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American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS invites applications for the 2011 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language study in an exciting capital city rich with history.

Applications for the Summer 2011 program are due March 1st, 2011. See http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org for more information.

The Eurasian Regional Language Program in Armenia provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive instruction in Armenian. 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.

Students with at least two years of college-level instruction in Armenian or Russian are eligible to apply to the program.

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. Recent program participants have also received fellowship support from the National Security Education Program (http://www.borenawards.org/), the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (http://www.iie.org/gilman), and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).

American Councils also offers intensive language study programs in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. For more information on these programs, visit http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org .

Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L St., NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound@americancouncils.org
Website: http://www.aceurasiaabroad.org

Ericson, B. [SEELANGS] Intensive Armenian Study in Yerevan. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@bama.ua.edu, 8 Dec 2010).
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