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Prof. Dev: Pedagogy Workshop on Caucasus (U. Illinois U-C)

Deadline for Applications: February 11, 2019

Workshop Dates: June 18-21, 2019

The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign invite applications for a pedagogical workshop on integrating the South Caucasus into higher education classrooms.

The workshop is open to college and university educators and advanced graduate students. Community and City College educators are encouraged to apply.

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Academic Job: Visiting Asst. Prof. of Russian (Middlebury)

Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2019

Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, Middlebury College, MIDDLEBURY, VT — The Department of Russian invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Russian, one-year term position for the 2019-2020 academic year.  Applicants should demonstrate an ability to teach Russian language, literature, and culture, have native or near-native fluency in Russian and English, and experience in teaching language at the undergraduate level.  The position entails teaching Russian, primarily at the beginning and intermediate level, with a possibility of teaching literature and culture in English as needed. Continue reading “Academic Job: Visiting Asst. Prof. of Russian (Middlebury)”

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Lang. Training: Summer Workshop (Indiana U)

Deadline for Applications: February 1, 2019

The 2019 Indiana University Summer Language Workshop is accepting applications for intensive summer courses in: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Estonian, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian, and Ukrainian, as well as 17 other languages.

* Courses run June 3 to July 26
* Russian Levels 1 and 2 run May 28 to July 26
* 2 semesters of instruction in 2 months (6-10 credits)
* Immersion options available for Russian
* Extensive cultural programming
* In-state tuition for all participants
* Wide range of scholarships and fellowships available. See https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/funding/ for details.

Apply before February 1, 2019 for priority admission and funding.

Title VIII Domestic Fellowships of up to $6,500 and Title VIII Overseas Fellowships of up to $8,000 are available to support U.S. graduate students, area specialists, and scholars studying the languages and cultures of Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Apply by February 1, 2019.

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships are available to support of graduate and undergraduate students studying less commonly taught languages and cultures, in particular those considered to be of critical interest to the United States. Apply by February 3, 2019.

Find more details and apply at: http://languageworkshop.indiana.edu .

Questions? Write to languageworkshop@indiana.edu or call +1 812-855-2889.

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Funding: Scholarship—Essays on Polish Texans (PACT/FLMF)

Deadline for Applications: April 3, 2019

There are two great scholarship opportunities for students interested in Polish history. To compete, students should submit an essay about a Polish Texan figure along with any additional required materials.

The Polish American Council of Texas is offering four $1000 Scholarships to Texas students in high school, undergrad, and grad school.  Deadline April 3, 2019. Info at PolishAmericanCouncilofTexas.org or see the attached flyer!

The Father Leopold Moczygemba Foundation is offering four $1000 Scholarships to Texas high school seniors of any ethnicity or faith. Deadline April 18, 2019. Info at FLMFoundation.org or see the attached flyer!

2019 PACT Scholarship Flyer

2019 FLMF Scholarship Flyer

 

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Funding: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (Fulbright)

Deadline for Applications: March 25, 2019

The competition is now open! The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula.   Continue reading “Funding: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship (Fulbright)”

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Grad Program: Polish/Russian Lit. and Culture (Uni Illinois Chicago)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2019

UIC’s Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures offers entering graduate students a vibrant intellectual environment in which to pursue innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship within the fields of Slavic studies and Polish Jewish Studies. Department faculty specialize in Modernist and Contemporary Literatures and their Cultural Contexts, Verbal and Visual Avant-gardes, Twentieth-century Philosophical Approaches to Literature, Polish Jewish culture and literatures, and comparative Polish and Yiddish Modernisms. Course offerings by faculty specializing in the fields of Polish, Russian, Lithuanian and Yiddish literatures and cultures approach literature and the arts above all as spaces of encounter –– highlighting the productive interaction among diverse cultural and linguistic traditions that characterizes the region.

To be considered for teaching assistantships or tuition wavers, complete applications must be received by February 15, 2019. Detailed application instructions can be found here. Further information about graduate programs can be found on the website. 

For Questions contact Julia Vaingurt, Director of Graduate Studies, vaingurt@uic.edu

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CFP: Midwest Slavic Conf. (Ohio State U)

Deadline for Submission: January 21, 2019 (EXTENDED)

2019 Midwest Slavic Conference
April 5-7th, 2019
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

The Midwest Slavic Association and The Ohio State University (OSU) Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) have announced the 2019 Midwest Slavic Conference to be held at OSU in Columbus, OH on April 5-7, 2019. Conference organizers invite proposals for panels or individual papers addressing all topics related to the theme “1989 and its Effects on Central and Eastern Europe”. Preceding this year’s conference, Dr. Dorin Uritescu (York University) will present the 22nd Annual Kenneth E. Naylor Memorial Lecture, entitled “Geolinguistic Variation and Language Change in Romanian,“ on Friday, April 5th at 4:00PM. Continue reading “CFP: Midwest Slavic Conf. (Ohio State U)”

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CFP: Translation Pedagogy Conf. (Hunter College)

Deadline for Submissions: January 1, 2019

Hunter College, CUNY will be hosting its first conference dedicated to teaching translation and interpretation on April 6-7, 2019. The conference aims to facilitate intellectual exchange and discussion on the overall role of translation and interpretation in the undergraduate and graduate education, from specific pedagogical tools to overarching questions of curriculum structure and program development. The conference will explore developing professional translation and interpretation programs, raising awareness of the importance of translation within global literacy, and developing undergraduate and graduate translation curricula. The conference seeks to bring together teaching pedagogies that contribute to increasing the visibility of translation and bridging the gap between the growing global demand for translation and interpretation and the underrepresentation of translation in the academic curriculum.
Hunter College invites submissions of presentation proposals on any aspect of the role of translation in the classroom and the foreign language curriculum. Continue reading “CFP: Translation Pedagogy Conf. (Hunter College)”

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Study Abroad: Intensive Theatre in Moscow (ASU/MATS)

Deadline for Applications: February 25, 2019

The University of Arizona is pleased to announce a new study abroad opportunity at the Moscow Art Theatre School (MATS), scheduled for May 11-31, 2019. The first two weeks of the program will take place in Moscow, where students will engage in rigorous coursework at MATS; the third week of the program will consist of online learning activities and writing assignments (to be completed remotely).
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