[HERITAGE-LIST] Program announcement: English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) - DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 2 OCTOBER 2006

[Scott G. McGINNIS]

English for Heritage Language Speakers
2007 Application now available
www.cal.org/ehls


English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) is a program in professional English for speakers of other languages. The program gives participants the advanced English language skills they need to succeed in professional positions with the U.S. government.

The program takes place at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA and at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It is a six-month intensive program, in which participants attend class all day and have homework at night. Qualified participants receive a full scholarship and a modest living stipend. To qualify for admission, a person must be a native speaker of a language other than English and must have received a bachelor's degree or the equivalent in the country of origin. 

Participants must be U.S. citizens in order to receive a scholarship. All scholarship recipients must fulfill a one-year service requirement with the U.S. government.

In 2007, the program will run from January through June at Georgetown and from February through August at the University of Washington. For 2007, the program is seeking native speakers of Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Farsi/Dari, Hindi, Indonesian, Pashto, and Urdu/Punjabi.

EHLS is funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and managed by the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. For more information and a program application, visit www.cal.org/ehls.