Masaryk University
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, is pleased to offer two new programs for study beginning academic year 1999-2000. Both programs are open to undergraduates and include a course in communicative Czech language. Neither program requires prior knowledge of Czech language; however, advanced students of Czech, as well as beginners, will have the opportunity to work with a small group of students at their level.
Central European Studies Program (CESP) <further details>
An interdisciplinary program combining courses taught in English with Czech language
study, plus the option to conduct an internship with a Czech or international
non-government organization or business in Brno. Courses include: Transformation of
Central European Economies, Re-modernizing Civic and Political Culture After 1989, Central
and East European Social Problems, Czech Cultural Heritage, and Czech Language. Teaching
staff are from the faculties of Social Sciences, Economics and Arts. Possible internships
include: Volksbank, the Environmental Partnership for Central Europe, the Academic
Information Center, and the Brno Trade Center. Approximate program fee for US
undergraduates who wish to receive academic credit (including tuition, room & board)
is $6,000. Independent study options are also available.
http://www.rect.muni.cz/cesp
cesp@rect.muni.cz
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Teacher Education (TESOL TE) Program
A Cambridge-University approved program in English as a foreign language teacher
training, which leads to the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA),
open to undergraduates as well as recent graduates. North American students will study
alongside Czech students and have teaching practice in Czech classrooms. Courses include:
Applied Linguistics, Czech Culture, Czech Language, TESOL Methodology, Teaching Practice.
Approximate program fee for US undergraduates who wish to receive academic credit is
$7,000.
http://www.rect.muni.cz/tesol
tesolte@rect.muni.cz
Masaryk University & Brno
Masaryk University was established in 1919 along with the founding of Czechoslovakia. Named after the first president, Masaryk University became the second university in Czechoslovakia, broadened access to higher education, and was important symbolically because it re-established a university in Moravia. The university comprises eight faculties and includes as part of the Faculty of Arts the Department of Czech for Foreigners, which has earned a reputation for excellence in language instruction by hosting the Summer School of Slavonic Studies for more than three decades. In 1998-99, students from more than 65 partner universities attended Masaryk. The capital of Moravia, Brno is the second-largest city in the Czech Republic (pop. 400,000), home to six universities and more than 35,000 students. As The Lonely Planet guidebook puts it, Brno is "the Czech Republic's energetic second city...with all the charm and architectural drama of Prague, minus the crowds."
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The home pages contain basic information on the programs, including course descriptions, teaching staff and program dates. Both programs are official study abroad programs of the State University of New York (SUNY), Oswego, so US undergraduates wishing to receive credit will apply through SUNY. Please let us know if you would like us to mail, fax or email copies of the applications, brochures or additional information.
Contact address:
International Office
Masaryk University
Zerotinovo nam. 9
601 77 Brno
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 (5) 42 12 83 08
Fax: +420 (5) 42 12 82 38
cesp@rect.muni.cz