US Embassy in Armenia
1 AMERICAN AVENUE
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
TELEPHONE (+374 10) 464700
FAX (+374 10) 464742
E-Mail: USINFO@usa.am

2010 Summer Study Of The United States Institutes

The United States Embassy in Armenia is pleased to announce the Study of
the United States Institutes Summer 2010. The program is designed as a
rigorous six-week faculty level seminar hosted at U.S. universities for
multinational professional groups (see eligibility criteria below). 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:

1. U.S. Culture and Society

2. American Politics and Political Thought

3. Contemporary American Literature

4. U.S. Foreign Policy

5. Journalism and Media

6. Religious Pluralism in the U.S.

7. Institute for Secondary School Educators

Program Requirements and Restrictions: 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.

Eligibility: Applicants should be citizens of Armenia, mid-career,
typically between the ages of about 30-50, highly-motivated and
experienced professionals from institutions of higher education as well
as secondary school educators (including teacher trainers, department
chairs, curriculum developers, 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
professionals in U.S. studies areas related to the program theme.

Very good knowledge of English is required as the seminars are conducted
in English.

Program Funding: 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.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE U.S. EMBASSY IN ARMENIA NO LATER
THAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010.

Application forms and short description of each Institute

can be downloaded from the U.S. Embassy
p.

For additional information about the program, please contact Lusine
Lazarian at the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia;
e-mail: amerstudies@usa.am; phone: 010-494211; address: 1 American Ave.,
Yerevan, 0082.