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FELLOWSHIPS FOR INTENSIVE ADVANCED TURKISH LANGUAGE STUDY IN
ISTANBUL, TURKEY 2011
Announcement [.pdf
version] [.doc
version]
Application [Application .pdf] [Application .doc]
22 June through 11 August, 2011
THE FELLOWSHIPS: For summer
2011, the American
Research Institute in Turkey will offer 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.
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: Full-time students and scholars affiliated at academic
institutions are eligible to apply. To be a fellowship applicant, you must:
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Be a citizen, national, or
permanent resident of the United States.
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Be currently enrolled in
an undergraduate or graduate level academic program, or be faculty
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Have a minimum B average
in your studies, if still a student; and
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Perform at the
high-intermediate level on a proficiency-based
admissions examination.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application materials
are available here [Application .pdf and Application .doc]. You also may request materials by contacting:
Director, Erika H.Gilson
[ehgilson at princeton.edu]
110 Jones Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-1008 |
or Nancy Leinwand at ARIT [leinwand at sas.upenn.edu] |
The application deadline is February
4, 2011
Co-sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages and Princeton University.
PLEASE NOTE: The Bogaziçi University Turkish Language and Culture Program offers intensive courses at all levels. For further information contact:
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