US Embassy in Armenia
TITLE: Study of The United States Institutes
OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Applicants should be mid-career, between
the ages of 25-50, highly-motivated and experienced professionals from
institutions of higher education as well as secondary school educators
(including teacher trainers, department chairs, curriculum developers
and textbook writers). The ideal candidate will be an experienced
professional with little or no recent study experience in the U.S.,
whose home institution is seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies
into its curricula; to develop new courses in the subject of the
institute; to enhance and update existing courses on the United States,
or to offer specialized seminars/ workshops for professional in U.S.
studies areas related to the program theme.
START DATE/ TIME: Summer 2007
DURATION: 6 weeks
LOCATION: USA
DETAIL DESCRIPTION: The program is designed as a rigorous six-week
faculty level seminar hosted at U.S. universities for multinational
professional groups (see eligibility criteria). The purpose of the
institutes is to provide participants from countries worldwide with a
deeper understanding of American society, culture, and institutions,
past and present, in order to strengthen curricula and improve the
quality of teaching about the U.S. in college, university, and secondary
school classrooms abroad. This year SEVEN institute programs are
offered:
– American Civilization;
– American Politics and Political Thought;
– Contemporary American Literature;
– U.S. Foreign Policy;
– Journalism and Media;
– Religious Pluralism in the U.S.;
– Institute for Foreign Secondary School Educators.
The U.S. Government will cover all institute costs, i.e. international
travel and allowances; domestic travel and ground transportation; book,
cultural, mailing and incidental allowances; admissions; housing and
subsistence.
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: Higher education.
REQUIREMENTS: Participants are expected to attend the entire program.
They are also expected to attend all lectures and non-optional organized
activities, and complete assigned readings. Family members and/or friends
cannot accompany participants on any part of the program. Please note
that teaching methodology and pedagogical techniques will not be
addressed formally in the institutes. The institutes are very intensive
and there will be very little time for personal pursuits unrelated to
the program. While the equivalent of one day a week will be set aside
for faculty-assisted curricular research and independent study, the
institute should not be viewed as a research program.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Applications should be submitted to the US
Embassy in Armenia at: 1 American Ave or e-mailed to:amerstudies@….
The Application Form can be downloaded from the following link:http://www.usa.am/announce/summerinstitute.zip or from the “Attachments”
section below.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of
this education opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of
its website – www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
OPENING DATE: 08 January 2007
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 26 January 2007
ADDITIONAL NOTES: For additional information about the program, please
contact Ms. Margarita Tadevosyan at the Public Affairs Section of the
U.S. Embassy in Armenia at: 1 American Ave., Yerevan. E-mail:amerstudies@…. Tel: (010) 49 45 89.
ATTACHMENTS:
The following attachment(s) to this announcement can be downloaded from:http://www.careercenter.am/ccdspann.php?id=4258
1. Application Form (in zipped MS Word form) – Application_US Study
Institutes 2007.zip (7K)
2. US Study Institute Description (in zipped MS Word form) – US Study
Institute Description 2007.zip (6K)
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US Embassy in Armenia
USA
DETAIL DESCRIPTION: The program is designed as a rigorous six-week
faculty level seminar hosted at U.S. universities for multinational
professional groups (see eligibility criteria). The purpose of the
institutes is to provide participants from countries worldwide with a
deeper understanding of American society, culture, and institutions,
past and present, in order to strengthen curricula and improve the
quality of teaching about the U.S. in college, university, and secondary
school classrooms abroad. This year SEVEN institute programs are
offered:
– American Civilization;
– American Politics and Political Thought;
– Contemporary American Literature;
– U.S. Foreign Policy;
– Journalism and Media;
– Religious Pluralism in the U.S.;
– Institute for Foreign Secondary School Educators.
The U.S. Government will cover all institute costs, i.e. international
travel and allowances; domestic travel and ground transportation; book,
cultural, mailing and incidental allowances; admissions; housing and
subsistence.
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: Higher education.
REQUIREMENTS: Participants are expected to attend the entire program.
They are also expected to attend all lectures and non-optional organized
activities, and complete assigned readings. Family members and/or friends
cannot accompany participants on any part of the program. Please note
that teaching methodology and pedagogical techniques will not be
addressed formally in the institutes. The institutes are very intensive
and there will be very little time for personal pursuits unrelated to
the program. While the equivalent of one day a week will be set aside
for faculty-assisted curricular research and independent study, the
institute should not be viewed as a research program.
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