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From http://www.outreach.psu.edu/language-institute/startalk-arabic-academy-for-teachers

STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers
June 21–27, 2014
Penn State

The Penn State STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers at University Park is a federally funded professional development program for current and prospective teachers of Arabic in middle school, high school, and college and university environments. Participants will earn 2 to 3 college credits for completing the program.

This STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers is open to:

•  Arabic teachers seeking to expand their awareness of current teaching methods
•  graduate students planning careers that will include teaching Arabic
•  teachers of other subjects who are preparing to offer Arabic classes

The program is integrated with Penn State’s successful STARTALK student program in basic Arabic, and can provide participants with hands-on opportunities to observe and participate in instruction, and to learn and practice innovative teaching methodologies, with a focus on staying in the target language.

The STARTALK Arabic Academy for Teachers is structured in three parts:

•  an initial four-week online component — May 21–June 18 (approximately 16 hours of instructional time)
•  a seven-day on-site workshop — June 21–27 (approximately 56 hours of instructional time)
•  a two-week online follow-up component — July 7–21 (approximately 8 hours of instructional time)

During the on-site component, participants will attend daily sessions on the program’s core topics, along with class observation and micro-teaching in the Penn State STARTALK student program.

For full details go to http://www.outreach.psu.edu/language-institute/startalk-arabic-academy-for-teachers