Istanbul, Turkey

iEARN, Yeditepe University

Turkish

Beginning, intermediate and advanced

June 15 – August 16, 2010

Dates are inclusive of travel and the pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC. Students are required to participate in the full program, including the pre-departure orientation. All travel will be arranged for participants following selection.

The CLS Program offers courses designed to develop students’ listening, reading, speaking, spoken interaction, and writing skills. The Turkish Education Program at Yeditepe University aims to train independent, cooperative, and proficient learners who value critical thinking, have a sense of responsibility for the community at large, and internalize contemporary and global values. CLS courses will include grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation instruction and focus on helping students improve their speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Students will receive a minimum of 20 hours per week of formal classroom instruction. Participants will also be required to take part in organized semi-formal and informal learning activities that will promote interaction with the host community and culture. These activities will support the formal classroom instruction. Students will also participate in a variety of cultural enrichment lectures and activities.

All components of the CLS Program have been developed as part of the language acquisition process. CLS participants are required to attend all program components, including, but not limited to, language instruction (formal/informal), cultural activities, and excursions. Absences will only be excused for medical or other approved reasons.

Students will live in dormitories on the Yeditepe University campus and receive stipends to cover meals available on campus in cafeterias and cafes.

CLS participants will attend classes at Yeditepe University, a foundation university located on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University lays claim to being the largest of the 27 foundation universities in Turkey. The university campus consists of 34 academic administration units; 287 faculty offices; 28 student club rooms; a central library equipped with computers, internet access and private reading areas; residence halls; a cinema; a theatre hall; indoor and outdoor basketball courts; tennis courts; an indoor and outdoor pool; a fully equipped fitness center, and a number of small campus shops. The campus offers many opportunities for students to gather indoors, or take advantage of fountains, benches and picnic facilities on campus.

For more information about Yeditepe, please visit:www.yeditepe.edu.tr

iEARN, the International Education and Resource Network, serves as the primary coordinator for the CLS program in Turkey, overseeing host families, peer tutors, and cultural excursions, and working with Yeditepe University on the academic program. A global consortium of NGOs, affiliated partners and universities, government representatives and educators, iEARN leads school reform and community networking efforts through curriculum enhancement and technology-based collaborative project-based learning. Having implemented successful educational programs for 20 years, iEARN currently engages an estimated 2 million participants working together to enhance teaching and learning in more than 35,000 schools in 125 countries in 30 languages.

For more information about iEARN, please visit:http://iearn.org/