Dear MALT members,
Our non-profit organization, American Councils for International Education, would like to remind you of three fully-funded programs for educators, whose deadlines are now approaching. I would appreciate your assistance distributing these announcements to anyone who you think is interested, and I am happy to answer any questions you have about these programs. My contact information can be found at the bottom of this email. All three programs are fully funded through the U.S. State Department.
Host a Guest Teacher from China or Egypt
The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) provides U.S. K-12 schools with the opportunity to host fully funded exchange teachers from Egypt and China for an entire academic year in order to begin or further grow an Arabic or Mandarin program. Public, private, or religious schools from all corners of the nation are encouraged to apply. Bring the world to your school by introducing Arabic or Chinese language and culture to your students. TCLP provides teachers' salaries, healthcare, roundtrip airfare, training, professional development funds, and ongoing program support. To increase the number of Americans teaching and learning these critical languages, selected host schools also receive access to grant opportunities to support language learning projects. To learn more about the program benefits and requirements, please read about our Program Timeline and Details, or check out our introduction video. To apply, please visit www.tclprogram.org or email tclp@americancouncils.org.
Extended Program Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
Study Language in China or Egypt
Intensive Summer Language Institutes (ISLI) provides fellowships for U.S. classroom teachers to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic in Alexandria, Egypt, and Chinese in Changchun, China. Current K-12 teachers, community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, and students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these languages can apply. Participants earn ten hours of graduate credit through Bryn Mawr College, and are provided with peer tutors and roundtrip airfare. All travel and study-related costs are fully covered. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/isli or email isli@americancouncils.org.
Program Application Deadline: March 2, 2012
Connect International
The Educational Seminars Program provides short-term professional development opportunities to teachers and administrators from around the world, for 2-3 week reciprocal exchange programs and one-way professional development programs. Participating countries include Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, and Uruguay for reciprocal exchanges and Greece, India, and Italy for one-way programs. All Educational Seminars provide airfare, training, travel health care, and living costs. For more information, please visit www.americancouncils.org/es or email edseminars@americancouncils.org.
Upcoming Program Application Deadlines for Argentina, Brazil, Thailand: March 30, 2012
Sincerely,
Daniel Cassiday
Program Officer, Teacher Programs
American Councils for International Education
1828 L Street, NW Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-833-7522
www.tclprogram.org
Spanish Teachers: Scholarship Opportunity
Dreaming of summer in winter? You could spend two weeks in Cuernavaca, Mexico during the summer of 2010 thanks to a scholarship from the Cemanahuac Educational Community. The Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL) will select one Spanish teacher to attend Cemanahuac’s academic program of study of the Spanish language, Latin American studies, and culture. To apply now, go to our PNCFL home page.
The dollar value of this award is approximately $1000.00, including tuition for two weeks, housing (double occupancy) with all meals, and one all-day field study trip. The scholarship recipient must cover other expenses including airfare, transfer to Cuernavaca (about $15 US each way), a textbook, and personal expenses. Because many sessions are offered throughout the summer, the recipient can come at any convenient time.
This scholarship is designed to provide an immersion opportunity to a teacher of Spanish who might not otherwise have this experience. If you are interested in learning more, please visit the Cemanahuac web site. Again, application information can be found on the PNCFL Web site.
Concordia Language Villages offers two programs for world language educators:
Second Language and Immersion Methodologies: Educators of all world languages can enhance their understanding of second language and immersion methodologies for the K-12 classroom. This ten-day program is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, near Concordia Language Villages, providing a great opportunity to see language teaching and learning in action! Dates: June 21 – July 1. Cost $900 for the seminar; $682 for room and board. Graduate credit is available. For those who wish to enroll in the seminar for graduate credit, the cost is $1560 for four semester hours of graduate credit, $84 for library and technology fees, and $682 for room and board. Visit: www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org <http://www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org> and click on “Educators” in the orange navigation bar near the top of the website for more information or contact educators@cord.edu.
Master of Education in World Language Instruction: An innovative mix of online learning during the academic year and on-site classes and observations at Concordia Language Villages in Bemidji, Minnesota, during the month of July. Combining theory with practice, you will “live the Language Villages experience” and find new ways to make language come alive for your students. Applications are being accepted now. Visit www.ConcordiaCollege.edu/graduate <http://www.ConcordiaCollege.edu/graduate> for more information or contact educators@cord.edu.
As a member of MALT, you are also automatically a member of PNCFL http://www.pncfl.org/ and will receive their publication, Lingo. Please take the opportunity of checking out all that this organization has to offer.
As a member of MALT, I encourage you to share any ideas you have on how our organization can better serve you. Please feel free to share ideas for the website (links, announcements, pictures, etc…) by contacting me at lisa.werner@bsd7.org.
Looking forward to another good MALT year,
Lisa Werner
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CALL FOR BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS
This 2012 MALT Bulletin will come out earlier this year. Marton Marko at the University of Montana did an outstanding job with this publication last year and is again asking for submissions. The deadline will be December 15th. Electronic submissions are preferred. Send your submissions to: Marton.Marko@mso.umt.edu |
