Language Training – CREEES Professional Resources Forum

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

Study Abroad and Language Programs (SRAS)

Deadline: October 1, 2024

SPRING PROGRAMS

We’d like to remind you and your students that all applications for SRAS Spring Programs are due in October 1.

You can find all our spring programs at https://SRAS.org/Spring

NEW SUMMER PROGRAMS

SRAS has several new programs on offer for this summer. I’ll list them below. We have several INFO sessions to introduce you to these, including sessions specifically for faculty and advisors!

See all our INFO sessions listed here: https://SRAS.org/INFO

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024

American Councils Study & Research Abroad Information Session

September 12, 2024 at 3 pm ET

Due to numerous requests, American Councils Study & Research Abroad will be holding yet another general information session on September 12, 2024, at 3:00PM Eastern Time for candidates interested in conducting fully funded research and language training abroad. We will be joined by American Councils Research Abroad staff and program alumni to discuss the following programs:
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program

Please use this link to sign up for the information session.

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024

Intro to Georgian Language (Harvard Extension School)

Harvard Extension School is offering a full-year intro to Georgian course starting this fall. If you or your students are interested in speaking, reading and/or researching in the language, learn more here: https://bit.ly/3XVL0b9. Classes are online, open to all, no previous knowledge required. Taught by language instructor Mzia Shanava, a faculty associate with the Program on Georgian Studies at Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024

Russia in Central Asia Summer Program (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Deadline: March 15, 2025

Bard Abroad is pleased to announce that we opened applications for the Russian in Central Asia Summer Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is open for students with at least one year of college level Russian. It is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College dual-degree partner. Below are the program details.

Program Dates: June 5 to August 2, 2025.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2025.

For more information and to apply visit the website.

August 30, 2024

Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (Estonia)

Deadline: October 15, 2024 (Spring ’25); February 15, 2025 (Summer ’25); March 15, 2025 (Fall ’25)

American Councils Study & Research Abroad is pleased to announce that in addition to summer programming, the Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) will now be offered for semester and academic year programming in Tallinn, Estonia, starting in 2025. The program will continue to be hosted by Tallinn University, which supports Estonia’s development as a leading institution of research, international cooperation, and public dialogue in the beating heart of the capital city. Students seeking intensive, immersive study of Russian abroad may now apply to programming in Tallinn as a semester/academic year option in addition to Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Yerevan (Armenia). RLASP Tbilisi is for summer only at this time.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

First Year Yiddish Online Course (UT Austin)

This fall, the University of Texas at Austin and the Yiddish Book Center will jointly offer a new, online college Yiddish course for novice learners. Students will develop proficiency as speakers, readers, listeners, and writers of Yiddish by using the language actively with their peers and instructor, and by engaging with authentic texts and textbook materials. By the end of the course, students will be able to provide basic information about themselves; participate in conversations on a variety of everyday topics; read short texts; and write simple sentences on familiar subjects. The course, First-Year Yiddish I, will also introduce students to the history of the Yiddish language and the breadth of Yiddish culture.

The course is open enrollment and provides 3 hours of academic credit from UT Austin. The registration fee is $850. Financial assistance may be available to learners who are unable to use other sources of funding to pay the registration fee.

Learn more and register at https://extension.utexas.edu/languages-yiddish or contact the instructor with questions at smith.adrien@utexas.edu.

August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Study Abroad: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (American University of Central Asia, Bard College)

Deadline: November 1, 2024

Spring 2025 Bard-AUCA Study Abroad Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College long-term dual-degree partner. Undergraduate (typically second-, third-, and fourth-year) students are invited to apply. Below is the program description.

We now offer three academic tracks for the spring semester:

Beginning Russian Language Track;
Intermediate/Advanced Russian Language Track*;
Liberal Arts Track.

*Students with at least one year of college level Russian can apply for the Intermediate/Advanced Russian Language Track.

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Language Flagship Overseas Capstone Program

Technical Assistance Webinar: July 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. ET ; Proposals Due: September 16, 2024

The Language Flagship 2025-2029 Overseas Capstone Program Open Competition

The Institute of International Education (IIE) invites you to attend The Language Flagship Overseas Capstone grant application technical assistance webinar on July 29th at 2:30 p.m. ET. This webinar, hosted in partnership with the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), is for U.S. Institutions of Higher Education that are applying for the 4-year-grant to develop and administer an OverseasFlagship Capstone program in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, or Russian.

The webinar will review the application materials and requirements, share details about the program model, and offer an opportunity to ask any questions about the application process and the program itself.

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

Info Session: Fully-Funded Research and Language Training (American Councils)

Information Session: August 15, 2025

American Councils Study & Research Abroad will be holding a general information session on August 15, 2024 at 3:00PM Eastern Time for candidates interested in conducting fully funded research and language training abroad. We will be joined by American Councils Research Abroad staff and program alumni to discuss the following programs:
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program

Please use this link to sign up for the information session.
Research can be conducted in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024

Intermediate Ukrainian Language Online (University of Kansas)

Course Begins August 26, 2024

For the first time, the University of Kansas is offering intermediate Ukrainian ONLINE in Fall 2024. UKRA 204: Intermediate Ukrainian I is open to any learner in the United States with novice-level proficiency in Ukrainian for college credit (3 credits). This course is synchronous and will meet in Zoom three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 am CT/12 pm ET) for 50 minutes. The emphasis will be on speaking and understanding spoken Ukrainian, as well as reading. By the end of UKRA 204, learners can expect to reach at least the ACTFL Intermediate Low level of proficiency in the oral expression, listening comprehension, and reading of Ukrainian.

The course begins on August 26, 2024. Please let anyone who might be interested in taking intermediate Ukrainian know about this opportunity! They can email Dr. Wallo (owallo@ku.edu) with questions on how to enroll, the cost, or the course itself.