Arabic-L:PEDA:State Department sponsered Summer Language Institute

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1) Subject:State Department sponsered Summer Language Institute

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Date: 04 Dec 2007
From:"Dora Johnson" <dJohnson at cal.org>
Subject:State Department sponsered Summer Language Institute

Intensive Summer Language Institutes for Chinese, Arabic and Russian
Teachers

The Department of State is pleased to announce Intensive Summer Language
Institutes in Chinese, Arabic and Russian for 2008 as part of the
National Security Language Initiative. The goal of the program is to
strengthen critical need foreign language instruction at U.S. schools by
providing intermediate and advanced level Chinese, Arabic and Russian as
a Foreign Language teachers with the opportunity for intensive language
study. The summer 2008 program is open to current K-12 teachers as well
as community college instructors of Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic and
Russian. It is also open to students enrolled in education programs
intending to teach these languages.

Successful applicants will gain further knowledge of the language and a
greater understanding of the target culture through the following:
attending intensive language classes; collaborating with foreign and
American teachers on foreign language teaching methodology; and living
abroad.

Scholarship Benefits for Selected Participants:
International airfare, in-country travel, housing, meals, incidentals,
classes, books, pre-departure orientation, educational and cultural
excursions. In addition, participants may be eligible for
post-scholarship grants as well as academic credit.

To be eligible, candidates must:
		* Speak intermediate or advanced Chinese, Arabic or
Russian. Final candidates will be tested prior to entrance in the
program, and participants will be tested at the conclusion of the
program.
		* Be current teachers of Chinese, Arabic or Russian as a
Foreign Language at the primary or secondary level at an accredited U.S.
public or private school, or be enrolled in a 4-year education program
(B.A. or B.S.) teacher certification program or a Masters of Education
program. Instructors of Chinese, Arabic or Russian at Community Colleges
are also encouraged to apply. Candidates must be committed to teaching
the language upon their return to the U.S.
	* Be U.S. citizens

For information and applications:
Applications will be available in December, 2007 with an anticipated
deadline of February 2008. Please contact William Heaton, Department of
State, Educational and Cultural Affairs, (202) 453-8888 or
HeatonWE at state.gov
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