Fulbright Information Sessions Coming up!

 

Fulbright Program for U.S. Students – Information Sessions

Tuesday, April 3 Friday, April 13 Wednesday, April 18 Thursday, April 26

Sessions will be held from 12:00-1:00pm in room 2609 SSWB. Laptops are welcome and encouraged. Description: The purpose of the Fulbright Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries.  The U.S. Department of State makes Fulbright fellowships available to approximately 1,700 U.S. students annually to study, conduct research, teach English, or train in the creative arts in more than 135 countries worldwide.  The competition is administered at U-M through the International Institute. At the information session, a U-M Fulbright Program Advisor will describe the application and selection process and provide suggestions for making your application more competitive.   Eligibility Criteria: To apply for this program through U-M, applicants must (a) be U-M students, alumni or staff; (b) be U.S. citizens; (c) have completed an undergraduate degree by the beginning of the award; and (d) demonstrate the language skills necessary to complete the proposed project. Deadline:  The University of Michigan deadline is Monday, September 10, 2012.   Advising:  Applicants should attend an information session and familiarize themselves with the Fulbright website, paying particular attention to the Country Summaries and Preparing an Application sections.  After attending an information session applicants should meet individually with the appropriate Fulbright Program Advisor:  ·          Kelly Peckens (kpeckens@umich.edu) is the advisor for graduate students, professional school students, and all applicants in the arts.  ·          Heather Johnson (hdilla@umich.edu) is the advisor for undergraduate students, alumni, and all ETA applicants.    Website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org   Follow Current U-M Fulbrighters on the II Blog

Peace Corps Information Session

What are you doing after graduation?

The Peace Corps funds training and service for graduates in over 70 countries across the world.

Learn about opportunities working abroad with the Peace Corps and about the “toughest job that you will ever love”!

Please join us for our last information session of the year:

Peace Corps Information Session:

Tuesday, April 10th, 6:30pm-8:00pm, International Center, Room 9

Learn about the University of Michigan’s long Peace Corps history and volunteer service. We will discuss the application process, discuss opportunities to complete a Master degree while serving in the Peace Corps with our Master’s International and Fellows programs and host a panel of returned volunteers to share their experiences abroad.

We look forward to seeing you, and as always if you have any questions please email us at peace.corps@umich.edu.

"Enhanced" Ready, Set... Go Global! Session (Fri, April 13th @ 5pm)

Greetings, students!

Curious about studying abroad, but unsure how to proceed? Want to have a meaningful internship or volunteer experience while you study abroad?

The Center for Global and Intercultural Study will be holding an Enhanced Ready, Set... Go Global! presentation Friday, April 13th, at 5:00pm in room G168 Angell Hall. In this particular session, we will highlight both general info about studying abroad through CGIS and several CGIS study abroad programs in which internships and service are key components of the student experience.

Attendance at one Ready, Set... Go Global! (RSGG) session is mandatory for any CGIS study abroad application, and provides a great overview of our available programs. Since program deadlines are often months before program start dates, it's ideal to attend an RSGG as early as possible.

If you are unable to attend this info session but would like to learn more, please contact cgis@umich.edu or (734) 764-4311 with any questions. Feel free to stop by our office in G155 Angell Hall, too.

Thanks for your time and hope to see you Friday!

Best,

CGIS Peer Advisors

TEACHING ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)

Spring Semester, 2012

ELI 391/ELI 591: Topics in ESL (3 credits)

Fundamentals in Teaching English as a Second Language Internationally

 ELI 391/591 introduces students to the essentials of classroom methodology and practice for teaching English as a Second Language internationally. Lectures and discussions will focus on language learning and communicative teaching practices for ESL in international settings. Activities include designing and developing appropriate materials and using resources for multiple age groups, levels, and for culturally specific contexts.

 We will explore all skill areas (speaking, pronunciation, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary) and examine the sociopolitical contexts of ESL teachers in the world. Additionally, participants will be expected to teach mini-lessons, do reading assignments and observations of other foreign language classes, and carry out a project targeting a culturally-specific context and age group

ESL teaching needed for Peace Corps experience may be done in tandem with this course. For more about opportunities to teach ESL abroad, see the International Center website:

http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/work/options/teach-no-main.html

  Texts for the course: Snow, D. (2006) More Than a Native Speaker, Rev. Edition, TESOL press, and coursepack.

Schedule:            Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
            9-12 PM from May 2^nd to June 4^th  (A SHORTER Course)
For more information, contact Mindy Matice at mmatice@umich.edu or call (734) 764-2413.

Travel in Europe! For-students/By-students Workshop this Friday, April 6th @ noon

Europe on the Cheap:
A for-students/by-students presentation on traveling through Europe on a student budget

Friday, April 6th at 12pm

International Center, Room 9

Come hear from International Center Peer advisors and an expert travel agent from STA Travel as they pass along valuable information on traveling through Europe safely and on a student budget. STA Travel will also be raffling off a $100 travel voucher at the conclusion of the session – must be present to win!

***Be sure to register your travel in UM’s Travel Registry and to purchase UM Travel Abroad Health Insurance (only $1.25 per day)!***

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• Cheapest and best airfares and railpasses
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

ADDITIONAL TRAVEL WORKSHOPS (all workshops take place in the U-M International Center, Room 9)

Friday, April 13th (3-4pm) - Travel in Europe

Study in Cuba! - Info Session 4/3 @ 5:45pm

International Human Rights Conference 

Law and Human Rights in Global History

March 30-31, 2012 at the Michigan League

The twenty-first century has seen increased concern for human rights and anguished debates about what laws should be applied in what ways to protect those rights.  This conference will examine how global historical approaches can deepen understanding of the issues of human rights, how conceptions of human rights spread and are resisted, and the effects of treating these issues as matters of law.

             Experts from different disciplines will address significant issues in legal approaches to human rights and suggest directions for future research: Law is not always on the side of human rights—as shown in the first session, on slavery and human rights. The meaning of human rights shifts in times of crisis—as revealed in the second session on refugees. International courts can be awkward instruments—as explored in the third session.

            The very history of human rights is controversial—what are its origins?, is it a Western imposition?, how should this history be studied? Two special lectures will treat these issues. The approach of global history raises questions about how and why the concept has spread—which is the topic of the fourth session—and about the cultural complexity of human rights, which is the topic of the final session. In addition two leading experts discuss their experience of the uses of law and of history with regard to human rights in talks open to the public following dinners on Friday and Saturday evening.

View Panels and Speakers Here

Click here to see full Poster

Sponsored by the Toynbee Prize Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the following University of Michigan units:

Department of History
International Institute
Center for International & Comparative Studies
Weiser Centers
Institute for the Humanities
Law School
Law in Slavery and Freedom Project

Organizers: Professors Raymond Grew and Robert Donia