Intensive Language Study in Eurasia

[Francis Hult]

Via ILR-INFO...
 

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS invites
applications for the 2011 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language
study in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan or Ukraine.

Applications for the Summer 2011 program are due March 1st, 2011. See
http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/ for more information.

The Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students, advanced
undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive individualized
instruction in the languages of Eurasia. 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 from 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, Russian, or a language related to the
target language are eligible to apply to the program.

Languages offered:
*Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia
*Azeri in Baku, Azerbaijan
*Bashkir, Buryat, Tatar, or Yakut in Russia
*Chechen or Georgian in Tbilisi, Georgia
*Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan
*Romanian in Chisinau, Moldova
*Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) or Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
*Turkmen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
*Ukrainian in Kyiv, Ukraine

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: April 1
Spring Semester: October 1

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
Website: http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/

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Brita Ericson
Information and Outreach Officer
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L St., NW
Suite 1200
Washington DC 20036
http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org <http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/> 
http://www.americancouncils.org <http://www.americancouncils.org/> 
http://www.acrussiaabroad.org <http://www.acrussiaabroad.org/> 
http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org <http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org/> 



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