S. schools must provide a mentor  
teacher and must demonstrate a plan for how both the U.S. school and  
the international teacher will benefit from the program. The deadline  
for applications from U.S. schools is Wednesday, May 31.  For more  
information about hosting an exchange teacher, or to request an  
application, e-mail tclp at state.gov.

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