Stipend for Czech participant, AATSEEL 2001

[Neil Bermel]

Dear colleagues,

Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues for whom it might be
appropriate.  A Czech-language version is available from me on request.

The North American Association of Teachers of Czech (NAATC) is offering one
fully paid stipend for a Czech-based teacher of Czech to take part in the
2001 AATSEEL conference.  The conference will take place on December 27-30
in New Orleans.  The stipend will cover:

- an air ticket up to 900USD;
- transportation between the airport and hotel in New Orleans;
- three nights' hotel accommodation;
- a total of 90USD (30USD/day) for board;
- conference fees.

For a "forum on instructional materials" on teaching Czech to foreigners,
the participant should be ready to:

- prepare a 15-20 minute presentation on new materials or new methods for
the teaching of Czech to foreigners;
- prepare a written version of the talk for publication in the May 2002
issue of Czech Language News, the bilingual newsletter of NAATC.

The participant will also have the opportunity to attend sessions on the
teaching of Slavic languages and papers on various topics (primarily
literature and linguistics), and to contribute to the discussion of NAATC's
future activities.

Applicants should:

- be permanent residents of the Czech Republic;
- be resident in the Czech Republic in the academic year 2001-2002;
- be members of NAATC (membership for Czech residents is 80Kc/year, details
on our web site at www.brown.edu/language/NAATC);
- have a thorough knowledge of the field of Czech language teaching for
foreigners;
- have a knowledge of English adequate for conference participation (the
individual presentation may be in Czech or English).

Interested parties can apply by letter, e-mail or fax to my address
(n.bermel at sheffield.ac.uk, other details below) by August 31 at the latest.
In this letter, applicants should tell us something about their experience
in the field and about the talk they propose to deliver.  Curricula vitae,
additional materials and letters of recommendation will be taken into
consideration but are not required.  Applicants will be informed of NAATC's
decision on or shortly after September 20 (a reliable e-mail address will
allow us to respond quickly).

NAATC is grateful to the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(NCOLCTL) for providing the funding for this grant.

Neil Bermel
President, NAATC and co-editor, "Czech Language News"
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Neil Bermel
University of Sheffield
Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies
Sheffield S10 2TN England
+44 (0)114 222 7405
+44 (0)114 222 7416 fax

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