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| Title | Summer program in Wittenberg |
| Body | June 14 to July 6, 2009: Akademie fuer DeutschlandStudien in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Germany). The DAAD Center for German & European Studies at the University of Minnesota (CGES) is again offering its summer fellowship program for K-12 teachers of German. The 2009 Akademie fuer DeutschlandStudien is open to teachers from anywhere in the continental United States. Focus is on German culture and society. Ten fellowships are available. Fellows will attend two workshops at the University of Minnesota and spend three weeks at the Institut fuer deutsche Sprache und Kultur in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (former East Germany). Program highlights include living with a German host family, visiting German schools, studying German culture and history in the city that produced Martin Luther and Melanchton, plus excursions to Berlin and Leipzig. The Wittenberg program is heavily subsidized. All selected applicants receive full fellowships that include tuition and fees, room and board with a German host family, and in-country trips to Berlin and Leipzig; international RT airfare to Berlin will be subsidized with up to $1,000; out-of-area teachers will also receive a subsidy to attend the Minnesota workshops. Fellowship application materials available at the Center's website at http://www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/sprachakademie.htm There is no application fee. Registration fee for teachers admitted into the program: $800 (non-refundable). For more information email cges@umn.edu or call 612-626-7705. Application deadline: January 20, 2009. Zimmer-Loew, H. [AATG-L] Summer program in Wittenberg. American Association of Teachers of German listserv (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 9 Jan 2009). |
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| Inputdate | 2009-01-11 10:13:57 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-01-11 10:13:57 |
| Expdate | 2009-07-06 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2009-01-12 00:00:00 |
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