[aaus-list] Fwd: [SEELANGS] Oct 1 Deadline Reminder: American Councils (ACTR) Intensive Language Study Abroad Programs

[Robert DeLossa]

[Note that Ukrainian language study is an option under the Eurasian 
Regional Language rubric.--RDL]

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>American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
>announce fellowship opportunities for U.S. graduate and undergraduate
>students to participate in the Spring 2009 Advanced Russian Language and
>Area Studies Program (RLASP) and the Eurasian Regional Language Program.
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>Applications for the Spring 2009 programs are due October 1st.  *Please note
>that this is a NEW application deadline*  Applications are now available for
>download from the American Councils website: 
>http://www.actr.org/programList.php
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>Full and partial fellowships are available through American Councils from
>U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of Education
>(Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Many colleges and universities also provide
>financial aid for participation in American Councils programs. Recent
>participants have received substantial fellowship support from the Institute
>of International Education (IIE), the Benjamin A. Gilman International
>Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).
>
>The Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program provides
>approximately twenty hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian
>grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural studies at Moscow
>International University and at the Russian State Pedagogical University
>(Gertsen Institute) in St. Petersburg. The KORA Center for Russian Language
>hosts the Vladimir program. Participants receive graduate- or
>undergraduate-level academic credit through Bryn Mawr College.
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>A full-time U.S. resident director oversees the academic and cultural
>programs and assists participants in academic, administrative, and personal
>matters. Students may live with Russian host families or in university
>dormitories in Moscow and St. Petersburg; all students in Vladimir live with
>Russian families. During the semester, students may take advantage of
>volunteer opportunities or internship placements at sites including local
>public schools, charity organizations, international businesses, non-profit
>organizations, and international NGOs. Students are also offered the chance
>to meet for two hours per week with peer tutors recruited from their host
>universities.
>
>
>The Eurasian Regional Language program provides graduate students, advanced
>undergraduates, scholars, and professionals intensive individualized
>instruction in the languages of Eurasia. Participants may in enroll in
>semester, academic year, or summer programs. All courses are conducted by
>expert faculty from leading local universities and educational institutions.
>
>Recent participants have studied: Azeri in Baku; Buryat in Ulan Ude;
>Georgian and Chechen in Tbilisi; Kazakh in Almaty; Kyrgyz in Bishkek; Tajik,
>Persian, and Uzbek in Dushanbe; and Ukrainian in Kyiv. Programs are also
>available for the study of Armenian, Belarusian, Dari, Pashtu, Romanian,
>Russian, Tatar, Turkmen, Tuvan, and Yakut. Please note that some languages
>are offered in more than one country.
>
>Courses are designed to strengthen participants oral, listening, reading and
>writing proficiency in the language of study. Courses in literature,
>history, politics, culture, and area studies are available for advanced
>students. Participants receive approximately fifteen hours per week of
>classroom instruction, live with host families and have weekly meetings with
>peer tutors.
>
>
>For more information and an application, please contact:
>Russian & Eurasian Outbound Programs
>American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
>1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036
>Phone: (202) 833-7522
>Email: outbound at americancouncils.org
>Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org; www.americancouncils.com
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