aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Deadline Reminder: Intensive Language Programs inRussia and Eurasia

["Brita Ericson" <Ericson@americancouncils.org>]

Deadlines for Summer 2010, Fall 2010 and Academic Year 2010-2011 are
fast approaching!

American Councils for International Education invites applications for
the Eurasian Regional Language Program and Advanced Russian Language and
Area Studies Program. Significant funding is available for both
programs.

Applications must be post-marked by:
March 1st, 2010 for Summer 2010 programs April 1st, 2010 for Fall 2010
and Academic Year 2010-2011 programs

*Eurasian Regional Language Program: http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org/ 
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. Languages offered: Armenian, Azeri, Chechen, Georgian, Kazakh,
Kyrgyz, Romanian, Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki), Turkmen, Ukrainian and
Uzbek. Substantial fellowships are available through American Councils
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of
Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Past participants have also
used the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship (http://www.iie.org/gilman/) and
Boren Awards (http://borenawards.org/) to fund this program. 

*Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP):
http://www.acrussiaabroad.org/ 
The American Councils Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program
(RLASP) serves both graduate and undergraduate students as well as
working professionals. The academic program is designed to improve
participants' oral, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the
Russian language and to develop their knowledge of Russian history,
politics, culture, and society. The academic year, semester, and summer
programs provide approximately twenty hours per week of in-class
instruction in Russian grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural
studies at Moscow International University, the Russian State
Pedagogical University (Gertsen Institute) in St. Petersburg, and the
KORA Center for Russian Language in Vladimir. One day per week of the
academic program is set aside for local cultural excursions. A full-time
U.S. resident director provides ongoing logistical support and emergency
assistance to participants. Peer tutoring, internships, community
service, and a broad range of extracurricular activities offer U.S.
students a unique opportunity to connect with Russian friends and
actively engage in Russian daily life. Substantial fellowships are
available through American Councils from U.S. Department of State (Title
VIII) and U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support.
Past participants have also used the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship
(http://www.iie.org/gilman/) and Boren Awards (http://borenawards.org/)
to fund this program. 

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Brita Ericson
Information and Outreach Officer
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-833-7522
www.acrussiaabroad.org
www.aceurasiaabroad.org
www.americancouncils.org