K12 Teachers can Learn Arabic or Chinese

This program provides fully funded fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic and Chinese in Egypt and Mainland China.Fully funded fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic and Chinese in Egypt and Mainland China.

Dear Colleagues,
American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce that
the application for the Intensive Summer Language Institutes has been posted
online. This program provides fully funded fellowships for U.S. classroom
teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and
advanced-level Arabic and Chinese in Egypt and Mainland China.
The Intensive Summer Language Institutes are funded by the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International Education.
The program is open to current K-12 teachers and community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, as well as to students enrolled in education programs
preparing them to teach these languages.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens and non-native speakers of Arabic and Chinese in order to qualify.
To apply, please visit http://apps.americancouncils.org/isli2011
Program Dates: June 21-August 6, 2011
Program Benefits:
-Intensive language training
-Peer tutors
-Cultural enrichment activities and excursions
-Ten hours of graduate credit through Bryn Mawr College
-Pre-departure orientation
-Full-time resident director
-Room and board
-Books and shipping allowance
-Visa fees and travel insurance
-International and U.S. domestic airfare
Application Deadline: March 4, 2011
For more information, please contact Alena Palevitz at
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Alena Palevitz
Program Officer, Teacher Programs
Arabic and Chinese Intensive Summer Language Institutes American Councils
for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202.833.7522
Fax: 202.833.7523
Web: www.americancouncils.org/isli