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From the SEELANGS listserv:

We are pleased to invite you to apply to the 2014 STARTALK Summer Institute for Teachers of Russian at Middlebury College’s Katheryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian in July 2014. Funded by STARTALK, a component program of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), the program is designed for current and future teachers of Russian at the high school and university level who are looking to develop and expand their teaching strategies and understanding of second language acquisition.

Program dates are July 21st to August 5th, 2014. The application is due no later than 5:00 pm on May 1st, 2014.

Participants will spend 16 days in Middlebury’s immersion program taking part in seminars and hands-on workshops, observing intensive language classes at various levels, visiting with guest speakers and developing a teaching portfolio with peer-reviewed teaching materials, classroom activities and effective assessment practices. In addition, participants will be part of the Russian School intensive language program, which requires that only the target language be spoken, and will have the opportunity to formally and informally meet with Russian School instructors and students of all levels.

By the end of the program, participants will have learned and practiced second language acquisition theory, approaches to teaching Russian in a specifically communicative, learner-focused way and, material design, lesson planning, and testing strategies.

Tuition, lodging expenses, textbooks, and classroom materials will be paid by grant funding, and each participant will receive a travel reimbursement for up to $250. Participants will receive one unit of graduate credit.

To apply, please complete our application at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19wNlRHR2-m8JdhEkfF5EBwWPfH3d8EOitLvJiVZe_zo/viewform

After you have filled out the application, please email to a current CV to Program Director Evgeny Dengub at edengub@middlebury.edu with the subject line "STARTALK 2014 Application CV". The application deadline is 5:00pm on May 1st 2014. Graduate students and secondary school teachers are especially encouraged to apply.

For more information please visit our website at http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian/startalkrussian or contact Program Director Evgeny Dengub at edengub@middlebury.edu.

McCauley, N. [SEELANGS] Middlebury College Summer Institute for Teachers of Russian. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 26 Feb 2014).