Language Training – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

Language Training: Summer Russian Practicum (Columbia University)

Deadline: May 22, 2024

If you have not yet made up your plans for this summer and if you are an avid learner and explorer of new cultures and languages, consider signing up for the Russian Practicum at Columbia University this summer.

The Russian Practicum offers three courses in the Russian language (beginning, intermediate and advanced). The first session is offered June 3–27, and the second session is offered July 1–25. Each Russian session carries four (4) credit points and is offered at a flat payment rate, which is lower than the standard semester per credit rate. It is an excellent opportunity to explore a new language or, if you have taken Russian before, bring it up to the next level of proficiency.

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

Russian Language and Area Studies Programs in Latvia

Deadline: May 1, 2024

Learn Russian in the European Union is accepting applications for Russian summer and semester abroad programs in Daugavpils, Latvia:

2024 Summer Intensive Russian Language Program, 6 weeks
2024 Summer Russian Language and Area Studies Program, 5 weeks
2024 Fall Semester Study Abroad Program.
2025 Spring Semester Study Abroad Program.

All programs are hosted at Daugavpils University. Undergraduate credits will be awarded at Daugavpils University.

April 12, 2024April 12, 2024

Online Languages from UT Austin Open to All for College Credit

The University of Texas at Austin’s Extension offers online courses that are open to all for college credit.

Slavic Languages

Fall 2024 – Online, Semester-Based

Russian

Summer 2024 – Online, Semester-Based

Fall 2024 – Online, Semester-Based

Yiddish

Fall 2024 – Online, Semester-Based

GSD 310 – First-Year Yiddish I

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

Russian-Immersion Summer Jobs (Concordia Language Villages, Minnesota, US)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Looking for a summer job with immersion opportunities in a Russian-language environment? Lesnoe Ozero now has openings for employment for ALL levels of language proficiency. If there are any questions, please contact: ravitch@cord.edu .

Option 1: Culinary Arts Staff, July 7-August 11 or July 7-August 18 – all levels
We are hiring for bakers, cooks, and assistant chefs. Staff will receive a week of training in food preparation specific to the cuisines of the Russian-speaking world and then be responsible for preparing the food under the supervision of the Village Chef. The language of the kitchen is English, but Culinary Arts staff are welcome to participate in the language immersion community when they are not cooking, which, given that it is a residential program, can easily be 4-5 hours/day. Room, board, and transportation from the Minneapolis airport to the program in Bemidji, MN are included, but staff are responsible for their own travel to the Minneapolis airport. Students who need work for the whole summer can indicate availability for one of the languages that runs in June, as well as the Russian village, for a full summer of employment.

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

Nemirovsky Summer School (Estonia)

Deadline: May 1, 2024

To Reason Russia from the Mind. An Original Summer School
on Russian Language and Culture in an Era of Change
by Igor Nemirovsky

Fedor Tiutchev, the renowned nineteenth-century Russian poet, defined his relationship to Russia as follows: “Russia cannot be reasoned from the mind / nor measured on a common scale.” Unfortunately, the realities of our time precludes us from the luxury of “not reasoning Russia from the mind.” We must strive towards this goal, and such is the objective of our summer school on Russian language and culture which will take place in the delightful atmosphere of Russophone Tallinn from June 10-July 19, 2024.

What we offer:
– 120 in-class hours of Russian language
– Series of lectures devoted to the current political and cultural development of Russia by prominent scholars in the area – mini courses are taught both in Russian and English
– Excursions in Tallinn, and trips to Helsinki and Riga
– Credits may be arranged via colleges individually
– 6 weeks in beautiful and friendly Tallinn

Place: Tallinn, Estonia
When: June 10 – July 19, 2024
Registration deadline: May 1st, 2024

Website: http://nemirovsky-school.com/Register for the school: https://forms.gle/mabnnME231JnDiCz8

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

Summer and Fall ’24 Language and Culture Courses Abroad (SRAS)

Deadline: April 1 (Summer) & May 1, 2024 (Fall)

Fall Courses

Russian as a Second Language (Riga, Tbilisi, Bishkek)
Identity and Conflict in the Caucasus (Tbilisi)
Central Asian Studies (Bishkek)
Security and Society in the Information Age (Warsaw)

Summer Courses

10th Annual Security and Society Summer School (Warsaw)
Russian as a Second Language, late 6-week sessions (Batumi, Bishkek)
Ukrainian Language Workshop (Warsaw)
Polish Language and Culture (Warsaw)

See the SRAS Program page for details and to sign up for an info session.

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

Summer Courses (Stony Brook University)

summer opportunities at the Russian program at Stony Brook University. All our courses are online and open to students from other schools. We are excited to offer a new course on Ukrainian culture and politics this year.

Application information can be found here: https://www.stonybrook.edu/summer/

Please contact me with any questions.

SUMMER I (May 20 – July 1)

Russian Cinema HUR 241 (3 credits)

A 6-week online course in which you will watch some of the best Russian movies of the past 20 years. We’ll discuss the culture and politics of Russia (the good, the bad and the ugly) as well as the art of cinematography.

Mon/Wed at 1:30-3 pm.

Russian for Russian Speakers RUS 213 (3 credits)

This is a course for heritage speakers.

Tues/Thur at 1:30-3 pm.

March 15, 2024March 15, 2024

Call for Applications: The FY 2024 Group Project Abroad Program Competition Is Now Open

Deadline: March 18, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education, International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE), FY 2024 GPA program competition is now open. The deadline to apply is March 18, 2024.

Please visit Applicant Information — Fulbright-Hays–Group Projects Abroad Program for additional information about the competition.

Program Description

This program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs.

March 15, 2024March 15, 2024

Study Abroad with American Councils

Deadline: March 15, 2024

Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program, currently offered at: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Yerevan State University in Yerevan, Armenia

Balkan Language Initiative, which offers the following languages and locations: Albanian in Tirana, Albania Bosnian in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgarian in Sofia, Bulgaria Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia

Montenegrin and Serbian in Podgorica, Montenegro

Eurasian Regional Language Program, offering 15 different languages at the sites below, including: Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan Azerbaijani and Turkish in Baku, Azerbaijan Kyrgyz in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Romanian and Ukrainian in Chisinau, Moldova Pashto, Persian (Dari/Farsi/Tajiki), and Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Chechen, Georgian, and Ukrainian in Tbilisi, Georgia

Armenian and Kurmanji in Yerevan, Armenia

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or queries at mshelton@americancouncils.org

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

SRAS Summer Language Programs

March 15, 2024

Application deadlines for the following early summer programs (end of May start) have been extended to March 15:

Batumi: Russian as a Second Language
Bishkek: Russian as a Second Language
Yerevan: Russian as a Second Language
Warsaw: Security and Society in the Information Age

The application deadline for all sessions starting after June 15 remain March 15. This includes the 6-week sessions for Batumi, Bishkek and Riga – in addition to the Ukrainian Language Workshop and Polish Language & Culture – both in Warsaw.