Filipino, Hmong, Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese Heritage Language Classes for Summer 2006

[Harold F. Schiffman]

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The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) will offer 8-week
intensive summer Heritage language and culture classes in Filipino, Khmer,
Lao, Hmong and Vietnamese.  The classes will take place at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, from June 19 to August 11, 2006.

These classes are intended for university students of Filipino, Hmong,
Lao, Cambodian and Vietnamese ethnic backgrounds who grew up in North
America and can speak/understand the language of their Southeast Asian
culture (to at least a minimal degree) and would like to learn to read and
write their language, as well as learn to speak it at a more sophisticated
and learned level.  Students with no aural or spoken command of the
language can also study at SEASSI, but would be placed in a beginning
level class with non-native speakers.  Placement will be determined on the
first day of classes.

Students will have a chance to learn more about the traditions of the
culture and how to make sense of their lives and traditions in
America/Canada in an historical context.  Independent, project-oriented
study opportunities will also be available, in the context of modular
instruction, so students who enter the program already at an intermediate
literacy level can also have their educational needs met and be stimulated
and challenged.

The classes are taught by experienced instructors from the United States,
Canada and Southeast Asia, and make use of the latest teaching materials
and methods.  All classes carry one full year of university language
credit.  A variety of fellowships and tuition reductions are available.
For more information, please visit the SEASSI Heritage Program website:

http://www.seassi.wisc.edu/heritage/index.html
<http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/SEASSI/heritage>

Even if you've visited the above website before, please take another look,
since new photos, videos and program information have recently been added
for all five languages.

The specific deadlines for applying for financial aid for SEASSI 2006 vary
according to type of financial aid sought.  Note that the Heritage
Fellowship application deadline is February 10, 2006, and the general
SEASSI application deadline is April 3, 2006.  Please check the main
SEASSI website, http://www.seassi.wisc.edu
<http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/SEASSI%29> for information on specific
types of financial aid.

Please circulate this information to any potentially interested
parties.  Thank you.

Frank Smith
Heritage Language Facilitator
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute
University of Wisconsin-Madison