American Research Institute in Turkey and
Bogaziçi University
ARIT will offer fellowships for participation in the intensive advanced Turkish language program at Bogaziçi University for summer 2008. The application form is now available.
Bogaziçi University offers intensive Turkish language courses at all levels. Students of Turkish language may also apply directly to the Bogaziçi University Summer School.
For summer
2008, the American
Research Institute in Turkey will offer full travel and fellowships for up to 15
advanced
students for participation in the summer program in intensive advanced Turkish language at
Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. This intensive program offers the equivalent of
one full academic year of study in Turkish at the college level.
The fellowships cover round-trip airfare to Istanbul, application and tuition fees, and a
maintenance stipend. Full-time students and scholars affiliated at academic
institutions are eligible to apply.
Course of Study:
ARIT fellowship supported courses are
offered at the advanced level. Class size is limited to ten students. Each
class meets twenty hours per week. Classes are held on weekdays from 9 am to 1 pm.
They are conducted in Turkish, with informal and formal styles introduced and
reviewed through instruction, language laboratory work, and open conversations with
teaching assistants. In the afternoon, students meet with teaching assistants on an
informal basis for additional instruction and free conversation. Participants also
attend extracurricular activities including films, lectures, and cultural events both on-
and off-campus.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. To be a fellowship applicant, you must:
2. Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States.
3. Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level academic
program, or be faculty
4. Have a minimum B average in your studies, if still a student; and
5. Perform at the high-intermediate level on a proficiency-based
admissions examination.
Application Procedure:
Application materials are available online here or you may request materials by contacting:
Director, Erika H.Gilson
110 Jones Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1008
or Nancy Leinwand at ARITApplication Deadline February 11, 2008.
For further information about courses in Turkish language (all levels) and culture offered at Bogaziçi University, contact:
The Language Center
Summer Program in Turkish
Bogaziçi University
34342 Bebek
Istanbul
Turkey
Telephone: (90-212) 257-5039
Fax: (90-212) 265-7131
E-mail: tlcp@boun.edu.tr
http://www.boun.edu.tr/special/web.html
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