VSU Earns Fulbright Program Grant for Third Year

VALDOSTA - Valdosta State University was recently awarded a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program grant for the third consecutive year. 该计划始于1968年，旨在让年轻的母语教师进入课堂，加强外语爱博体育，同时为教师爱博体育提供机会，提高教学技巧，提高英语水平，扩大他们对美国习俗和文化的了解。以英语为母语的人给他们所教授的课程和学生生活增添了有意义的文化元素。他们也受益于非学位爱博体育。该项目由美国国务院、爱博体育和文化事务局（Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs）主办，由国际爱博体育协会（Institute of International Education）管理，将来自超过45个国家的学者联系在一起。According to Dr. Ivan Nikolov, director of International Programs at VSU, Fulbright pays the expenses for each teaching assistant, while VSU contributes a tuition waiver for each to enroll in two classes per semester. 尼科洛夫说，考虑到弗吉尼亚州立大学现在能够爱博体育提供阿拉伯文、中文和俄语这三种不同难度的额外语言课程，以及助理们与当地学校、教堂和非政府组织一起参加的社区丰富活动，这是一种公平的交易。The languages offered are all of critical importance for national security. "We are extremely grateful to Dr. Ivan Nikolov and David Starling for beginning such an outstanding initiative, which enables the Department of Modern and Classical Languages to expand our courses beyond Euro-focused languages and to strengthen our Russian offerings," said Dr. Viki Soady, Head of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. “通过这些资助，国际项目极大地提高了校园对全球化的认识，并为全球化做好了准备。”弗吉尼亚州立大学将在2008-09学年接待四位学者，其中包括教授阿拉伯语的奈斯玛·穆罕默德，教授汉语的秦王和教授俄语的阿莱娜·基洛娃。每个人还将参加爱博体育班，参加国家和社区会议，并作为社区外展的资源。有关FLTA项目的更多信息，请访问www.flta.fulbrightonline.org或联系国际项目（229）333-7410。